As we age, it’s natural to think (or maybe worry) about what happens once we near and enter our golden years. We hear the term “long-term care” bandied about, but it’s really an umbrella term for ...

Respite care allows the carer to take a short amount of time off from caring for an individual. If the Medicare beneficiary spends this time in a medical facility, Medicare will likely cover the cost ...

Dear Toni: As a certified case manager and critical care unit registered nurse, I advise people who are seeking help for a parent or spouse with end-of-life issues. Those who have serious health care ...

In 2020, more than one in five U.S. adults were caregivers, tending to the needs of at least one adult or child with special needs in the previous year, according to the “Caregiving in the U.S. report ...

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Henry Jones felt like he was at the end of the line in the summer of 1991. "There was no way out," he remembered thinking. "I prayed and was tired, but I couldn't see no way out." Jones had been ...

Tennessee dementia respite programs are pushing for a legislative change to expand their capacity and help more caregivers ...

A program supporting respite care for families of those with disabilities and other needs is being renewed just months after backers worried it was in jeopardy. Tucked inside the government spending ...

It costs $95 a day to hang out at Glenner Town Square, the 1950s-themed adult day center in Chula Vista where people in the early stages of memory loss are transported daily to a time when many of ...

A Fort Collins-based nonprofit that’s provided care for children and teens with developmental disabilities for more than 40 years will expand its reach to Weld County families after it began serving ...

A dynamic germ-fighting duo is helping people who live on the streets win the battle of recovering from wounds, illnesses and hospitalizations with the efficacy and empathy of having been there ...