We expect our loved ones to be able to enjoy their golden years retiring, working on passion projects or getting into new hobbies. "No one sits around and says, 'OK, I’m ready for a nursing home.' ...

Here’s a hypothetical but not atypical situation: Walter is an 83-year-old male who enjoys his time in an assisted living community. The staff help him manage his medications, aid him in getting into ...

These six elder care facilities are a sampling of the dozens of nursing homes, assisted living centers and senior apartment complexes around Central Ohio. INSIDE: Caregiving is a multi-series project ...

Following the deadly fire at Gabriel House in Fall River, Massachusetts, there's been confusion about the difference between the types of care offered at, and the regulations governing, nursing homes ...

If assisted living beds are available, some people living with dementia may delay moving to a nursing home or will not move to a nursing home at all, suggest the findings of a new study.

Increased assisted living capacity was associated with a decrease in the percentage of nursing home patients in whom dementia was diagnosed, according to a January study published in the Journal of ...