Homecare News

It's common knowledge that chances of suffering from dementia increase as we age. According to the National Institutes of Health, looking at data from 2002, dementia prevalence among people in the Read More

In June 2013, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, released a document examining the roots of elder abuse. In large part, the NIJ found that little Read More

China took a unique route in 2012 to ensure that adult children do not neglect their aging parents. The country passed a law making visits to parents mandatory, under threat of being sued by them. In Read More

From cars and boats to Betty Grable's legs, there is an insurance policy to cover nearly any contingency. Long Term Care insurance is certainly no exotic safeguard. We may not all have million-dollar Read More

It's hard to avoid the ads for seniors' scooters. "Call now!" And we've all heard about the dependability of a certain adult diaper. These, however, are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Read More

While the amount of care someone might need varies, there's no getting around a simple truth: Becoming a caregiver is going to change your life. To what particular degree depends on a variety of Read More

Many cell phone providers offer senior citizen cell phone plans that are designed to make it easy for older adults to enjoy the convenience of mobile communications while keeping the phone Read More

Caring for an elderly family member can be challenging, both emotionally and physically. With psychological and physical challenges to consider, making sure your loved one gets the care she needs can Read More

Some of the data is staggering. Between 2000 and 2010, according to the nonprofit Alzheimer's Association, the number of deaths from breast cancer dropped by 2 percent, prostate cancer by 8 percent Read More

Maybe you’ve used the term “nursing home,” possibly even interchangeably with “old folks home.” But if specificity is important anywhere, certainly it is important among the bureaucratic language of Read More