Long-Distance Caregiving
It was the call that every adult child dreads: My mother had become terminally ill with Lou Gehrig’s disease, and my father was dying of
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Caregiving: Beds, Pads, and Beyond
Most of us are choosy when it comes to mattresses, sheets, and pillows, and for good reason: We tend to spend more time in bed
How to Find a Good Nursing Home
Beth Johnson’s decision to move her mother, Frieda, into a nursing home was agonizing. Frieda had suffered a series of small strokes, and Johnson worried
Nursing Aides
When Alofa Talivaa first became a nursing assistant, she didn’t think of it as a dangerous profession. But after working in a San Jose, California