No longer my mom’s primary caregiver, my mom is living in an assisted living facility. She is thriving. I wish that I had given her this opportunity to her sooner.

Caregiving: read about my experience traveling across with country with my 88-year-old mother, relocating her to an assisted living facility in another state.

Caregiving: We all need a plan for how we want to age.

Caregiving: Read about how my siblings and I told my mother she was moving into an assisted living facility.

At some point, you may need to have “the talk” with your aging parent. This is not “the talk” they had with you about the birds and the bees. This is the conversation about moving to an assisted living facility. It is uncomfortable and not easy.

Caregivers: Keep your paperwork updated and make sure that if you are caring for someone, their paperwork is current. My mom’s paperwork was expired, and I have been working for months to get her current identification. I was lucky and found someone to help me out.

Mom has been in skilled nursing for five weeks. Read about how she is doing in my blog post and let me know your experience.

Mom has experienced two encounters with a male nurse that are a bit odd. I did research on elder abuse and learned what to look for. I am keeping an eye on the situation. Read more about it in my blog.

Two weeks into skilled nursing and mom is making progress. Read all about it.

As a caregiver to my aging mother, I write about my experiences. This is part four of my experience with her going from hospital admittance to rehab to skilled nursing. Part 4 focuses on skilled nursing.

Caregivers face many challenges. With my mom in physical rehabilitation, I am faced with several major decisions.

My caregiving experience, part 2. From the emergency room to the hospital for observation, the results and what was next.

Caregiving brings about many challenges, including taking seniors to the emergency room. Read about Part One of my experience.

As a caregiver for my mom, I receive many requests to run errands for her. She never seems to be in a rush until I don’t get them immediately.

Remembering my dad for his service to the United States Navy, and as my father.

Why do seniors struggle with new technology? My mom is challenged with using her cell phone.