For many people, especially in winter, showering every day becomes a choice. However, in some conditions, such as after ...

Readers respond to Michelle Cottle’s essay about her experience with her parents and the growing caregiver crisis. To the Editor: Re “The Comedy and Horror of Becoming My Parents’ Keepers,” by ...

Let us begin by explaining why bath sponges may not be as safe as you think they are. “Bath sponges and loofahs are not always hygienic because they trap dead skin cells, moisture, and soap, which ...

Nearly 1 in 4 adults are caregivers, up 45% from the number of caregivers in the United States in 2015. AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving are calling on state and federal lawmakers to ...

If you're a caregiver for an ill or elderly adult, you're not alone. Millions of others are right there with you. They know how rough it can be, and they want to share their wisdom. When NPR asked ...

Informal caregivers often face considerable financial burdens, including the need to cover health-related costs for the loved ones they are caring for, loss of employment or reduction in pay due to ...

Henry and Flora were married for 45 mostly blissful years before crisis arrived. Though they had argued over money and child-rearing concerns years earlier, they'd gotten along like the best of ...

Frequent use can leave behind invisible plastic fibers on household surfaces, dishes, and cookware. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is ...

For a decade, Alma Valencia has taken on the task of caring for her mother, Arminda, who suffers from dementia. "I’ve had to take on that role of being a nurse — a person that does everything for my ...

Busy mature businessman working from home and watching his crying son at night, who is is yelling at him. Upset displaced father forced to work from home as the pandemic corona virus (COVID-19) forces ...

Soon after Jonathan Cottor’s son Ryan was born, he was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy — a degenerative disease for which, at the time, there was no treatment. The doctors essentially told ...

In Arroyo Seco, N.M., Vanessa Herrera routinely inserts a needle into her 6-year-old son’s chest, administering life-saving medication for his rare bleeding disorder. This weekly ritual, made possible ...