Seniors For Living

We hear about boomers and the aging population all the time, but did you know that their dramatic rise in numbers won’t do much in terms of fueling growth in the senior living industry?

That’s what this new ...

Dementia. Parkinson’s disease. Macular degeneration. Depression. People are living longer thanks to medical advances, but there are consequences. In a recent article on AgingCare.com, Susan Levy, M.D., spoke to the health issues plaguing seniors today; some are ...

I hate finding out about a good deal after the fact -- after the promotion is over, after my need for a particular product or service has been met, or after the product is sold out.

That’s the premise ...

Last week, over 3,000 elder care professionals and advocates gathered in our nation’s capitol for the 2012 Annual Conference of the American Society on Aging (ASA). For five days, attendees representing a host of disciplines within the fields of aging, healthcare, ...

As states compete for federal funding dollars, providers push for regulatory changes that won’t put them out of business, and caregivers weigh the pros and cons of options for loved ones, senior care becomes a fragmented thing.

In such ...

Understanding how we heal: this is one of the major underpinnings of a new project underway, with Stanford researchers Helen Blau and Juan Santiago at the helm.

Professor Blau, who heads up Stanford’s Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, ...

As more grey and white hairs overtake the dark coat of our nine-year-old Boston Terrier, my husband and I have started affectionately referring to him as George Clooney, still distinguished and dashingly handsome (and perhaps more so) because of his ...

Yesterday in Washington, D.C., Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), current chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, presided over a forum whose participants included government and private sector researchers, leaders, and industry experts.

“Aging in America: Future Challenges, Promise ...

Making a pot of coffee. Going for a jog. An apple a day. Whatever your daily routine looks like, the way you begin and subsequently move through your day has an impact not only on the hours ahead, but may ...

Mary Robinson, Ireland’s first female president and currently a member of The Elders; Maya Angelou, a celebrated poet and civil-rights activist; and Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace – these are the prominent keynote ...