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A lot of families assume help only exists if you’re broke, unemployed, or caring for someone in a nursing home. That’s not how it works.

Key Points Research suggests that loneliness can increase dementia risk by 31%. Loneliness may lead to unhealthy behaviors, such as inactivity and isolation. Reach out to family or friends, join a group or volunteer to decrease loneliness. Here's how your social life could affect your dementia risk. By Carrie Myers, M.S. Dementia and brain disorders are getting a lot of attention these days. And for good reason. About one in 10 Americans over 65 have dementia. And it’s estim

Many seniors want to age in place, but they should consider how they will satisfy their healthcare needs. By Jeffrey H. Snyder Broadcast Retirement Network’s Jeffrey Snyder discusses how best to deliver home care to America’s aging seniors with Weiss Cornell Medicine’s Madeleine Sterling, MD, MPH. Jeffrey Snyder, Broadcast Retirement Network Dr. Sterling, it’s a pleasure to see you. Thanks for joining us this morning. Madeline R. Sterling, MD, MPH, MS , Weill Cornell Medicine

by: Bill Shannon TYRONE, Pa. (WTAJ) — A caregiver from Tyrone is facing a litany of charges after allegedly using a man’s financial information to rack up thousands of dollars in gambling debt. Dottie Kay Brenneman, 38, was placed in prison Jan. 21 after being arraigned on 1,030 counts, 513 of which are identity theft. More than 500 counts of access device fraud, along with forgery, financial exploitation of a care-dependent person, theft by deception and criminal use of a co

Youtube Detroit PBS Director of Community Engagement Marty Fischhoff has a special caregiving report on the conversations that should take place between family caregivers and their loved ones about financial and legal planning. Fischhoff speaks with Antonia Harbin of the Elder Law and Advocacy Center and sits down with Judy Page and her daughter and caregiver, Ericka Page.

By: Sahana Patel Idaho caregivers are expressing deep concerns about potential Medicaid funding cuts that could eliminate crucial home and community-based services. These cuts could threaten both the people they care for and their own livelihoods as the state legislature considers budget reductions. One service that particularly worries caregivers is Home and Community Based Services, known as HCBS, which allows Medicaid members to receive care in their own homes or communiti