As a long-distance caregiver, I understand the unique challenges of ensuring my elderly parents receive the care and support they need from afar. Over the years, I’ve navigated the complex landscape ...

Andrew Duxbury, M.D., professor in the UAB Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, provides expert advice and tips for at-home geriatric care. The health of older adults can change ...

Personal care for seniors means helping them with activities of daily living (ADLs) like bathing, dressing, brushing teeth, grooming, and helping with continence care if needed. Saige Via is a ...

It is never too early to plan ahead, and if you are an older adult - or have an older relative - it can be helpful to think about future care. Ashlee Mueller, director of Friendship Village, visited ...

Dr. Valeria Serban is a board-certified psychiatrist with 20+ years of experience, offering telepsychiatry in Chico, CA, and online psychiatric care for adults and seniors across Northern California.

Geriatric care has been in the spotlight for being understaffed and in high demand. And a new movement is pushing hospitals and nursing facilities to work harder to treat dementia patients. The ...

A brief version of the traditional Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in primary care and community health settings could identify older adults with unmet needs or geriatric syndromes, but it doesn’t ...

Clinical benefit (rate) of geriatric assessment in a Veterans Affairs (VA)-based oncology clinic according to the Geriatric 5Ms framework. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2023 ASCO Annual ...

As Americans live longer, there's a dire need to create an age-friendly health care system. But right now, there aren't enough doctors specializing in geriatrics to care for older adults. In CBS News ...

In the unfolding era of advanced technology, the concept of robots assisting in elderly care is no longer science fiction but a reality. With a 95% success rate, robotic assistants have emerged as an ...