Demand for senior housing may be overstated due to a misconception about the age threshold at which seniors begin using service-enriched housing, according to a new report from Rockwood ...

Over 400,000 seniors are supplementing their incomes by working in the “gig economy”, according to a new study from the JPMorgan Chase Institute. The gig economy includes ...

A recent survey of literature and research provides an excellent summary and state of the world on the fundamental problem with nursing homes – too few qualified nurses.  Anyone ...

Meryl Streep continues to exemplify aging gracefully – and successfully.  Her latest movie Florence Foster Jenkins further builds on the theme of seniors doing what they want.  ...

Following recent media reports of Abu Graib-like staff humiliation of nursing home residents via social media, the federal government issued new standards for reporting such activities. ProPublica ...

Home-bound patients in large cities, as well as nursing home residents, benefited the most from house calls from doctors and nurses. But are rural patients being left behind due to ...

Wall Street firms are becoming very interested in an obscure Medicare program designed to provide medical and social services to the elderly in their own homes. Whether that’s a good ...

Just as in many other areas of life, verbal and social bullying are a reality in long-term care settings. Where does the bullying most often happen? Who are the victims? What policies ...

When it comes to America’s national pastime, coffee gives baseball a run for its money. Eighty-three percent of U.S. adults drink coffee, according to a survey from the National Coffee ...

An overwhelming majority of seniors prefer to age and receive care in their homes. A small CMS program is allowing them to do that – and achieving not only savings for the Medicare ...