@drbarryjjacobs.bsky.social
Clinical psychologist. Expert in family caregiving. Author of the forthcoming The AARP Caregiver Answer Book. AARP.org columnist on family caregiving since 2013
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Good caregiving focuses on what people living with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia can do (rather than what they cannot). Offer encouragement, build confidence, share love.
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #happiness #kindness #quote
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #happiness #kindness #quote
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Good caregiving focuses on what people living with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia can do (rather than what they cannot). Offer encouragement, build confidence, share love.
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #happiness #kindness #quote
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #happiness #kindness #quote
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How do you care for an aging parent – when they want none of it? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... by @drbarryjjacobs.bsky.social @theguardian.com
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
How do you care for an ageing parent – when they want none of it? | Barry J Jacobs
Supporting my mother as she grew older meant facing pride, minimization and resistance. The key to a healthier relationship was empathy
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November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
How do you care for an aging parent – when they want none of it? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... by @drbarryjjacobs.bsky.social @theguardian.com
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
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How do you care for an aging parent – when they want none of it? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... by @drbarryjjacobs.bsky.social @theguardian.com
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
How do you care for an ageing parent – when they want none of it? | Barry J Jacobs
Supporting my mother as she grew older meant facing pride, minimization and resistance. The key to a healthier relationship was empathy
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
How do you care for an aging parent – when they want none of it? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... by @drbarryjjacobs.bsky.social @theguardian.com
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving
What #Caregivers Really Need to Know: Decades of research tell us social connections and positive meaning-making helps. Going it alone hurts. www.aarp.org/caregiving/b...
What New Family Caregivers Really Need to Know
<p>Regular exercise, respite breaks and connecting with others will help you in this challenging role</p>
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February 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
What #Caregivers Really Need to Know: Decades of research tell us social connections and positive meaning-making helps. Going it alone hurts. www.aarp.org/caregiving/b...
Should Family #Caregivers Express Their Emotions or Keep Silent?: Airing feelings can be cathartic. But sharing them may upset others who can turn hostile
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www.aarp.org/caregiving/l...
The Uses and Abuses of Silence During Caregiving
When keeping quiet can help caregivers in moments of crisis and when it hurts
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January 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Should Family #Caregivers Express Their Emotions or Keep Silent?: Airing feelings can be cathartic. But sharing them may upset others who can turn hostile
www.aarp.org/caregiving/l...
www.aarp.org/caregiving/l...
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In our latest episode of Caregiver Support Live, we answer two questions, including this one:
I took care of our parents and am now taking a vacation. My brother, who didn't help, thinks I'm the bad guy. Am I?
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#caregiving #support
I took care of our parents and am now taking a vacation. My brother, who didn't help, thinks I'm the bad guy. Am I?
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#caregiving #support
Caregiver Support Live: Siblings Didn't Help. Why Am I the Bad Guy?
In this episode of Caregiving Support Live, we tackle two questions:1. I need to appointment an executor of my will for my disabled son. I asked a younger friend, who is hesitant. What can I do?2. ...
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December 7, 2024 at 2:40 PM
In our latest episode of Caregiver Support Live, we answer two questions, including this one:
I took care of our parents and am now taking a vacation. My brother, who didn't help, thinks I'm the bad guy. Am I?
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#caregiving #support
I took care of our parents and am now taking a vacation. My brother, who didn't help, thinks I'm the bad guy. Am I?
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#caregiving #support
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1 in 5 older adults in the U.S. report skipping dental care because they cannot afford the out-of-pocket costs.
In Germany, fewer than 5% of older adults reported similar barriers.
In Germany, fewer than 5% of older adults reported similar barriers.
US trails developed democracies in healthcare costs for older adults
Report comparing 10 peer countries shows how holes in Medicare coverage lead to Americans skipping care
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December 7, 2024 at 6:41 PM
1 in 5 older adults in the U.S. report skipping dental care because they cannot afford the out-of-pocket costs.
In Germany, fewer than 5% of older adults reported similar barriers.
In Germany, fewer than 5% of older adults reported similar barriers.
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Stroke Damage Can Cause Crying with No Discernible Trigger
Dear Carol: My husband has had several strokes and is now in a nursing home where I spend much of each day...
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@alzauthors @Dcpottsmd @lead_coalition
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Dear Carol: My husband has had several strokes and is now in a nursing home where I spend much of each day...
bit.ly/4ioV4kI
@alzauthors @Dcpottsmd @lead_coalition
@inforumfm
Stroke Damage Can Cause Crying with No Discernible Trigger - Minding Our Elders
The after-effects of stroke can be varied, but one that baffles people is in appropriate laughing or crying due to brain damage.
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December 8, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Stroke Damage Can Cause Crying with No Discernible Trigger
Dear Carol: My husband has had several strokes and is now in a nursing home where I spend much of each day...
bit.ly/4ioV4kI
@alzauthors @Dcpottsmd @lead_coalition
@inforumfm
Dear Carol: My husband has had several strokes and is now in a nursing home where I spend much of each day...
bit.ly/4ioV4kI
@alzauthors @Dcpottsmd @lead_coalition
@inforumfm
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Supporting the Person with Dementia as They Are while Grieving What’s Lost
Dear Carol: My dad was my rock and was always there for his little daughter when I needed support, even more so after Mom died. Last year, he had...
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@drbarryjjacobs.bsky.social
Dear Carol: My dad was my rock and was always there for his little daughter when I needed support, even more so after Mom died. Last year, he had...
mindingoureldersblog.com/2024/12/01/s...
@drbarryjjacobs.bsky.social
Supporting the Person with Dementia as They Are while Grieving What’s Lost - Minding Our Elders
Dementia caregivers can expect their loved one to act as they did before the disease changed them. How do we learn to accept what is?
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December 1, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Supporting the Person with Dementia as They Are while Grieving What’s Lost
Dear Carol: My dad was my rock and was always there for his little daughter when I needed support, even more so after Mom died. Last year, he had...
mindingoureldersblog.com/2024/12/01/s...
@drbarryjjacobs.bsky.social
Dear Carol: My dad was my rock and was always there for his little daughter when I needed support, even more so after Mom died. Last year, he had...
mindingoureldersblog.com/2024/12/01/s...
@drbarryjjacobs.bsky.social