My grandmother, Nora Jo, moved in with my family when her Alzheimer's disease advanced to the point where it was dangerous for her to live alone. That's when "chaos" of ultra-farcical proportions began.
Carole Herman | Posted 04.27.2012
Poor care and neglect are still too common an occurrence in the approximately 16,000 nursing homes in the United States.
Rita Zeidner | Posted 04.17.2012
As the nation focuses on health reform, a debate over the pay of workers providing in-home care to the elderly and sick brews below the surface.
Debra Ollivier | Posted 04.17.2012
Beginning April 17, NPR will broadcast a series following the lives of three different families, providing intimate insight into the complexities and challenges of being a caregiver to two generations.
Barbara Dehn | Posted 04.12.2012
"BOTT" therapy stands for what I and millions of Americans lovingly refer to as: "Biting Of The Tongue" therapy. After living for the last six months with two very nice elderly people, my in-laws, I've had to employ this type of therapy repeatedly.
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.12.2012
A falling unemployment rate is typically good news, but some economists point to a glaring downside. When the jobless rate falls, the death rate goes ...
Ilaina Edison | Posted 05.22.2012
"Health coaching" is a shift in approach from more prescriptive nursing and towards supporting patients in identifying and achieving their own goals.
AP | Posted 03.02.2012
NEW YORK -- New York is opening what the city's officials are billing as the nation's first full-service center for seniors who identify as lesbian, g...
Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 04.24.2012
It's that time of year when those of us who care for elderly or chronically ill family members should take a moment to think about the special concerns that winter brings.
Ai-jen Poo | Posted 04.22.2012
By 2050, 27 million Americans are expected to need long-term home care. If the workers we all depend on for these services are not fairly compensated or protected, we can't expect quality care for the long-term.
Posted 02.17.2012
Jonathan Schwartz, former Sun Microsystems CEO, announced today the launch of his new internet startup site that works to ease the often-overwhelming ...
Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.14.2012
Aunt Sylvia is 96 years old and if you asked her, would tell you she would like to die.
Amy Parmenter | Posted 03.25.2012
I got my mom back. But, just as easily, I might not have.
Posted 01.10.2012
London-based artist Mark Powell has produced these striking drawings despite only using the most basic of materials: ink and paper. His recent series ...
Posted 11.30.2011
Plans are finally underway for what is being hyped as Spain's first retirement community for elderly gay and lesbian residents. As the BBC is repo...
Kathy Barthel | Posted 11.29.2011
Your parents have always been the adults. They raised you. They dealt with illnesses, job losses and money issues. They did it all. Now you've become their caregiver.
Alexis Abramson, Ph.D. | Posted 11.29.2011
Eldercare in the workplace, although still largely unaddressed, has become one of the fastest growing work-family employee challenges to emerge in the past decade.
Posted 11.19.2011
One -- that's exactly how many geriatricians there are for every 10,000 baby boomers. That's particularly disturbing considering that, as the firs...
New York Times | ANN CARRNS | Posted 11.29.2011
One of the biggest challenges of relocating after retirement is making new acquaintances. "I couldn't imagine going to a location where I didn't kn...
Liddy Manson | Posted 10.03.2011
The hardest part is backing out of the driveway. It used to be the two of them waving, each year Dad a little thinner and more wobbly. And now she just stands there alone. All 95 pounds of her with the big house looming above.
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Posted 09.26.2011
This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Christina Jewett Gov. Jerry Brown's veto of services designed to keep senior citizens ...
Marki Flannery | Posted 08.15.2011
With homebound elders in fragile health and often with a litany of limitations, transcending racial, ethnic and cultural differences does not come easy.
Liddy Manson | Posted 11.17.2011
We're all grieving as we encounter the final years with a parent. As a generation, we might as well lock arms; we've got a big job ahead of us, and the only way we'll make it through is with teamwork.
Mark Lachs, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011
We've pigeonholed elder abuse as an aging issue -- but it's not. It's a huge issue for all of us who care about the older people in our lives. And it's an issue for anyone hoping to enjoy well-being in old age.
Kim Michele Richardson | Posted 11.17.2011
And although the dementia from which she suffers seems to visit more frequently, it hasn't reared its ugly head today. Instead, I find myself dealing with another important medical issue: GladyO's persistent question about end of life.
Lisa Cerasoli | Posted 05.11.2012