Loneliness in Aging Parents: The Quiet Epidemic Nobody Talks About Why loneliness in aging parents hides so easily Loneliness in aging parents is far more common than most families realize, and itR...
A common, well-intentioned solution Many families default to asking a relative, a niece, a cousin, someone nearby, to step in as caregiver. It feels safer. It’s not always the better choice. Wha...
What a Modern Elder Care System Actually Looks Like Not a return to the compound house. A new structure, built for how families live now. Family & Culture. By Frank Buabeng, Founder, Honesty Home...
5 Signs Your Aging Parent Needs More Than a Phone Call How to tell when love from a distance isn’t enough anymore. Family & Culture. By Frank Buabeng, Founder, Honesty Home Care Why calls c...
The compound house that raised us I keep thinking about the compound house my grandparents lived in. Three generations, one set of connected roofs, everybody underfoot. It wasn’t perfect, but it...
The Invisible Caregiver: Why Family Caregivers Need Our Support Before It’s Too Late There are heroes living quietly among us. They don’t wear uniforms. They don’t stand on podiums. ...
The 4:30 Light: What I’ve Been Building Before the World Wakes Up For months now, my household has known one strange fact about me: the light in my study goes on at 4:30 in the morning. Not for ...
As a caregiver of an aging loved one your days are long and filled with responsibilities. Taking care of yourself is at the end of the list – and it stays there. You may feel run down, lethargic and l...
What is Respite Care? Respite care is a type of assistance that allows the family caregiver to take a break from care-giving. This type of care focuses on helping family caregivers recharge, ease thei...
We live in a mobile society and that means that adult children are not always going to live in close proximity to aging parents. That makes it difficult to make sure their daily needs are addressed, e...