Getting Started
Home Instead vs Comfort Keepers: In-Home Care Compared
Home Instead and Comfort Keepers offer similar non-medical home care services. Here’s what families need to know before calling either…
Guides by Howard Leung
Getting Started
What Is A Place for Mom? How It Works for Families
A Place for Mom connects families with senior care options and earns a referral fee when families move a loved…
Getting Started
A Place for Mom vs Caring.com: What Families Need to Know
A Place for Mom and Caring.com both earn referral commissions from senior care providers. Here’s what families need to know…
Daily Care Skills
5 Medication Reminder Apps for Caregivers: An Honest Look at What Actually Works
Six medications, three caregivers, and no easy answer. Here's how five medication reminder apps actually perform when you're managing care…
Getting Started
Home Safety Checklist for Aging Parents: A Room-by-Room Guide to Preventing Falls
Falls are the leading cause of injury in older adults, but most are preventable. Walk through this room-by-room checklist before…
Getting Started
How to Talk to an Aging Parent About Driving
When you start to worry it might be time for your parent to stop driving, the stakes feel enormous. Here's…
Getting Started
How to Tell Your Parent They Need Help at Home
Most parents won't say they're struggling. Here's how to have the conversation without it turning into a fight, and what…
Getting Started
When Your Aging Parent Refuses Help
When a parent refuses help, it's almost always fear, not stubbornness. Here's how to have the conversation they're not ready…
Burnout & Self-Care
Self-Care for Caregivers When You Have No Time
Most self-care advice doesn't fit a caregiver's life. Here's what actually works when you're stretched thin, time-poor, and already running…
Getting Started
The First 48 Hours as a New Caregiver
Nobody is ready for the call. Here's what actually matters in your first two days as a caregiver, and what…