14 min ago | Jefferson Post Online Edition
At a time when hospitals are releasing patients earlier, the elderly are living longer with many chronic illnesses and the traditional family unit is ever changing, more family members are faced with providing care for their loved ones.
4 hrs ago | OurFuture.org
The Elderly Poor - There Are A Whole Lot Of Them
This report by the Kaiser Family Foundation about elder poverty is shocking. I don't think people realize just how many millions of people are barely subsisting in their old age, but it's many more than the government likes to admit to.
8 hrs ago | The Montgomery Advertiser
Exploiting the elderly is now a felony
Penalties for financially exploiting senior citizens soon will be tougher thanks to the passage of an elder abuse bill in the state Legislature.
10 hrs ago | St. Petersburg Times
Visiting cats and dogs bring joy to elderly in nursing homes
He didn't look very old sitting there in his straw hat and colorful shirt but there was definitely something wrong.
Aging gracefully not much of a stretch for many senior citizens
If you are a senior who still browses through bookstores, you may be in for an unpleasant experience if you hit on a particular self-help section.
Senior citizens picnic brings out young at heart
Tex Jones, 82, of St. Albans, dances with Rachel Brown of Scott Depot at the Kanawha Valley Senior Services' picnic at Shawnee Park in Institute.
Bill To Protect Elderly Passes
The Alabama Legislature is making it easier to prosecute people who abuse, neglect or financially exploit senior citizens.
Judges in Michigan can impose tougher sentences on criminals who embezzle money from senior citizens and the mentally ill under a new state law.
Joel Hay: A costly, ineffective intervention
Medicaid called Medi-Cal in California is the health care program run by each state with federal matching funds that covers specific categories of poor people, including elderly, disabled, families with dependent children, medically needy and others.
Southend United helps elderly keep fit
SOUTHEND United has helped elderly people keep fit and healthy by holding seated fitness sessions at care homes across the borough.
Integration of medical and social services in long-term care needed: Lien Foundation study
Mr Tan Swee Pek, 83; Mr Eddie Chan, 74; and Madam Lam Ah Won , 75, are among nine senior citizens dancing to the Lala exercise at St Luke's Eldercare centre.
More elderly are barely scraping by
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Korea ranks last in supporting elderly population: OECD figures
Korea is aging fast. But what's even worse is that Korea hasn't made ANY improvements in confronting this issue over the past two decades.
Hidden camera catches abuse at Ontario seniors facility
The Ontario government and police are investigating a long-term care facility after a hidden video camera captured an elderly woman with dementia being abused by her caregivers.
Boomers' financial outlook darkens as retirement nears
The Great Recession saw unemployment rates double and the housing bust that proved far stronger and lasted much longer than anyone had expected.
When tornadoes strike, assisted living is a safer place for mom
As I write this, violent storms are marching through the Midwest. Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes are creating a path of destruction.
In the latest roundup of accused Medicare fraudsters, Miami is once again one of the main players.
Police Shooter of Elderly Neighbor IDs Himself Tops Regional News
Shooter of Elderly Neighbor IDs Himself The killer of an 89-year-old neighbor of the man involved in a shootout with police at a Warminster apartment complex in February has ide... President Tells Brad Fox Story During Washington Ceremony Fallen Plymouth Township Police Officer Bradley Fox, who grew up in Warminster and graduated from William ... (more)
Anne Shearer dedicated her life towards caring for the elderly
She is one of the oldest volunteers in Birmingham - and a woman who was forced to flee the Nazis as a child.
Ohio to bolster checks on home health care workers
The state of Ohio has received a $2.1 million federal grant to improve criminal background checks for those home health care workers who directly serve the disabled and elderly.