r/eldercare is a subreddit with 16k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses elderly, care, grandmother, eldercare, and walker, and they frequently recommend/review security camera, wine, and cell phone.
An emotional support community for people to ask questions and share stories about eldercare. Any legal or medical advice is anecdotal and unverified.
Popular Themes in r/eldercare
#1
Advice Requests
: "I stopped warning my mother about specific scams and taught her these six things instead"
28 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Nobody told me how much of caregiving is just keeping track of stuff"
9 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Set up backup power at my mom's house after she sat through a 5 hour outage alone"
7 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Dad’s Memory Care Costs $7,000 a Month. The Family Learned in One Phone Call That Medicare’s Share Is Zero."
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/eldercare
#1
Elderly
: "Caregiving and its effect on relationships"
14 posts
#2
Care
: "Caregiving and its effect on relationships"
3 posts
#3
Grandmother
: "Help with Grandmother"
3 posts
#4
Eldercare
: "Nearly $75K-a-year Eldercare costs are erasing middle-class inheritances as more Americans die broke"
2 posts
#5
Walker
1 post
#6
Home Care
1 post
#7
Caregiver
1 post
#8
Easy Chair
1 post
#9
Stress
1 post
Products Discussed in r/eldercare
Security Camera
8 reviews
#1
Blink Cameras
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Wyze Pan Cam
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Kasa Camera
4.0★ from 1 review
Wine
4 reviews
#1
Non-alcoholic wines
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Gruvi
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Welsh’s
4.0★ from 1 review
Cell Phone
3 reviews
#1
Consumer Cellular
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Apple
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Google
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/eldercare
Yearly
+6k members(63.8%)
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Last updated: September 4, 2026