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• Article - How to Avoid Strained Sibling Relationships When a Parent Has Alzheimer's

  The best ways to maintain family unity when caring for a parent with Alzheimer's disease.

• Article - Caring for Your Elderly Parents: How to Handle Family Conflicts

  Family conflicts and sibling rivalry often arise when caring for elderly parents. Find ways to share the caring burden and resolve family conflicts.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - I need to rescue my grandmother!

  What to do if you want to take care of an elderly family member at home, but her legal guardian has put her in a nursing home.

• Blog Post - I can't get over my resentment at my sister and brother for not being there when my mother was dying of cancer.

  How to deal with resentment toward siblings who don't help, leaving all the parental care giving to you.

Questions & Answers

• Question - How do I get my brother and sister to share more of the burden of caring for our mother, who has ovarian cancer?

  Brothers and sisters may disagree on how to share the burden of caring for a parent. Read expert tips on delegating work and avoiding resentment.

• Question - My brother and I are adults, but when it comes to taking care of my mother, we fall right back into the roles we had as children.

  ideas for how to handle sibling rivalries and misunderstandings between sibling caregivers

• Question - How do my sister and I come to an agreement about whether my parents should move to an assisted living facility?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How can I take over care-making decisions when my brother has power of attorney?

  Try getting to the root of your family member's unwillingness to carry out the duties required in a power of attorney; then, consider other action.

• Question - How do I get my siblings to realize that it is important to be with our parents during the holidays?

  My siblings never visit my parents during the holidays. What can I do?

• Question - Can all children see their parents' living trust?

  People who make living trusts are free to keep their contents secret. But there may be ways you can air out hurt feelings over that.

• Question - How can I get my brother to help out more in caring for our mother?

  Ideas for how to handle sibling rivalries and misunderstandings between sibling caregivers.