Our new aging parents community site has just launched and we're very excited about all the possibilities.

We have set up a forum where we can all go in and talk about those things that matter the most to us.

Let's face it. Taking care of our parents is not easy. In fact, the challenges are almost astronomical at times.

But together we can help each other.

Do you have a problem and you need help?

Come on over to the Aging Parents Authority Community Site and tell us about it.

Aging Parents Community Site

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Caregiving Journey Changed My Life | Caring & Sharing – For eleven years I pleaded with my elderly father to allow a caregiver to help him with my ailing mother, but after 55 years of loving each other – he adamantly insisted on taking care of her himself. Every caregiver I hired to help him …

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• How to Help Aging Parents With Respect Being respectful of your aging parents is sometimes hard, especially if they are being a little "childish" at the moment. However, there are ways we can still tactfully get the necessary jobs done without raising the anger meter. One example is to go with our aging parents to doctors' appointments......
• 5 Stress Busting Strategies for Caregiving  Many of us never anticipated we'd be caregivers for our aging parents. Retirement was supposed to be fun; a time for hobbies, travel, golf, and doing what we dreamed of doing when we had enough time. But we're caregiving and we're going it out of love. However, are there......
• Care Giver Urges Others to Ask for Help  Tom Begert-Clark  author of "Rosie John Doesn't Live Here Any More...One Family's Journey in Eldercare" has an open letter to all care givers.This is a thoughtful and insightful piece on the reality of care giving and covers the good points as well as the bad points.  Care giving is never easy,......
• We Need Eldercare Help Now We've often talked about why we need to give elder care to our aging parents as they grow more elderly. What about the how? How exactly do we do provide family eldercare when we're still working, strapped for cash, dealing with massive healthcare costs, and a recession? I've said......
• In Home Caregiving Catches On As we've pointed out in past posts, the future of caregiving will be in- home care.  We believe this can and should replace nursing homes as the top option for our aging parents.  Here is another in home care success story, as told by Marge Horner of the Federal Way Mirror. 'In-home......

• Eleven Financial Tips For People With Chronic Health Conditions. The following is a guest post from Laura D. Irwin, CFO and co-founder of eFinplan. Stay tuned this week as I will be giving away a 1-year subscription to the eFinPLAN online financial planning software (a $98 value). Make sure you are subscribed to the RSS feed or by email......
• Special Needs Kids: Tips for Choosing a Pediatric Home Care Agency It is a stressful time for parents of a child with special needs when the child has been ill, hospitalized, or finally coming home for the very first time. The nurse case manager may be a wealth of information but it can also be very overwhelming for parents. Here are......
• When to Look at Long Term Care Insurance Long term insurance is available for people who will be diagnosed with extended physical illness or conditions, those with disability issues, or who suffer from cognitive disorders. There are a variety of services that accommodate those who suffer chronically and will be required to invest in long-term care expenses. Long......
• Are You Ready To Manage Your Parent's Money And Healthcare? An article in this month's Money Magazine about handling your parent's money caught my eye because I just read something about buying long term care insurance for your parents and was giving it a lot of thought. The article in the magazine was about handling your parent's money and what......
• On The Road Again Easter is upon us, and for those of us with out of town family, it's time to hit the road and travel to the family homestead! Pennsylvania here we come! I am actually pretty lucky. My husband and I celebrate Easter on different days. That is, we do most years.......