Esther Meyers, right, shows a photograph of her then teenage mother Rachel Kane to her to jog her memory as her twin sister Sarah Schultz looks on.(Photo by Brian VanderBrug/Los Angeles Times via ...

Born just a year apart, Oliver Massengale and his brother Charles grew up together. Now, in a two-story home in Compton, they are growing old together. But Charles Massengale, 71, can do little on his ...

Low-income Californians who are elderly and disabled were less likely to go to the emergency room or be hospitalized after their in-home caregivers participated in an intensive training program, ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. This article is part of a yearlong occasional series on late-in-life health care ...

One November afternoon, Chris Espedal asked a group of caregivers — all of whom work with people who have cognitive impairments, behavioral health issues, or complex physical needs — to describe what ...

Growth in Arizona’s aging population means a current and projected shortage of caregivers for the elderly. The largest state-approved center for training caregivers and certified nursing assistants in ...

Born just a year apart, Oliver Massengale and his brother Charles grew up together. Now in a two-story home in Compton, they are growing old together. But Charles Massengale, 71, can do little on his ...