I ’m the caregiver for my mother, who has dementia, and we’re running out of cash. It’s either work and hire somebody, or do ...

Orrin Onken, a retired elder law attorney in his 70s, doesn't want his kids to become his carers. When he practiced elder law, he witnessed family disasters over amateur caregiving from relatives.

Many older adults opt for in-home care — and are often forced to pay out of pocket for it. Even a 10-hour-per-week home ...

Dear Eric: I am 40 and physically disabled. I need a powered wheelchair to get around both outside and inside my apartment. Recently, my tires were popped by some broken glass from a bottle thrown out ...

One of my favorite Christmas memories is cracking coconuts against my family’s brick house in New York, scraping up the creamy coconut meat and blending it with eggnog to make coquito. My grandmother, ...

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DEAR ERIC: I am a retired 70-year-old. My mother is 93 and lives alone about 20 miles from me. She has lived in her home for more than 50 years, is relatively healthy and can still take care of ...