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 ...

(WSPA) – When you have aging parents who want to stay in their home, it can be a struggle to find care that’s affordable. So, 7NEWS Here to Help looked into resources that can ease the burden. While ...

A group of Rochester volunteers is stepping up to fight the loneliness many older adults face during the holidays — and they’re asking the public to help. The Senior Adult Community Engagement Project ...

Nursing home stays and long-term care can cost well over $100,000 per year. To pay for it, families often have to liquidate ...

Village Caregiving reports that in-home care for seniors with dementia fosters independence, safety, and companionship, benefiting both patients and caregivers.

About 5% of Americans require skilled care at some point as they age. The horrific reports of more than 200,000 deaths of nursing home residents and staff during the Covid-19 pandemic put the nursing ...

My 97-year-old mother receives great nursing home care. Everyone should have that opportunity. Yet, the lives of America’s most vulnerable seniors, including nearly 24,000 here in Minnesota, are at ...

Homes need help recruiting and retaining staff. They also need stricter regulation to ensure revenues that could go to patient care aren’t diverted to owners. At Highview of Northampton nursing home, ...