The Challenges of Home Care and Caregiving As our population rapidly ages, the number of available family caregivers in younger generations is also ...

What is home health care? The term “home health care” is typically used to refer to skilled care provided in the home, usually under Medicare. Here’s ...

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and CHF (Congestive Heart Failure) affect many older adults. Both pose significant challenges to those ...

Among the myriad health issues older adults may face, it can be easy to overlook the role of nutrition. However, poor nutrition is often the cause or ...

When you’re dealing with aging parents, it’s not always easy to really know what’s happening. Mom or Dad may try to hide things. It is hard to admit ...

It’s a common story. Mary is aging safely at home on her own. She has a few health problems, but sees her doctors regularly and takes her ...

February is American Heart Month. Heart disease continues to be a leading cause of death in the U.S. And, adults with heart conditions are also at ...

Nearly 1 in 5 adults are caregivers. Approximately 20%, or about 5-6 million caregivers, are doing so from a distance. That’s defined as living an ...

Elderly Falls: How Likely Is It I Will Fall? Every year, 1 out of 4 older adults falls. A person 65 or older suffers a fall in the U.S. every second ...