Every Tuesday and every Thursday, Frank Starkey leads a Bible study at Mount Calvary Baptist Church. Sometimes, over, and over and over again.
Starkey, who knows Scripture backward and forward, quietly confides that he's been asked to preach at the ... more

For every victim of Alzheimer's -- about 5.4 million U.S. seniors -- there is an exhausted, lonely caregiver, but researchers say yoga may help.
Dr. Helen Lavretsky, professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles, Semel Institute for ... more

Many Americans who care for an older adult feel overwhelmed and trapped by the situation. Adult day care programs can help caregivers and the people they care for.
"Adult day centers are the best thing you never heard of," says Burton ... more

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"It's a national disgrace that so many families dump their elderly parents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. We need to become a nation of family caregivers. Sons and daughters should invite their aging and aged mothers and dads ... more

Doug Wyman will get up early Tuesday to make breakfast for his wife, Barbara: coffee, oatmeal and fresh fruit. He'll draw a bath and help her get dressed, then sit with her through her favorite morning TV shows.
Not because ... more

Kristy Bryner worries her 80-year-old mom might slip and fall when she picks up the newspaper, or that she'll get in an accident when she drives to the grocery store. What if she has a medical emergency and no one's ... more

Those working on the front lines of the fight against Alzheimer's and dementia see an out-of-control truck veering toward the American population. And they're concerned that too few people seem to notice it.
There are now 5.4 million Americans with ... more

The more agitated or restless a person with mild cognitive impairment becomes, the more stressed his or her family caregiver becomes, U.S. researchers found.
Lead author Tina Savla, assistant professor at Virginia Tech, said the more a caregiver's day is ... more

They sit thigh-to-thigh, fingers entwined.
They've raised children and endured life's inevitable losses and challenges -- per the instructions, Dave Badarak jokes, of the vows they took 39 years ago: To love and honor, through good and bad.
Now with ... more

Do:   
-  Prepare nutritious foods, but go light on the spices.
-  Encourage cancer patients to eat healthy to keep their strength and immune system up; going for a short walk can help build an appetite.
-  Prepare six smaller ... more

Results announced from a national survey of Alzheimer's disease (AD) caregivers found that memory loss and confusion, which are cognitive symptoms, in addition to personal safety, are the greatest concerns related to the progression of their loved one's AD. In fact, ... more

Nearly half of family members serving as primary caregivers to loved ones have either lost a job or missed career opportunities as a result of their care giving responsibilities, finds a new study by Genworth Financial (Genworth). The study, Beyond ... more