Senior living options aren't one-size-fits-all, and you don't want to be caught flat-footed in the event of an unexpected health crisis. The time to start researching senior care ...

Medicare Part A and Medicare Advantage plans may cover respite care as part of hospice care coverage, potentially covering 95% of eligible costs for up to 5 consecutive days. The respite care must be ...

While there are three existing medical respite programs in D.C., all of them exclusively serve men. Hope Has A Home™ for Women is the first and only medical respite program in the District ...

Henry Jones felt like he was at the end of the line in the summer of 1991. "There was no way out," he remembered thinking. "I prayed and was tired, but I couldn't see no way out." Jones had been ...

Medicare offers help for caregivers of dementia patients but getting the word out has not been easy. People who work in ...

New York hospitals are under enormous strain and looming Medicaid cuts threaten to widen budget gaps, particularly for public hospitals. At the same time, we continue to struggle with providing people ...

James, a lifelong athlete with 82 marathons under his belt, is facing his toughest challenge now: a type of dementia called ...

A dynamic germ-fighting duo is helping people who live on the streets win the battle of recovering from wounds, illnesses and hospitalizations with the efficacy and empathy of having been there ...

Medicare launched a new program called GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) to support individuals diagnosed with dementia and their caregivers. The program offers a $2,563 respite care ...

A nonprofit dedicated to providing respite care for families with children living with disabilities will open a new facility on 2.5 acres of land in Timnath, expanding the nonprofit’s capacity. More ...