Programs are sprouting across the country to provide nursing home and rehabilitation services to homeless people who would otherwise shuttle between hospitals and the street. Programs are sprouting ...

Choosing care isn’t an easy decision. While assisted living can offer a variety of care services for seniors with different needs, it isn’t necessarily every senior’s first choice. When considering ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medicare offers help for caregivers of dementia patients but getting the word out has not been easy. People who work in dementia care are trying to build awareness of a Medicare benefit of $2,500 to ...

Respite Care Ministry: This ministry provides fellowship and stimulation for people who have memory loss due to various types of dementia, while providing a period for family caregivers to run errands ...

Bobbi Six first heard of medical respite care after learning that hospitals in Oklahoma were sometimes discharging people experiencing homelessness back to the streets or to shelters after they ...