Aging/Eldercare

Older adults face greater health risks from extreme heat for several reasons. Communities can save lives by starting to make changes now.

How can business and CSR professionals further engage with and support aging populations? A multifaceted approach is key.

In efforts to create better employment environments and support services for diverse groups, employers often overlook caregivers.

As we think about the health and well-being of our aging population, it is important to look closer at the numbers that illustrate this population’s vulnerabilities. 55.8 million The number…

What happens in November 2024 could influence other states weighing their own options.

There is ample evidence that poor oral health plays a role in many chronic diseases.

Research articles published in the journal The Gerontologist outline several risks that climate change poses for aging well.

Four years into the pandemic, disabled people interviewed by The 19th described feeling isolated and hopeless.

The Appalachian Mountains in Georgia. (Photo by Jairph, Unsplash) Once known for its rustic beauty, moonshine stills and impoverished reside…

Many older homeowners have accumulated substantial home equity in recent years, but they have limited opportunities to extract it. Simplifying the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program could help increase older homeowners’ access to home equity and alleviate housing cost burden.

The care at Landmark of Louisville Rehabilitation and Nursing was abysmal when state inspectors filed their survey report of the Kentucky facility on July 3, 2021. Residents wandered the halls…

As you get older, you’re at higher risk of severe infection and your immunity declines faster after vaccination.