The Veteran’s Aid and Attendance benefit, offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, is a vital program for those veterans (and their spouses) who are in need of medically related assistance with activities of daily living. … [Read more...]

Q. I have three children – a healthy 2-year old and twin 9-year olds with severe Autism Spectrum Disorder. I recently took them  grocery shopping, and when looking at the ingredients on a label, one of my twins disappeared. … [Read more...]

It's estimated that 5.4 million people in the United States have Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia, and about 70% of them live at home. For most seniors with dementia, staying at home is a common goal; however, it … [Read more...]

A growing number of Americans are living to age 100 and beyond. In the U.S., the centenarian population has grown 65.8 percent over the past three decades, from 32,194 people who were age 100 or older in 1980 to 53,364 … [Read more...]

Today, people in the United States come together to commemorate an important figure in the history of civil rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. MLK Day offers the perfect opportunity to remember a man who played an important role … [Read more...]

Q. When I was a child, my parents took me to see my grandmother. I was very upset when she didn't remember me or my sister and when she thought my dad (her son) was my older brother. Now I am faced with the same situation with my … [Read more...]

From the sticker shock of long-term care to court cases involving filial responsibility, we covered a lot of ground in 2013. It was a year that included a 5.2 percent sequester and the release of a new DSM-5 manual that changed … [Read more...]

Patients in a nursing home or rehabilitation facility are often limited in their mobility as well as in their contact with the outside world, which can often cause feelings of isolation or depression. Spending long days watching … [Read more...]