Senior Living

Becoming a caregiver for an elderly loved one can be an overwhelming experience. The Complete Eldercare Planner is a practical guide designed to help caregivers organize and manage all the tasks involved in eldercare.

Driving is a symbol of independence in our culture, and those who drive want to be able to do so as long as they can. ...

The Bush administration's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the complete list of U.S. nursing homes that have failed t...

Since Congress passed a law designed to improve the quality of nursing homes 20 years ago, nursing homes have improved, but there are still a lo...

For better or for worse, our current culture is very car-dependant; in many places, cars are the only convenient link to the outside world. Unfortunately, as people age, driving can become more difficult and more dangerous.

We are all living longer, so how do we make our money last and get the most out of our extended old age? That is the question posed by Adriane Berg, elder law attorney and radio host, in this...

Many people believe that Medicare covers nursing home stays. In fact Medicare's coverage of nursing home care is quite limited.

Medicaid beneficiaries who need help living at home could soon choose to receive a cash allowance to hire their own home care workers or even pa...

Many books deal with the physical ailments of aging. In this one, two clinical social workers address the challenges for adult children of coping with parents whose emotional reserves may be stretched thin by the aging process.