/tags/aging aging en-US WLRN Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:23:34 GMT /development/2024-06-05/one-intentional-community-in-orlando-is-making-a-difference-for-older-adults Since the pandemic, isolation and loneliness were declared public health concerns. Older adults are at higher risk, but intentional communities offer a way to live with connection. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:23:34 GMT /development/2024-06-05/one-intentional-community-in-orlando-is-making-a-difference-for-older-adults Lillian Hernández Caraballo /health/2024-04-25/older-adults-depression-reseach The Do More, Feel Better program trains seniors to help other older adults plan activities, which can boost mental health. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:10:40 GMT /health/2024-04-25/older-adults-depression-reseach Stephanie Colombini /news/2022-07-28/nursing-homes-are-suing-friends-and-family-to-collect-on-patients-bills Debt lawsuits — a byproduct of America's medical debt crisis — can ensnare not only patients but also those who help sick and older people be admitted to nursing homes, a KHN-NPR investigation finds. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:40:52 GMT /news/2022-07-28/nursing-homes-are-suing-friends-and-family-to-collect-on-patients-bills Noam Levey /2021-09-28/theres-a-shortage-of-home-health-aides-for-the-elderly-and-its-getting-worse Advocates have been calling for changes in the field. They say these jobs are exhausting, with low wages, little respect and little career growth. "We need a complete transformation," one expert says. Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:55:36 GMT /2021-09-28/theres-a-shortage-of-home-health-aides-for-the-elderly-and-its-getting-worse Kavitha Cardoza /2021-02-03/fbi-shooting-in-sunrise-the-latest-on-the-stock-market-getting-real-about-getting-older An update on the FBI agents who were killed in South Florida Tuesday while serving a warrant. "Stonks," "tendies" and wildness on Wall Street. And getting real about getting older during COVID-19. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 23:56:26 GMT /2021-02-03/fbi-shooting-in-sunrise-the-latest-on-the-stock-market-getting-real-about-getting-older Suria Rimer, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /2020-01-08/clinical-trial-could-pave-way-for-earlier-alzheimers-diagnosis-at-eye-doctor People at risk for Alzheimer's disease could one day get their diagnosis decades earlier - at the eye doctor. Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:20:01 GMT /2020-01-08/clinical-trial-could-pave-way-for-earlier-alzheimers-diagnosis-at-eye-doctor Daylina Miller, Daylina Miller /news/2019-07-10/lonely-no-more-10-initiatives-in-broward-will-fight-isolation-in-seniors Broward County has the fastest-growing population of people over 85 in the country. One of the growing problems they face is social isolation, which can… Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:19:31 GMT /news/2019-07-10/lonely-no-more-10-initiatives-in-broward-will-fight-isolation-in-seniors Caitie Muñoz /news/2019-05-09/mazie-ford-floridas-oldest-volunteer-dies-at-112-years-old Mazie Ford was the only verified super-centenarian in Florida. That’s someone who’s over 110 years old. Ford died earlier this week. Her family said she… Thu, 09 May 2019 23:25:29 GMT /news/2019-05-09/mazie-ford-floridas-oldest-volunteer-dies-at-112-years-old Caitie Muñoz /news/2019-05-09/new-study-suggests-link-between-chronic-pain-and-prematurely-aging-brains Virtually all of us will have to endure some aches and pains in the course of growing older. Maybe a bad back that makes getting out of bed a grueling… Thu, 09 May 2019 11:25:04 GMT /news/2019-05-09/new-study-suggests-link-between-chronic-pain-and-prematurely-aging-brains Christine DiMattei /2019-04-08/scientists-test-whether-brain-stimulation-could-help-sharpen-aging-memory Memory faltering as you age? Parts of your brain that used to work in sync may be out of step. A study shows that a precise jolt of electricity can bring these parts back together, boosting memory. Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:40:54 GMT /2019-04-08/scientists-test-whether-brain-stimulation-could-help-sharpen-aging-memory Jonathan Lambert