THE SHARE OF AMERICANS with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is expected to more than double by 2060 as people increasingly...

IF YOU'RE AN ADULT IN your late 60s or 70s who's physically healthy, mentally sharp and trying to stay that way, taking a daily low-dose...

A new bill introduced in the House of Representatives would make it possible for patients to use a health savings account (HSA) for home...

The home health care sector is the fastest growing service industry in the country. The market is anticipated to be worth more than $13.5...

Michael was 73 and widowed when he found himself in the hospital having suffered a stroke. Listening to his doctor report the news and...

EVERY YEAR AT THIS time, Paula Falk receives an influx of calls from adult children concerned about the decline of their elderly parents....

NUMBERS ARE IMPORTANT to Jan Sirota, a retired investment banker who lives in Sarasota, Florida. Sirota just celebrated 11 years of...

HELYN GUERRY, 88, OF Houston, looks around her room but struggles to make out the objects directly in front of her. Macular degeneration,...

Research shows that people with dementia have a significantly higher risk of falling than people who don't have the cognitive disorder,...

It’s often assumed that the elderly have different sleep needs than younger adults, but in truth, sleep needs don’t change in adulthood....