Falls can often lead to reduced mobility or long-term disability in adults 65 and older, but there are strategies beyond exercise that can help these patients stay independent longer.

Overall, 46% of adults age 65 and older have taken steps to "age in place," according to a new poll. This includes 31% who ...

Physician shortages are particularly detrimental for the one in five older Americans who live in rural areas. With only 11 ...

A study has developed a predictive tool to help older adults understand their likelihood of maintaining independence at home ...

Nurse practitioners are critical in treating older adults, increasingly filling a gap in health care as the ranks of geriatricians shrink.

The following column was originally published June 6, 2020. Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life ...

A novel predictive model named STAYHOME effectively estimated the risk of losing the ability to live at home among older ...

Many homes still have features that were once standard but now pose significant safety risks. Maybe you live in an older ...

Among older adults, non-Hispanic white Americans have overtaken Asians Americans as the healthiest U.S.-born population with ...

Seniors struggle with grief, isolation, and trauma after wildfires. This guide explores the mental health challenges they face and explains how to support them.

Senior living industry advocates are cheering the introduction of legislation to reauthorize the Older Americans Act.

But for older Americans — and for senior living operators who care for them, the Senate’s $3.3 trillion budget reconciliation ...