Despite a desire to age in place, villages for older people remain a boutique option
"Villages" can serve the needs of older adults who want to stay in their homes. But there need to be more of them, and with...
Are the coronavirus vaccines safe for someone with cancer or dementia?
As public demand grows for limited supplies of coronavirus vaccines, questions remain about their appropriateness for older adults with various illnesses. Among them are cancer...
A pandemic upshot: Seniors are having second thoughts about where to live
It can be tricky enough to decide where to live as one ages and potentially needs more assistance. The pandemic has made them even more...
How to help older people take advantage of tech to stay connected
A large number of older people have limited access to technology or physical impairments that make it hard to take advantage of the resource.
Some states allowing in-person nursing home visits — to relief of families
More than half of U.S. states have given the go-ahead to nursing home visits under careful circumstances. Anguished families say loved ones are suffering mentally...
Fearing COVID-19, and ventilators, older people alter their living wills
For older adults contemplating what might happen to them in this pandemic, ventilators are a fraught symbol, representing a terrifying lack of personal control as...
Seniors with COVID-19 can show very different symptoms, doctors say
COVID-19 is typically signaled by fever, an insistent cough and shortness of breath. But older adults — the age group most at risk of severe...