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Community efforts help seniors take advantage of health benefits of pets
Pet adoption is top of mind: Our family just brought home a 15-month old shepherd mix named Duke. After just…
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Research focuses on improving life as we extend it
What happens to quality of life when science actually slows the aging process? That’s what the emerging field of geroscience…
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Funding of long-term care remains an unanswered question
Most policymakers and experts agree the U.S. needs to do a better job of addressing the rising demand for long-term…
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Congressional update at GSA touches on upcoming stories
What’s really happening with aging policy in Washington? At last week’s annual Gerontological Society of America Conference in New Orleans,…
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Medicare changes payments for outpatients, home health care
Late Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its final hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical center payment schedule…
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Learn more about ‘longevity gene’ and how genetics influence aging
Humans have searched for a “fountain of youth” since before the time of Ponce de León. Now scientists may be…
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Culture an important factor in ‘successful’ aging
What is “successful” aging? According to experts at this week’s Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Conference, it depends on…
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Data on special dementia care units released
A new data brief from the National Center for Health Statistics compares residential care communities with and without special dementia care units in 2010.…
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New models of caring for frail elderly needed, expert says
Older Americans can live in comfortable health, without needless treatment – and we can save money in the process, but…
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New data breaks down who uses hospice care
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization just issued a new report on trends in hospice care use in 2011…