Yet, this vital industry faces a crisis. Caregivers are the unsung heroes of our health care system. They perform essential work — bathing, feeding and caring for people who cannot meet their ...

How is your loved one’s caregiver doing? The holidays are over, the celebrations have ceased and things, for the most part, have returned to normal. People resume their jobs and their daily ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. As a family caregiver, I have always put my family first. Thirty years ago, I promised my father, who was passing from brain ...

The NHATS interviews older adults enrolled in Medicare each year about their daily activities, while the NSOC collects information on unpaid and family caregivers. The study comprised older adults ...

SINGAPORE – Laticia (not her real name) became a caregiver at 16 when her mother underwent a major surgical procedure. It was her O-levels year, but she was expected to look after her mum in the ...

Amid the rising cost of senior care facilities, more aging baby boomers prefer to age in place, often creating the need for help from family caregivers. A new study shows those needs are growing.

Fifty-four family caregivers participated in the study. The ethnically/racially diverse sample was 63% (n=34) male and 35% (n=19) African American or Hispanic (African American, n=11; Hispanic ...

Trump’s plans to overhaul immigration could drain caregivers from the workforce as California and the country prepare for an aging population, advocates say. Foreign-born workers make up a ...

The five-person jury also submitted 13 recommendations, including better pay for front-line caregivers, unannounced visits to homes where vulnerable clients are placed and changes to support ...