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10 Resolutions for Caring for Aging Parents in 2025

As we enter 2025, many of us reflect on our lives and consider New Year’s resolutions that can make a meaningful difference. For those who are caregivers to aging parents, this is also an opportunity to set intentions that enhance the well-being of our loved ones and protect our own physical, emotional, and mental health. Below are 10 actionable resolutions that can help guide caregivers through the year ahead with compassion, resilience, and balance.

1. Prioritize Open Communication

Good communication is at the heart of caregiving. Resolve to foster open, honest, and respectful conversations with your aging parents. Take the time to understand their wishes, fears, and preferences about their health, daily routines, and long-term plans. Active listening can go a long way in building trust and helping them feel involved and empowered in decision-making. It’s the two eyes, two ears, and one mouth rule. Look, listen, and then ask. Respect is key in these conversations.

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Alzheimer’s: History, Celebrities, Caregiving

My Mom had Alzheimer’s disease starting in her late 70’s and progressively worsened until she passed away at 95. As a family we didn’t recognize the disease until it was obvious that something was wrong. This is how many realize that a parent or loved one has the disease. Through the years we discovered what we could and couldn’t do to help Mom and ourselves to work through the disease.

Given that November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, I wanted to provide you with an understanding of what it is and how to love someone through the journey. This is not an attempt to give you detailed information on all aspects of the disease, for that I would recommend the Alzheimer’s Association as the authority. I hope this provides a short introduction.

I’ve broken this up into several sections to be posted over the next several weeks.

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Loneliness kills. So, don’t let it!

My Dad was in the Army and was one of the thousands that were caught in a bombing raid that ended up killing over 2,400 soldiers and civilians in less than two hours. Most of his fellow soldiers were in their early 20’s, he was 19 years old experiencing being strafed by planes and watching his friends die. 19!

That experience galvanized these men and women into what ended up being a lifelong friendship. My Dad was the State Chairman of a national survivors group and kept in touch with over 400 of them regularly. I can recall some epic parties with hundreds of families in our back yard under a tent, think Octoberfest. They started on Thursday and ended late Sunday afternoon. There was a lot of beer, food, and music, but also games for the children, did I mention there was beer? We had some great summers.

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