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As baby boomers age, many of them are facing old age without a family to care for them. NBC's Nancy Snyderman reports.

May 22: Even in his final days, Bob Curry, NBC's Ann Curry's father, brought his family together with humor, love, and fierce determination. Ann shares an interview with her dad and reports on coping with loss in Part 3 of our series, Trading Places. (Nightly News)

Some 143,000 veterans or surviving spouses receive a little-known benefit to assist with their elder care, but as NBC's Anne Thompson reports, hundreds of thousands more may be eligible.

With nursing home costs averaging $70,000 a year, many American families are considering long-term care insurance to help pay for the needs of their aging parents. NBC's Anne Thompson introduces you to one couple for whom the finances made sense.

Feb. 20: Our series on caring for parents continues with the story of a Florida woman struggling to decide -- with her parents -- what to do next. After they share their story, Dr. Marie Bernard, director of the Oklahoma Geriatric Education Center, offers practical advice for millions who face a similar situation. (Nightly News)

Feb. 19: NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports from Minnetonka, Minn., where one nursing home has a unique way of dealing with patients who have dementia. (Nightly News)

Feb. 18: Nearly one in four U.S. households currently cares for a relative or friend age 50 and over. NBC Chief Medical Editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman offers some advice on making it easier. (Nightly News)

Feb. 17: NBC's Lisa Daniels looks at how one program in Vermont is helping relieve the burden of placing loved ones in a nursing home. (Nightly News)

For midlife Americans struggling to juggle caring for their elderly parents while raising their own families, there is little good news: Resources that are already strained to the breaking point will only become scarcer.

I am fortunate that I can afford first class care for my mother. It's not all about money, but it sure helps.  NBC's Tom Brokaw.

At 77, Ann Curry's father, Bob, refuses to act his age. Whether it's candy striping at a local hospital or ballroom dancing, the Oregon widower has embraced life.

A young doctor and his wife, newlyweds, begin a life in a small Indiana town. They had no idea when they were starting out that they would live the American dream. NBC's Nancy Snyderman reports.

NBC Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert shares his story of how he cares for his aging father, as part of the 'NBC Nightly News' series 'Trading Places.'

When kids can't always be there, there's the guilt of not being able to help their parents. That's given rise to a new industry of care: one that Brian Williams has come to know, and depend on.