Since 2016, Smith has run the nonprofit Raising Men and Women Lawn Care Service, which cuts grass free of charge for the elderly, the disabled on fixed incomes, single parents and veterans.

Unfortunately, several studies show that many older people with significant real estate and financial asset holdings get long-term care from Medicaid for free or at subsidized rates. These ...

Students at a training program, Cooperative Home Care Associates in New York, practice basic skills like a bed-bath on each other. Home health aides, provide basic, day-to-day support for elderly ...

Terry Hodge would have a tough time caring for the 150 or so elderly women at Bethany Health Care Center without the dozens of immigrant nursing assistants, housekeepers, dietary aides and other ...

Bainbridge Island, Wash. A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 3, 2025, Section A, Page 19 of the New York edition with the headline: Improving Health Care for the Elderly.

Providing specialized care for diverse conditions in the context of home care for the elderly is a complex and demanding task that requires a multifaceted approach. Caregivers must be well-versed ...