"We need to protect Medicare," Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele exhorted last week, "and not cut it in the name of ‘health-insurance reform.’ " It was a rousing defense of government-run health care from the . . . conservative chairman of the GOP. But incoherence doesn’t necessarily make for bad politics. In this case, [...]

By Paula Span My friend Diane Fener, an attorney in Virginia Beach, Va., maintains a busy schedule when she travels to New England to see her parents. “I make the circuit,” she said. She visits her mother, who for two years has lived in the dementia unit of an assisted living facility in Rhode Island. [...]

The American population is aging. In fact, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, one in five Americans will be over 65 by the year 2050. As these people grow older, many will choose to continue living on their own or may decide to move in with family. However, some will prefer to reside with people [...]

By Naomi Creason, Sentinel Reporter Adult children find difficulties in making meals for senior parents, especially those with medical and nutritional needs. It will be 2011 when the first wave of baby boomers hit 65. The number of people 65 and older has leveled off since 1990, but in a June study, Pew Research Center [...]

By, Bill Wilson Over the years, while responding to medical emergencies, I’ve encountered many people who are caregivers. That is to say they are in charge of caring for another individual, mostly family members, spouse, siblings, elderly, parent, or child, who are mentally or physically unable to care for themselves. This situation is more prevalent [...]