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Family Caregiving 101

Family caregivers typically spend four to five years caring for an aging relative. While gratifying, it can also be overwhelming. Pacing...

Ann Hollander

Nov 13, 20232 min read

If your relative needs medical oxygen, it's crucial that you plan ahead for plane travel. From oxygen requirements to battery power, you...

Ann Hollander

Nov 6, 20233 min read

If you are a perfectionist, you may have noticed that your high standards often backfire. Despite your best intentions, you actually...

Ann Hollander

Oct 30, 20232 min read

We are all vulnerable to an upsell when we want to honor a deceased family member. Fortunately, the Federal Trade Commission offers some...

Ann Hollander

Oct 24, 20232 min read

Pain is no fun, whether in a knee, a neck, or elsewhere in the body. There are drugs that dull pain. But they don't cure the problem....

Ann Hollander

Oct 16, 20232 min read

Perhaps you wonder if your family member is a "hoarder." (You may even harbor secret fears about yourself!) We all have cherished...

Ann Hollander

Oct 9, 20232 min read

Does your loved one need to downsize? Move? Does the prospect seem overwhelming? Perhaps not just physically, but emotionally too? Enter...

Ann Hollander

Oct 2, 20232 min read

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is an umbrella term for a cluster of conditions that makes up about 10 percent of dementia cases. It's the...

Ann Hollander

Sep 25, 20232 min read