Seniors For Living

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 ...

The Census Bureau released data that shows there are more people 65 and older than ever before in the United States.

According to the 2010 numbers, there are 40.3 million people age 65 and older, an increase of over 5 million since the 2000 Census. The ...

In Hackensack, NJ, the elderly and disabled can get a helping hand from the Volunteer Center of Bergen County’s Chore Program. These volunteer handy men and women, some of whom are seniors themselves, perform minor repairs and installations that ...

The recent release of the 2010 World Population Data Sheet (from PRB, the Population Reference Bureau) has prompted a very important global question – who is going to care for the "oldest old"?

The data sheet (and subsequent report by Tyjen Tsai) explores the elderly support ratio, defined as “the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) divided by the number of people 65 or older.” In many countries (and even more so in ...

A broken or fractured hip is a common injury that's often seen in elderly individuals. Over 90% of broken hips are caused by falls, and most of these injuries require hospitalization and surgery, and very few of these patients return to their pre-injury level of activity.

However, more concerning, is that hip fractures in the elderly have been shown to increase the risk of death, and over 20% of these patients die ...

There's an interesting discussion going on at The New Old Age: Is the "safety first" mantra always the best thing for seniors? Do safety measures reduce meaningful activity and freedom:
...there may be downsides to the actions we take in the name of safety, even if they do prove protective. Take moving into a nursing home, usually promoted and defended as necessary for an elder’s safety. “There are negative ...

You know how sci-fi movies and cartoons we watched as kids featured robots who took care of household chores? While it seemed like a far off notion, it may be coming sooner than you think.

A research project from Eindhoven University of Technology, KSERA (Knowledgeable Service Robots for Aging), strives to help elderly people live at home as long as possible. The study will begin with COPD patients:
In three ...

Disaster kits are one of those things that I always think, "Yes, that's something we need to do sometime," and that's about as far as it gets since I don't live in an earthquake or hurricane prone area.

I do live in Nashville, and a couple of months ago we experienced devastating floods, the likes of which no one has ever seen around here.

My part of town was among ...

We often speak of the importance of respecting a senior's end of life wishes, but an interesting study out of the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System finds that more than 25% of elderly Americans lack the capability to make their own medical decisions at the end of life.

The study sought to find out how many elderly adults might need others to make complex medical decisions on their behalf at the ...

The National Alliance to End Homelessness released a startling new report at the end of March, indicating that, without intervention, the elderly homeless population will increase by 33% in 2020 and more than double by 2050. The chart below (from the report) illustrates this dramatic swelling:

The report outlines poverty rates among the elderly, changes in seniors- economic vulnerability and their reliance on federal affordable housing programs, and causes of homelessness in this ...