Guilt & Caregiving
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A Caregiver's Guilt
Trying to please someone with memory issues can seem like a losing battle. Many caregivers bend over backwards for their loved ones only to have their efforts fail or fall short. Sometimes the guilt feels overwhelming.
20 CommentsHow to Manage Caregiver Guilt When Hiring a Home Health Aide
Family caregivers often feel guilty about hiring in-home care for their aging loved ones, but there are steps you can take to feel at peace with this care decision.
5 CommentsOvercoming Negative Emotions While Caregiving
How does a caregiver break the cycle of negative thinking? Learn to manage feelings of resentment, anger and guilt brought about by caring for an elderly loved one.
35 Comments10 Common Caregiver Confessions
Negative thoughts are a normal reaction to stressful situations. Instead of feeling guilty, caregivers must acknowledge these difficult feelings and seek out solutions to achieve a better care experience for themselves and their loved ones.
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Guilt Questions
Brought my 86 yr old friend with vascular dementia/Alz on an airplane from her state to mine and into memory care. Gut wrenching.
10 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered 1 hour agoAm I terrible for wishing for the day that my mother no longer knows who I am?
10 AnswersHothouseflower Answered 23 hours agoWent off on my dad and now I feel guilty.
24 AnswersFLCC24 Answered Apr 14, 2026How to deal with guilt of only seeing my wife in the nursing home once a week?
14 Answersdonnabeams Answered Apr 13, 2026
Guilt Discussions
Aggravation, guilt, exhaustion, please offer your advice.
27 CommentsTouchMatters Commented Dec 19, 2025My mom has been a miserable, nasty, and hateful person all her life. As a mother she has dominated every aspect of her children's life.
1,409 CommentsDanielle123 Commented Dec 3, 2025I recently lost my 101 yr old mother of complications from a stroke. I feel so guilty that I made the decision to place her in palliative care.
22 CommentsMargaretMcKen Commented Nov 30, 2025My mom died in memory care and I feel so guilty and wish I could have done more kept her home etc. I wish it could have been me instead.
13 CommentsTiredniece23 Commented Nov 18, 2025
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- Violent Behavior
- Aging in Place
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Severe Dementia
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- Mild Dementia
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