Heart of the Home Series

Sarah Harris is a nurse, mom of three, and family caregiver who spent nearly four years caring for her husband's grandmother, Baba, through dementia — all while raising a newborn with complex medical needs. In this month's Heart of the Home Series interview, she opens up about burnout, boundaries, connection, and finding joy in the small moments.

Alma Valencia shares 11 years of family caregiving, her mother’s FTD journey, and why art, food, music, and community matter.

A room-by-room, day-by-day guide for family caregivers preparing a home after a hospital stay — covering discharge questions, home safety, essential equipment, fall prevention, medications, and a free printable checklist.

After losing her mother to cancer, Takia Robinson made a vow — to become the kind of caregiver her mom deserved. Today, as CEO of Excellent Heart Home Care, she leads a team serving 13 Maryland counties with compassion, dignity, and heart. This is her story.

Jacob was 19 when he made a vow to his godfather Larry — and he has never looked back. From the sequoias of Yosemite to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, these two have built a life of adventure, devotion, and joy that defies every expectation of what caregiving looks like. This is their story.

Wendy Gail cared for a parent with dementia while navigating a painful family history rooted in narcissistic trauma. In this Heart of the Home Series conversation, she shares the unfiltered truth about caregiver guilt, breaking points, family abandonment, and what it really takes to survive — and keep showing up.

Fifty-three million Americans provide unpaid family care while spending nearly a quarter of their income on caregiving costs. This guide covers every financial pathway available in 2026 — Medicaid self-directed care, VA Aid & Attendance, PCAFC stipends, respite care, and tax deductions most caregivers never claim.

For family caregivers, the medicine cabinet is one of the most overlooked safety checkpoints in the home. This guide covers the warning signs of medication problems in seniors, how to do a simple audit, and when it may be time to consider additional support.

Joanna is a mother, educator, and full-time caregiver navigating Alzheimer's with dark humor, radical honesty, and a community of thousands. In this Heart of the Home interview, she opens up about the long goodbye, the sandwich generation struggle, and why caregivers deserve the truth — not a softened version of it.