Jennifer Lagemann is a former family caregiver, as well as a professional caregiver and administrator at home care agencies. She works as a writer and researcher, helping care providers create patient ...

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 ...

Five years ago, Judy and Jack Rothman, who live in Los Angeles, realized they needed to bring in a professional caregiver. Jack, now 97, had serious health issues that Judy, now 92, struggled to ...

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Finding an aide to help an older person stay at home safely takes work. Here’s a guide. By Reed Abelson Most older Americans want to live at home as long as they can, but finding and affording the ...

If your loved one lives at home, you may want to hire someone to help you care for them. There are two main types of in-home care services: home health care and general in-home care. In-home care is ...

If you have a senior loved one, you may notice that they are falling more frequently, not eating correctly, or becoming disoriented and puzzled. This should make you concerned about your senior family ...