The Holiday Reality Check

“I get these S.O.S. calls” from adult children visiting family at Thanksgiving, said Emily Saltz, who operates a practice called Elder Resources in Newton, Mass. “They’ve been talking with their parents all year, being told everything is fine. Then they get there, and it’s not fine. And the kids freak out.”
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http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/25/the-holiday-reality-check/

Elderly Depression and the Holidays

For many seniors, the holidays are not a time of celebration and joy, but only serve as reminders of how lonely he or she may be, the friends that may have passed on, the lack of family get-togethers and an inability to participate in such events.
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http://www.boomers-with-elderly-parents.com/elderly-depression-holidays.html

Holiday Scams Target Elderly

Michigan State Police Trooper Rob Herbstreith said the Niles post recently received three complaints in one week from widowed seniors who were targeted by a similar scam. One of the three victims lost $3,000.
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http://www.nilesstar.com/2011/11/30/holiday-scams-target-elderly/

Reconciling With Siblings After a Fight Over Caregiving for a Parent

Some of the saddest care-giving stories concern brothers and sisters who come to loggerheads over some aspect of their parents' or another relative's care
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How to Avoid Refighting Old Sibling Battles

The problem is that old discord between brothers and sisters tends to unleash old resentment and anger.
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