With the U.S. expected to have more adults over the age of 65 than children by 2034, the demand for trusted, compassionate ...

Dovida, which provides home care across six international markets, has entered the United States with the acquisition of A ...

A Kaiser Permanente patient receives hospital-level care at home. In July 2022, Rudie Watzig collapsed. The diagnosis was as serious as it was unexpected—cirrhosis of the liver—and it landed him in ...

Angela Haupt has been a health writer and editor for more than a decade. She was previously the managing editor of health at U.S. News & World Report, where she spent 11 years covering and editing ...

With 7.5 million older adults in the US either completely or partially homebound, there is significant demand for receiving care in the home. Since 2011, the proportion of homebound adults ages 70 and ...

The Clorox Company reports on research indicating that home care is now tied to well-being, with cleaning seen as self-care, reflecting a shift in how Americans engage with their homes.

Full-time caregiving is an around-the-clock job, but respite care can give live-in caregivers a short-term break. Caregivers are often managing caring for a loved one with work, other family ...

Paid home care is buckling under the surging demands of an aging population. But there are alternatives that could upgrade jobs and improve patient care. By Paula Span You’re ready to leave the ...

Medicare pays for short-term home health services such as skilled nursing care, physical therapy, and occupational therapy if you cannot leave home and your doctor orders these services. If you have a ...

Carolyn C. Foster ([email protected]) is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics and Primary Care at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago ...

People with dementia receiving home health care visits are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital when there is consistency in nursing staff, according to a new study by researchers at NYU Rory ...