The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and ...

A federal nursing home staffing mandate adopted in 2024 was blocked by lawsuits and later repealed, shifting the fight for minimum care standards back to the states.

Westmorland Homecare are running a six-week trial to help elderly people develop mobility.

In-home care refers to the services a care professional provides in a person’s home. It can involve activities like bathing or meal preparation, and the care professional can be as involved in those ...

With just a month to go until the presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris proposed a new plan on Tuesday: to expand Medicare — the federal insurance program for older adults — so that it ...

Americans believe that the family as a whole-especially a spouse or partner-is responsible for caring for an older adult. Biological and stepchildren have the next highest levels of obligation, ...

The costs of caring for ill and aging loved ones don’t show up on store shelves, but they’re front and center for voters like Sharon Zimmer. Zimmer, 65, of Onalaska, Wisconsin, has been caring for her ...

Aisha Adkins’ mother Rosetta was adamant that she wanted to age at home. So when Rosetta’s dementia started worsening at age 59, Aisha started looking around for options. She quickly found that ...

Considering older people are most susceptible to the consequences of social isolation and feelings of loneliness, it's not entirely surprising that many of them are forgoing self-care and avoiding ...

Re “The Decline in Geriatric Care Hurts Us All,” by Pamela Paul (column, Jan. 17): The blame for the relegation of geriatricians to the bottom of the medical specialty hierarchy resides with ourselves ...

A new Seattle clinic offers an unusual model of health care for aging adults, with a goal of letting them live independently for as long as possible.