Elderly News

Workers with Skin Cancer Specialists in Marietta offer free skin cancer screenings during a past Information Fair.

Many people regard Alzheimer's disease - the most common cause of dementia - as a hopeless death sentence.

Elderly residents at a Durban retirement centre on the beachfront have become prisoners in their own homes after falling prey to "ruthless and heartless" criminals.

Year 6 pupils at a Bath school have been helping out those less fortunate than themselves by collecting for the city's foodbank.

A 75-year-old resident of a New Jersey senior citizen housing complex is suspected of running a prostitution ring that employed some elderly residents as sex workers, NBC 4 New York reports .

Reverse Mortgage Lenders Direct recently acquired three well known websites dedicated to reverse mortgage education, and is quickly becoming one of the top organizations in this growing field of mortgages and lending .

Paula Duncan saw how quickly it could happen with her father-in-law. When he was hospitalized with pneumonia at age 80, his personality changed.

The process began when two of her daughters suspected the third daughter of taking advantage of Paulos while her health was deteriorating.

May 15, 2013 - Hermitage Gardens' residents Clyde McGee takes aim at a number of targets during a morning of paint ball.

It is understood that the 62-year-man whose body lay in a sheltered housing flat for five weeks did not avail of a liaison service offered by Dublin City Council.

A senior citizen has been charged with animal cruelty after investigators say she captured a neighbor's cat and stuffed it in a small cooler.

A call from someone posing as a distressed grandchild needing emergency cash. An unannounced visit from men claiming they can repave a driveway at a discount.

SPLASH Gordon is coming soon. Beginning Thursday, August 1st and concluding Saturday, August 3rd local churches will begin to SPLASH Gordon County.

The Nantucket Council on Aging has named Sara Johnsen and Francis Pease its 2013 Senior Citizens of the Year for their positive impact on the island's elderly community and uplifting presence on a yearly basis.

Medical devices such as the Libris can connect to Bluetooth sensors to manage chronic conditions, and the market will expand to younger users, according to Numera.

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IT beggars belief that the latest benefits review may see the end of free prescriptions for people over 60 years of age.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Spokane Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating an elderly male with extreme dementia who walked away from the House of Charity, 32 W. Pacific Ave.

Booths lined the walls of the Pister Garrison Civic Center in downtown Lufkin as part of the annual Mayfest celebration, all wanting to help East Texas' most valuable residents; senior citizens.

For years, numerous Jamaican fraudsters have conned mostly elderly Americans out of their retirement savings by promising that they've won millions in an international lottery but they need to wire a payment to cover taxes.