Taking care of an aging loved one can be challenging, especially when their care needs exceed what you can reasonably manage. However, a geriatric care manager may be uniquely positioned to help you ...

Dear Carol: I feel like I’m failing everyone because I can’t do everything well. I work full-time, and my kids are in middle school, so they need steady support with their many activities. My husband ...

It can happen in an instant. One day your dad is living on his own, independent and mostly healthy despite advancing age. The next he’s in bed with a broken something, dependent on his grown children ...

"Families want to do the best that they can and often they don't, simply because they don't know how to do it." Rona Bartelstone is a geriatric care manager. She has a bustling practice in Palm Beach, ...

Getting a "care assessment" is the best way to determine when an elder needs home care services. Caregivers can do it by themselves or get help with the process by calling their Area Agency on Aging ...

As the U.S. population ages, surgical programs must evolve to meet the complex needs of older adults. During a featured session at Becker’s Hospital Review 15th Annual Meeting, leaders from Oakland, ...

It's a challenge for a growing number of families: how to care for an elderly parent who lives in another city. More people are now turning to geriatric care managers (GCMs), professionals who do ...

Geriatric trauma management encompasses a multifaceted approach to the evaluation, triage and treatment of older patients who experience physical injury. As the global population ages, clinical ...