According to the National Institute on Aging, a geriatric care manager is usually a licensed nurse or social worker who specializes in the health and care of older people. Think of them as a sort of ...

Old age, it has been said, ain’t no place for sissies. As minds and bodies falter, the activities of daily living get harder and harder. Children of older parents know all too well that their aging ...

The care that seniors receive when they return home (hospital-to-home care) plays an important role in their ability to recover fully, prevent rehospitalization, and return to activities of daily ...

Geriatric care managers — professionals who help older adults and their families find appropriate services relating to aging — have long worked in Florida with its large elderly population. Now, ...

There are countless milestones in life that we take the time to plan for. College. Marriage. Buying a house or a car. Our family’s financial future. Americans are pretty organized when it comes to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When older adults can no longer care for themselves, it's usually up to their family members to take over the responsibility. But ...

A geriatric care manager (GCM) is a professional who specializes in assisting older adults and their families with managing the challenges of aging. These experts come from various backgrounds, ...

"Families want to do the best that they can and often they don't, simply because they don't know how to do it." Rona Bartelstone is a geriatric care manager. She has a bustling practice in Palm Beach, ...

Alice Thompson, from left, sits down to a family dinner with the help of her daughters, Janice Tolliver and Kay Cocke, Sunday, October 6, 2013, at the home of her daughter Janice, near Edwardsville, ...

Hart Fetsko feels grateful and fortunate to be able to care for her aging mother. But after she had provided for her mom’s every need for 14 months, a health-care worker warned her recently that if ...