Brookdale Blogs

Caregivers often put others' needs ahead of their own. But caregiving can be challenging, which makes self-care as important now than ever. Here's how you can avoid burnout.

A technique known as prompting can help foster a more successful partnership with your loved one with dementia. It can also help you and your loved one communicate better and work together more smoothly.

If it’s been a while since you’ve seen a senior parent, it might surprise you to see changes in them that you haven’t noticed before. A scheduled meeting with a pre-approved agenda can help families gather their thoughts and concerns as well as offer solutions.

Now that your loved one has moved into a senior living community, how do you, as a wife, husband, son or daughter, get involved yourself?

Guest blogger Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist, discusses how to have family conversations about long-term care and end-of-life decisions.