After extensive opposition to a proposed expansion to the Saratoga Retirement Community, the city council voted 4-1 to advance the proposal at a June 5 meeting. The council’s decision, which …
Q. I have a concern about my 75-year-old mother. Since my father died two years ago, my mother is drinking a lot more wine than usual. It begins early afternoon …
Judith Graham | (TNS) KFF Health News Caring for older adults with dementia is stressful, especially when they become physically or verbally aggressive, wander away from home, develop paranoia or …
A prominent South Bay parks agency will open a $1.4 million project Saturday that aims to make its lands more available for seniors, people in wheelchairs and others with limited …
NEW YORK — Reports of a rare nervous system disorder were “more common than expected” in older U.S. adults who got the new RSV vaccines, according to a Centers for …
Having depended on hearing aids for nearly three decades, I’m astounded by the lack of Medicare coverage for devices that can solve a problem afflicting tens of millions of older …
PHOENIX — Terrified of being assaulted in a shelter, Pearl Marion couch surfed with family members and friends during last year’s blistering summer so she didn’t have to sleep outdoors. …
Fred Schulte | (TNS) KFF Health News In early 2020, with reports of COVID-19 outbreaks making dire headlines, Trever Schapers worried about her father’s safety in a nursing home in …
The Saratoga Planning Commission voted on May 8 to advance a controversial proposal for an expansion to the Saratoga Retirement Community. The planning commission’s recommendations pave the way for the …
By Judith Graham, KFF Health News Every day, the scene plays out in hospitals across America: Older men and women lie on gurneys in emergency room corridors moaning or suffering …