While massage and somatic bodywork may be the last thing on most parents' minds, touch can be a restorative tool.

The Montana State University Extension started the Montana Caregiver Respite Retreat Program in 2021 to help the state’s now ...

Executive summary Family caregivers are women and men who, at an average age of 52, provide unpaid support across a wide range of care needs for ...

This Pew Research Center report looks at the experiences of Americans who are providing care to a parent, spouse or partner age 65 or older. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to ...

I became my mother's primary caregiver during the final chapter of her life. Managing her medical needs, emotions, and dignity became my daily responsibility. When she died, I thought my caregiving ...

Last November—about three months after I’d suffered a stroke—my husband, Patrick, finally told me about the toll it was taking on him. What was hardest, I learned, wasn’t managing my functional ...

This article was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors. My mother lived with Alzheimer’s disease for 12 years. Even with a lot of ...

Caring for someone with multiple myeloma can be challenging on many levels. The person who has just been diagnosed may look to you for information to help them better understand the disease to ...

ATLANTA — 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 ...

Leigh Anne Staton takes care of her husband, Eric, in their Gastonia home. AARP finds many North Carolina caregivers endure debt, stopped savings and unpaid bills. TRACY KIMBALL ...

One woman moved back across the country to care for her grandmother, giving up her dreams of sunshine and palm trees. A young mother, overwhelmed caring for two children and her ailing grandmother, ...