Caring for a Spouse
Caring for a Spouse : Advice, tips and support for family caregivers who are providing long term care for a spouse. Connect with, share, and learn from the tips and strategies of other experienced family caregivers who are coping with caring for an ill or elderly spouse.
Spouse Articles
My Wife’s Alzheimer's Transformed Our 40-Year Marriage
When my wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, we thought our life, as we knew it, was over. But we've encountered some unexpected blessings along the way.
4 CommentsCaregiving's Toll on Marriage: A Personal Story
Taking care of a husband with cancer while raising three kids younger than ten was a future I never expected when we first said "I do."
6 Comments4 Steps for Successful Long-Term Care Planning With a Spouse
As a couple, facing the financial and emotional requirements of long-term care is a challenge. Here are the four steps to successful long-term care planning with a spouse.
1 CommentSpousal Impoverishment: Medicaid Spend-Down Rules for Married Couples
Medicaid spend-down rules for married couples are different, depending on where each spouse lives. When one still lives at home, known as the “community spouse,” they can often keep more assets and income to avoid what is called spousal impoverishment.
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Spouse Questions
How to decide what type of care my husband needs?
10 AnswersWilliam007 Answered Mar 30, 2024I cannot handle the fecal incontinence. My husband does and she is my mother. I have such terrible guilt. How do I overcome this?
27 Answerswaytomisery Replied Mar 30, 2024My husband has had FTD since 2018. Got a blood clot in2022 and no longer walks or talks. How to help him?
10 AnswersIgloocar Replied Mar 29, 2024Learning? Here is my story. Ours...
13 AnswersCaringWifeAZ Answered Mar 28, 2024
Spouse Discussions
DH finally has to step up. Any advice?
2,118 CommentsJoAnn29 Commented Mar 26, 2024What to do with my husband?
15 CommentsDoggieMom86 Commented Mar 18, 2024My husband has a monthly income of $2400 from pension and SS. I also have a pension and SS.
2 Commentsigloo572 Commented Mar 4, 2024I just wanted to give you all a heart felt thank you, deep from my heart, for sharing all your stories.
9 Commentsstrugglinson Commented Feb 28, 2024
Spouse Related Topics
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Dementia Behaviors
- Cognitive Decline
- Memory Loss
- Violent Behavior
- Signs of Dementia
- Cancer
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Mild Dementia
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Adult Day Care
- Dementia Wandering
- Moderate Dementia
- Severe Dementia
- Home Modification
- Area Agency on Aging
- Aging in Place
- Chemotherapy
- Prostate Cancer