Why Elderly Parents Refuse Care: Insights for Caregivers
Why Elderly Parents Refuse Care: Insights for Caregivers Why Elderly Parents Refuse Care and What Caregivers Can Learn About Their Refusals to Seek Support Elderly parents refuse care for many reasons. Care refusals happen as the result of a parent’s desire to... Read moreWhy Loved Ones Refuse Care
By Pamela D. Wilson, CSA, MS, BS/BA, CG How many times do we express a concern and the person to whom we’re speaking offers a suggestion? How many times does our mind immediately dismiss the suggestion rather than being curious and asking more questions? It’s human... Read moreCaregiving: Becoming an Asset versus an Assumption
Caregiving: Becoming an Asset versus an Assumption Family caregiving assumptions that a daughter or son will care for an aging parent are common. But what if you don’t want to be the caregiver? Or what if you accepted the responsibility and realize that... Read moreCaregiving: Care Planning To Address the Abby Normal
Caregiving and daily life routines that result in the development of a care plan may prove to be a fascinating subject when caring for elderly parents. How many of us are in a routine that seems normal but when viewed from the outside may be considered abnormal or at... Read moreCaregiving: Adult Children Intimidated by Parents Who Need Care
Aging parents view their adult children as just that – children. Many see a son or a daughter as the 16 year old they were many years ago. Suggestions offered by adult children relative to care for parents often fall on deaf ears. After all, since when does a... Read moreListen to Podcasts of The Caring Generation Radio Program
