Among older adults who fall, more than half receive care in a hospital — with the estimated annual average cost per inpatient ...

Village Caregiving reports that caregivers for dementia patients need support. Key strategies include compassionate ...

The guideline says that by the end of 2029, a new employment policy should be drafted to enable elderly people to more ...

At Gabriel House, the assisted living facility in Fall River where a fire killed nine people Sunday, many of the residents used wheelchairs, walkers or were on oxygen and struggled to escape. The ...

River called mutual aid during the Gabriel House fire when firefighters were overwhelmed. But they covered stations, not the ...

Falls are the primary cause of injury-related death among older adults. Here are tips that can help keep you on an even keel.

When a person starts to lose their balance on a slippery surface, the natural reaction is to raise the arms to restore balance.

A nighttime fire turned into an “unfathomable tragedy” at a Fall River assisted living facility where nine elderly residents died and at least 30 more were injured.

A study found that taking just 14 steps per minute more than their usual pace led to "meaningful" improvements in physical ...

Frailty is a medically defined condition in older adults that increases vulnerability to everyday stresses, leading to a ...

New Hampshire has one of the highest unintentional fall death rates in the country. Falls are the leading cause of injury ...

Even birth rates in Latin America and Caribbean, where families are typically large, are shrinking. U.S. is well below replacement rate.