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 ...

Medical Care, Vol. 38, No. 12 (Dec., 2000), pp. 1184-1190 (7 pages) Background. Optimal care for frail elderly patients depends on comprehensive assessment. This is especially true in the complex ...

During a Medicare annual wellness visit, your healthcare professional may include a Social Determinants of Health Risk Assessment. This helps healthcare professionals determine whether there are ...

Many older adults receiving home care do not receive any palliative home care before death, suggesting we need better methods to identify people who need this support, according to new research in ...

The average wait for a long-term care assessment in New Brunswick is 67 days, while the average wait to receive home support services is another 76 days, according to a new survey from the New ...