Getting a "care assessment" is the best way to determine when an elder needs home care services. Caregivers can do it by themselves or get help with the process by calling their Area Agency on Aging ...

When you're trying to arrange in-home care for yourself or a loved one, one of the first challenges is understanding the difference between a home health aide and a skilled nurse.

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

Elderly people are facing lengthy delays in the assessment and delivery of in-home aged care packages. NSW resident Kathleen Whelan says a doctor recommended she leave her husband at the hospital to ...

People with Alzheimer’s need more and more help with daily life as their disease advances. Nursing homes and memory care facilities are two residential options for caregivers who are managing serious ...