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Articles about caring for an older adult: health, family, paperwork and the caregiver’s well-being.
Costs and paperwork
Caregiver cost per hour in Houston, Los Angeles and Miami (2026)
How much a caregiver costs per hour in Texas, California, and Florida: agency rates, wages, the 2026 minimum wage, and how to figure the monthly cost.
Choosing a place
Free senior placement services: how they work and how to use them
Many senior placement advisors don't charge families because the facility pays them. How that model works and what to ask to get the most out of it.
Costs and paperwork
Free senior programs: meals, transportation and senior centers
Home-delivered meals, community meal sites, transportation and caregiver support: how to find free or low-cost programs for older adults.
Family and emotions
Guilt about putting Mom in a nursing home: how to cope
If moving your mom to a nursing home feels like abandoning her, you're not alone. Why it weighs so heavily on Latino families and how to decide calmly.
Health and care
Signs an elderly parent can no longer live alone
Food going bad, unpaid bills, bruises with no explanation: ten signs that your mom or dad needs more help at home, and what to do about it.
Family and emotions
Caregiver burnout: signs and free help, including in Spanish
Exhaustion, irritability, insomnia, isolation: how to recognize caregiver burnout and where to get free help in the U.S. today, including in Spanish.
Family and emotions
Respite care: how to take a few days off from caregiving
What respite care is, where it's offered, who can help pay for it (Medicaid, the VA, hospice), and how to ask for it without feeling guilty.
Health and care
Alzheimer's in Latinos: higher risk and early warning signs
Hispanics are 1.5 times as likely as white people to have dementia. Learn the 10 early signs, what's normal with aging, and when to see a doctor.
Choosing a place
Nursing home, asilo, casa de retiro: senior care terms explained
Nursing home, assisted living, asilo, casa de retiro, residencia: what each senior care term means in the U.S., in English and Spanish.
Choosing a place
How to choose senior living without rushing: 5 practical tips
Take time to compare, look at daily care, read inspections in context, plan how to pay and review the contract: five tips to help you choose well.
Costs and paperwork
10 questions to ask a home care agency before you hire
Ten useful questions to ask before you hire a home care agency: license, staff, Spanish-speaking caregivers, prices, fill-ins and handling problems.
Choosing a place
Worried about nursing home or assisted living care? What to do
What to do if you're worried about a loved one's care in a nursing home or assisted living: 911 in an emergency, the staff, the ombudsman, and the state.
Health and care
How to prevent falls in older adults at home
More than 1 in 4 older adults fall each year. CDC (STEADI) steps to prevent falls: the doctor, medicines, exercise, vision, and a safe home.
Family and emotions
How to talk to your siblings about caring for Mom or Dad
How to hold a family meeting, divide tasks and costs based on what each sibling can give, and stay united while you care for Mom or Dad.
Family and emotions
Long-distance caregiving: parents in another state or country
How to organize care for parents who live far away: a local network, medical permissions, documents, help in their city and what changes abroad.
Choosing a place
A care home that respects Latino culture: food, Mass, telenovelas
What to ask to find out whether a care home will honor your Latino loved one's food, faith, language, and customs, and what the law says.
Health and care
Diabetes and high blood pressure in older Latinos: daily care
Daily routine for an older adult with diabetes or high blood pressure: medicines, low blood sugar, feet, checking blood pressure and when to call 911.
Choosing a place
What to bring when moving to assisted living or a nursing home
A moving-day checklist for assisted living or a nursing home: documents, medicines, labeled clothes, comforting items, and what to leave at home.
Health and care
How to prepare a loved one with dementia for a move
Tips for moving a loved one with Alzheimer's or dementia to a care facility: what to do before, on moving day and in the first weeks of adjustment.
Health and care
Home modifications for seniors: bathroom, stairs, and lighting
How to adapt your home when Mom or Dad lives with you: bathroom grab bars, handrails, good lighting, and safe floors, based on the CDC's safety checklist.
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