The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and ...

By 2030, approximately 1 in 5 Americans will be over the age of 65, according to federal projections. Experts warn the United States is hugely unprepared. There is no comprehensive ...

Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published June 17, 2023. Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase ...

Many couples plan for retirement. Few plan for what happens when one person becomes full-time care.

For the millions of older adults who rely on the support of a family caregiver, successful aging is not an individual achievement but a cooperative process between a care receiver and a caregiver. Yet ...

Becoming a caregiver for a family member is rarely a responsibility that people are financially prepared to undertake. Adult children of aging parents are often thrust into a position of taking ...

Personal care for seniors means helping them with activities of daily living (ADLs) like bathing, dressing, brushing teeth, grooming, and helping with continence care if needed. Saige Via is a ...

Ollie Tansimore has been caring for his 11-year-old granddaughter for the last 10 years. "My life is around her, and being around her," says Tansimore. "And we have a good relationship." Last year, he ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Where can I turn for caregiving help? I help take care of my 80-year-old father and work too, and it’s wearing me out. — Worn Out Wendy Dear Wendy: Taking care of an aging parent — ...

The region is among the fastest-aging in the country, with more than half of Bay Area residents expected to be over 50 by 2050, according to estimates from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.