How do I explain a layoff in interviews? after 16 years as a home health aide

They always ask why I left, and I freeze. There are 16 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. I also do not want to seem like a risk. What do you say?

If a company has been in the news for layoffs, you can mention that. Often the interviewer already knows.

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It saved me later.