By Cynthia Wilson

Why does your mother live with you?

I get that question a lot.  I usually tell folks it’s because she’s blind and has some other health issues. Here are  some other reasons I never mention.

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What do you do when you need help caring for a family member at home, but don't want a stranger in the house?

My mom was in her 50s when we first looked into hiring a home health aide to help her around the house.  Unlike the typical elderly or senior person most home attendants are called to care for, mom was still pretty young, in her 50s then. But  she was now blind after a surgery didn’t go as we hoped.…

A reader contacted me recently to ask for advice dealing with an elderly neighbor who constantly makes sexually inappropriate comments.  It seems the 73-year old can't help talking about the reader's buttocks  whenever they meet or talk on the phone about neighborhood business.

Before you label the neighbor a dirty old man, you should know that the elderly neighbor is a married woman  with adult grandchildren.

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I read something recently about a trend in nursing home care that  concerned me.  Many facilities are cutting staff in the wake of declining admissions as state and federal governments cut funding to Medicare and Medicaid programs and more senior citizens and disabled people turn to alternative sources like adult day care and outpatient rehabilitation services.

So…