You’re looking for help. Your elderly parent needs care that you can’t give alone. This is hard for any family to face. What is Hospice care may be what you’re thinking about now. Hospice care gives comfort when a cure isn’t possible anymore. It helps with things like pain relief and makes sure the patient’s…
Caregiving costs rising as people live longer and their needs increase Violet Carson married her high-school sweetheart in a small North Carolina town and raised two children in a three-bedroom ranch. When her husband died a decade ago, her children expected their mom, then 78, to follow soon after. She had Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body…
Talking about aging and illness can be difficult, but experts have tips for getting started. Credit…Amélie Fontaine By Lynya Floyd Iris Waichler sat at the kitchen table with her husband, Steven, and seven friends. They were gathered to discuss their single, childless friend Paul Mungrides. But this wasn’t a lighthearted chat about finding the 56-year-old a…
There’s a shortage of nursing home beds for the elderly in America due to a severe staffing crisis that has caused long-term care facilities to cut back on new admissions, new research shows. Three out of five nursing homes (61%) have limited new admissions due to staffing shortages, according to a survey conducted by the American Health…
