Martha Wellman, whose name has been changed to protect her privacy, and her sister, Barbara, both lived a plane ride away from their parents, who had planned to age independently at home well ...

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.' ...

The need to move to a nursing home, assisted living facility or another type of care setting often comes suddenly, setting ...

Understanding the differences between assisted living facilities and nursing homes is important when making the decision as to where a loved one should be admitted. Assisted living facilities and ...

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 ...

Assisted living communities were significantly less likely than nursing homes to offer vaccination programs for seven vaccine-preventable illnesses and more likely to report transferring residents to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 25—By James Walsh, Star Tribune (TNS) Last week was the final straw for Gayle and Karin Winegar, whose 100-year-old mother ...

Kathleen Lynch Moncata learned the limitations of assisted living the hard way: through tragic personal experience. The elder law attorney’s mother-in-law, Rose Moncata, fell in the middle of the ...