As aging experts declare loneliness a public health crisis, programs like Meals on Wheels offer older adults more than food.

More than 70 million baby boomers—those born between 1946 and 1964—are alive today. In 2026, the oldest of them are turning 80. With longer lives often comes more complicated health needs: multiple ...

The vast majority of U.S. adults 65 and older (93%) say they currently live in their own home or apartment. Within this group, 9% say someone provides care for them in their home, according to a new ...

Family members are increasingly caring for aging parents or spouses as the U.S. population gets older. Caregivers' ...

Home or facilities where older adults prefer aging care reveals most want to stay home but lack caregiving resources, per Pew survey.

"Loneliness in the second half of life needs to be a focus of public health policy." ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Social isolation is a major health concern nationwide -- especially for older adults. But there are programs available across California that can help combat and address isolation.

Folks over 65 are putting in a lot of screen time. In 2019, the Pew Research Center found that people 60 years and older ...

Most older adults are missing out when it comes to all the resources that could help them with aging and caregiving issues, according to a new poll. The National Poll on Healthy Aging from the ...

Nursing homes are often understaffed. Home care is expensive and isolating. One Hudson Valley social group might have a ...

Nursing homes and senior communities here have embraced simple, science-backed innovations to improve the lives of older ...