Rosario Valdes and daughter Xochitl Kolinsky watch grandson Jacobo Kolinsky, 16, rehearse with his band Solar Flares in the living room of their home in Plano. Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer ...

Sometimes it starts with a few simple tasks. You, the adult child, agree to help Mom or Dad get to doctors’ appointments. Then you have to step in so they can keep their medications straight and take ...

As we look toward the future, one of the most significant and emotional periods many of us will encounter is becoming caregivers for our aging parents. This is something I’ve seen both of my parents ...

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Dear Savvy Senior: I need to hire a good in-home caregiver to help my elderly father who lives alone. What’s the best way to do this? — Searching Sarah Dear Searching Sarah: Finding a good in-home ...

Q. My parents are living with significant limitations from severe arthritis, recent surgeries plus the beginning of cognitive problems. My brother and I have been alternating weekdays and weekends ...

I am the only child of an only child who lives in an assisted living facility thousands of miles away. I unofficially diagnosed Mom with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder after struggling for ...

For weeks, headlines centered on the mysterious deaths of 95-year-old Gene Hackman, who had advanced Alzheimer's disease, and his wife and primary caregiver, Betsy Arakawa. They were found days after ...