older adults

A House panel advances a proposal that would place monitoring devices in the rooms of residents, with caveats. Debate centers around security and protection vs. privacy and dignity.

The measure would amend the 1965 Older Americans Act to include screening for loneliness and coordination of supportive services and health care to address its negative health effects.

Aging alone ─ without a spouse, a partner or children ─ requires careful planning. New programs for this growing population offer much-needed help.

A Biden administration rule that imposed minimum rules on nursing levels may not survive, even though many homes lack enough workers to maintain residents’ care.

Providing affirming support to older LGBTQ+ adults could be one way to reduce their risk for dementia. These individuals face unique challenges compared to straight, cisgender seniors.

Diverse networks of friends, former co-workers, neighbors, and extended family are often essential sources of support for older adults living alone. Often it is the elderly caring for the elderly.

Researchers find that “switching off” a protein with an injected antibody increased the healthy lifespan of older mice by almost 25%. The treated mice had lesser cancers and were free from frailty.

In a health care system that assumes older adults have family caregivers to help them, those facing dementia by themselves often fall through the cracks.

Gulf Coast citizens 65 and older have had a difficult time after heavy hits from Helene and Milton. Many live in retirement communities with manufactured homes, which are easily destroyed during storms.

Older men who find themselves living alone tend to have fewer close personal relationships than older women. They’re vulnerable, physically and emotionally, but often reluctant to ask for help.