IT is heartwarming when you hear about children who take good care of their elderly parents.

Britain’s cash-strapped government should spend more on caring for the elderly according to proposals yesterday that would for the first time limit the amount anyone has to pay for help in old age.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s cash-strapped government should spend more on caring for the elderly, according to proposals on Monday that would for the first time limit the amount anyone has to pay for help in old age.

* British population is ageing * Report recommends cap on individual care costs * Care home provider runs into financial problems (Recasts after report published) LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - Britain’s …

Research by Age UK has shown that councils are set to cut up to £600m from budgets for caring for the elderly.

A hallmark of a thriving community is how it cares for its most vulnerable — the very young, the disabled and the very old. A coalition of medical, public safety and civic organizations has begun to tackle the challenges of that last category, sadly the one most often neglected.

In this week’s Your Money, Declan Curry looks at the cost of care for the elderly following the financial crisis that has hit the care home company Southern Cross.

The Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW (National Council of Jewish Women) Center for Women, 513 W. Mount Pleasant Ave., Livingston, will hold a support group for Women Caring for an Elderly or Ill Family M

EL PASO - May is “Older Americans Month,” and Adult Protective Services wants to remind us all to care for the elders in our community. It’s a story Irma Fierro knows all too well; her father, who had dementia, passed away after wandering off. read more

Here are five ways to better ensure your elderly loved ones are getting the best care possible at the end of their lives.