What are good ideas to help elderly parents easily operate a front door lock?

I am looking for good ideas about how to better help elderly parents open the front door. Regular keyed locks are often hard to manipulate. Any ideas about other access control solutions?

Is there a successful way to help elderly parents communicate with credit card companies?

Both of my parents are having trouble remembering to make payments on their credit cards as well as other issues where they could use my help. When I try to deal with the credit card companies myself, they are suspicious (rightly so, considering identity theft problems) and almost impossible to work with even when one [...]

Who typically cares for mom and dad as they age?  Research studies indicate that it’s mostly women, usually daughters that become the care-givers for aging parents. Recent estimates report that 34 million Americans serve as unpaid caregivers for other adults, usually elderly relatives, and that they spend an average of 21 hours a week helping [...]