caregivers

Registration is now open for Baby Day 2022 — a time to celebrate our tiniest Texans.

While health experts continue following the latest COVID trends, advocates are working to help families deal with what the CDC is calling a hidden pandemic.

Billions of dollars are stolen from seniors each year. Financial fraud and exploitation is the most prevalent form of elder abuse.

The pandemic has taken a toll on families living with Alzheimer’s disease. It can be a lonely illness for patients and caregivers — the pandemic added to the isolation. NBC 5’s Bianca Castro talked with talk show host Leeza Gibbons, about her family’s journey with Alzheimer’s and the mission of her nonprofit, Leeza’s Care Connection.

About 40% of caregivers in the U.S. are Millennials. They’ve become known as the “sandwich generation,” stuck with the dual burden of caring for their kids as well as their elderly parents. For Millennials already saddled with student debt, the job can be an emotional and financial struggle. NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker reports on the unpaid job so many young...

The Texas Senate passed SB 25 Wednesday, NBC 5’s Julie Fine explains the proposal requires nursing homes and other long-term care facilities to allow at least one “essential caregiver” two hours a day to visit.

Nursing homes are reporting coronavirus cases in North Texas.  Families can’t go in to visit loved ones during this. This has some people considering in-home care assistance as an option even during the times of social-distancing.

Nursing homes are reporting coronavirus cases in North Texas.  Families can’t go in to visit loved ones during this. This has some people considering in-home care assistance as an option even during the times of social-distancing. “It’s very much a good alternative and so hopefully we’ll get through this together and we can go back to normal,” said Ron...