“There’s no way around it,” she says. Accepting that reality is helpful, as is cherishing what good moments they have. She ...

More workers than ever before are caring for aging parents during the peak of their own careers. As the workforce continues to age and healthcare costs rise, employers must invest in greater support ...

For weeks, headlines centered on the mysterious deaths of 95-year-old Gene Hackman, who had advanced Alzheimer's disease, and his wife and primary caregiver, Betsy Arakawa. They were found days after ...

Caregivers in their 60s, 70s and beyond often go through “pre-bereavement” as their loved ones fade, and then face the ...

Being part of the sandwich generation — adults caught between raising their own children and caring for aging parents — can feel like an endless financial and emotional marathon. Many middle-aged ...

Rosario Valdes and daughter Xochitl Kolinsky watch grandson Jacobo Kolinsky, 16, rehearse with his band Solar Flares in the living room of their home in Plano. Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer ...

By Rollin Grams, Bible and Mission. In our day, care for the elderly is an ethical issue that looms large for families and ...

Caring for loved ones at home has never been more expensive. The price for “care of invalids and elderly at home” rose 13.9% in April 2024 from a year ago, coming close to the record 14.2% increase ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maurice White, 75, and Renee DeVigne, 68, are among the millions of family caregivers in the U.S. whose lives center around caring for aging loved ones. The Washington, D.C. couple ...

Re “The Decline in Geriatric Care Hurts Us All,” by Pamela Paul (column, Jan. 17): The blame for the relegation of geriatricians to the bottom of the medical specialty hierarchy resides with ourselves ...

Terry Hodge would have a tough time caring for the 150 or so elderly women at Bethany Health Care Center without the dozens of immigrant nursing assistants, housekeepers, dietary aides and other ...