Aging Parents

What Do These Two Have In Common?

Gary Nelson | Posted 05.18.2012

Gary Nelson

I have come to the conclusion that as we age, we become androgynous. Mother Nature, who is known for getting kicks out of tricking all of us, performs an almost cyclical act when we age, and turns us back into pre-kindergarten, androgynous beings pre-occupied with showing everybody our boo boos.

S#*! My Mom Says

Claire Fordham | Posted 05.08.2012

Claire Fordham

If Oscar Wilde was right and all women become like their mothers, you can forgive me for feeling a little anxious after my parents' last trip to Los Angeles, where my sister and I live.

Baby Boomers Risk Retirement To Support Kids, Parents

Huff/Post50 | Kristen Stenerson | Posted 05.23.2012

Baby boomers are putting their retirements at risk by spending too much on their adult children, according to a new study by Ameriprise Financial. The...

Final Curtain: A Mother's Day Love Story

Ted Sutton | Posted 04.30.2012

Ted Sutton

My mother may not know my name, but she knows my voice, and it triggers something within. She giggles girlishly. Then, I start a song, one from the old days, and she joins in. We have our own routine, our Alzheimer's Rag.

How To Divide An Inheritance

Reuters | Posted 04.26.2012

By Mitch Lipka April 25 (Reuters) - When an older relative dies, the family often finds itself with the stamp collecti...

Baby Boomers' Defining Characteristics Could Help Them Redefine Aging in America

Rhonda L. Randall, D.O. | Posted 04.24.2012

Rhonda L. Randall, D.O.

Boomers should take heart knowing that what makes their generation unique could make their senior years healthier and more enjoyable than they might expect them to be.

Abner Ganet's Final Gift of Love

Jeff Kelly Lowenstein | Posted 04.17.2012

Jeff Kelly Lowenstein

Even as a full-fledged adult, the loss of one parent, let alone both, is a profound wound.

The Startling Truth I Discovered In My Vacation Photos

Elise Sax | Posted 04.16.2012

Elise Sax

When did this happen? The last I looked, I was pretty much my own self with my own eyes and nose. But now, my mom has taken over, and my cheeks, my chin, my whole profile is hers.

Who's Watching The 'Granny Cam'?

Ann Brenoff | Posted 04.13.2012

Ann Brenoff

A friend recently noted that parenting her parents was a lot like parenting her kids, except the kids came with more homework. Actually, I think she was wrong on the homework part: Figuring out which Medigap policy to pick for Mom is right up there with the complexities of 10th-grade math.

Why 'Brain Support' Should Be on Your 'To Do' List

Kelly Dorfman | Posted 04.11.2012

Kelly Dorfman

Though my father is slipping now, he has done well for almost 20 years despite major health challenges because of targeted nutrition therapy aimed at his brain.

Sergeant Eddie Schall

Dr. Lawrence M. Schall | Posted 04.10.2012

Dr. Lawrence M. Schall

As I pushed my father's wheelchair, we passed a homeless man in the street. He stood up and saluted my dad: "Welcome home, Sergeant. Thank you for your service."

Why Home Matters, Even -- Especially -- at the End

Liddy Manson | Posted 04.09.2012

Liddy Manson

She couldn't leave her bed at all during the final months, but the city came to her, one person at a time, to say goodbye in the room where they'd said so many hellos.

What Makes Me Angry? Dementia

Nancy Wurtzel | Posted 04.07.2012

Nancy Wurtzel

The clock is ticking. We need a fully-funded, coordinated national effort against dementia or we face big troubles ahead

Is Your Aging Parent At Risk Of Overmedication?

Carole Herman | Posted 05.23.2012

Carole Herman

In 1982, my beloved fell, broke her hip and ended up in a nursing home for rehabilitation. She never got out of that nursing home because of the "chemical restraints" that were administered to her.

Reconsidering Today's Older Generation

Liddy Manson | Posted 05.15.2012

Liddy Manson

I now consider mid-70s as "prime of life." Women in their 70s take brisk walks in cute yoga pants, work out at gyms, and go zip-lining in the Amazonian Rain Forest.

My Life in Seven Days -- and a Few Minutes

Dorian de Wind | Posted 05.02.2012

Dorian de Wind

A couple of years ago, feeling sentimental and having just finished the seventh decade of my life, I suddenly realized that, at age 70, days pass like minutes, the years go by like days.

Aging With Dignity and Independence: The Who, What, Why, and How

Dr. Bruce A. Chernof, MD | Posted 04.25.2012

Dr. Bruce A. Chernof, MD

Seventy percent of people over 65 will need some form of daily assistance. Yet in an aging America, just when these services will be needed by our loved ones the most, long-term services and supports is eroding due to budget constraints.

Where Have All the Old People Gone?

Liddy Manson | Posted 04.02.2012

Liddy Manson

Where have they gone? And what does it mean for my kids that, apart from their grandparents, they just don't know any old people?

Long Distance Caretaking: Assisting Elderly Parents From Afar

AP | By MATT SEDENSKY | Posted 03.27.2012

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Kristy Bryner worries her 80-year-old mom might slip and fall when she picks up the newspaper, or that she'll get in an accid...

My Sassy Mom: 81 And The Essence of Awesomeness

Bonni Brodnick | Posted 03.27.2012

Bonni Brodnick

With punch and panache, Mom inspires us all. She is a lesson on how to live your life to the max: at full-speed. Even if it's with a walker to get from West 65th Street to the museum on West 79th.

When the See Saw Tips: Parenting Our Parents

Lee Woodruff | Posted 05.16.2012

Lee Woodruff

We are all very much still on this journey. We are the parents now in so many ways, the executors and the advocates, the decision makers, accountants and the schedulers. We no longer act like children with our parents. The see saw has tipped.

Laura Rowley

What Do You Owe Your Kids?

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Rowley | Posted 01.17.2012

My spouse and I started saving for college when each of our daughters was born. We've set money aside faithfully every month for the last 14-1/2 years...

Taking Care Of Your Aging Parents

Posted 03.06.2012

Watch the girls and I discuss taking care of aging parents - how to help and when to let go. Do we touch on any issues that reflect an experience you'...

Choosing a Retirement Community Is No Easy Job

Irvin G. Schorsch III | Posted 02.22.2012

Irvin G. Schorsch III

Selecting the right senior living community is an important decision that involves more than choosing a floor plan -- it's about security, quality of life and lifestyle.

Becoming Our Parent's Parents

Maddisen K. Krown | Posted 02.17.2012

Maddisen K. Krown

For Thanksgiving this year, I went home to Connecticut to be with my family. The main theme for this week-long trip went way beyond the one day of festivities. I was primarily there to assist my ailing elder parents.