"We might have been close to living in our car," said Ed Hammill, a 74-year-old musician who has had multiple health problems following a car wreck in 2019. "If it wasn't for your support, I couldn't ...

An estimated 7 out of 10 people will require long-term care in their lifetime, according to a report from Health and Human Services. About 38 million family caregivers in the U.S. provide unpaid care ...

A recent study found that grandparents who help care for their grandchildren tended to perform better on memory and language tests, and grandmothers also showed slower cognitive decline over time. The ...

Early planning is important. Discuss end-of-life wishes, secure permission to communicate with healthcare teams, and address legal and financial matters while the person can still participate. In-home ...

This Pew Research Center report looks at the experiences of Americans who are providing care to a parent, spouse or partner age 65 or older. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to ...

Full-time caregiving is an around-the-clock job, but respite care can give live-in caregivers a short-term break. Caregivers are often managing caring for a loved one with work, other family ...

Becky Brown is a professional writer whose mission it is to empower readers. She tells stories that help people make smart, informed decisions about their health and lives. She’s covered everything ...

The country wanted robots to help care for the elderly. What happened? It’s a picture you may have seen before: a large white robot with a cute teddy bear face cradling a smiling woman in its arms.