Where Transparency Fails in Health Insurance March 24, 2026 - Barbara Tuszynski was concerned about her vision but confident in her insurance coverage when she went to an eye clinic last May.
Critical in Treating Older Adults: Nurse Practitioners February 3, 2026 - With this article, journalist Jariel Arvin delves into a complicated situation. The boomers are crowding into their later years at a time when the country has fewer and fewer geriatricians—doctors knowledgeable about their care. Fortunately, the ranks of nurse practitioners…
Memory Cafes Make a Difference for Dementia Patients and Their Caregivers January 23, 2026 - Rob Kennedy mingled with about a dozen other people in a community space in Clarks Summit, PA.
An Age-Old Fear Grows More Common: ‘I’m Going to Die Alone’ December 3, 2025 - This summer, at dinner with her best friend, Jacki Barden raised an uncomfortable topic: the possibility that she might die alone.
Home Improvements Can Help People Age Independently November 14, 2025 - Chikao Tsubaki had been having a terrible time. In his mid-80s, he had a stroke. Then lymphoma. Then prostate cancer.
Millions of Aging Americans Are Facing Dementia by Themselves August 5, 2025 - Sociologist Elena Portacolone was taken aback. Many of the older adults in San Francisco she visited at home for a research project were confused when she came to the door.
Most Nursing Home Residents Aren’t Getting COVID Vaccines July 26, 2025 - It seems no one is taking COVID-19 seriously anymore, said Mollee Loveland, a nursing home aide who lives outside Pittsburgh.
Cameras Are Popping Up in Long Term Care Facilities July 12, 2025 - The assisted living facility in Edina, MN, where Jean Peters and her siblings moved their mother in 2011, looked lovely. 
Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults Who Live Alone May 28, 2025 - Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit down with his daughter the next time she visits and show her how to access his online accounts if he has an unexpected health crisis.
For Homeless Seniors, Getting into Stable Housing Takes a Village—and a Lot of Luck May 14, 2025 - Over two years ago, Kim Hilton and his partner walked out of their home for the final time. The house had sold, and the new landlord raised the rent.
It Takes a Network to Support a Senior Who Lives Alone March 18, 2025 - Donald Hammen, 80, and his longtime next-door neighbor in south Minneapolis, Julie McMahon, have an understanding. 
Their Biggest Worry Is the Cost of Health Care October 24, 2024 - What weighs most heavily on older adults’ minds when it comes to health care? The cost of services and therapies, and their ability to pay.
Utilities Plunge Nursing Homes into Darkness September 23, 2024 - When powerful wind gusts created threatening wildfire conditions one day near Boulder, CO, the state’s largest utility cut power to 52,000 homes and businesses
Dementia: A Diagnosis Too Often Delayed August 9, 2024 - Last year, a bank officer phoned Kelli Brown’s brother with a concern: a lot of money was going out of their 87-year-old father’s bank account. Their father, a retired accountant, lived alone in Cincinnati. He seemed to be functioning well…
Special Programs Teach Much-Needed Skills to Dementia Caregivers November 15, 2023 - There’s no cure—yet—for Alzheimer’s disease. But dozens of programs developed in the past 20 years can improve the lives of both people living with dementia and their caregivers. 
What AI Can Do for Older Adults November 7, 2023 - When Alyssa Weakley’s 82-year-old grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2019, the family scrambled to respond. Her grandmother lived in southern California; Weakley and other family members were in northern California and Washington State. As problems arose, they took turns…
Remote Work: An Underestimated Benefit for Family Caregivers October 31, 2023 - For Aida Beltré, working remotely during the pandemic came as a relief.
Innovators Find Creative Ways to Connect the Generations September 12, 2023 - As the pandemic receded, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, a community center in New York City’s Upper East Side, came back to life. The halls buzzed with people of all ages, from young children in the preschool to older adults who…
What to Do When Your Older Parents Resist Help or Advice August 28, 2023 - It was a regrettable mistake. But Kim Sylvester thought she was doing the right thing at the time.
An Underestimated Benefit for Family Caregivers July 27, 2023 - For Aida Beltré, working remotely during the pandemic came as a relief.
Gaming: A Way to Exercise Older Brains - Video games have always been part of Shawn Etheridge’s life. His interest was first sparked as a young teen, when he toted rolls of quarters to a nearby mall to play arcade games like Pong. As a young adult, as…
A Silent Killer in My Family - At my annual physical, I brought a list of concerns, feeling uneasy after learning that three of my siblings have high Lp(a), a form of cholesterol that increases the risk of heart and vascular disease. “I think I should get…