Elderly woman saved from burning home.  Rescue crews helped an elderly woman make a fire escape after flames broke out at a South Florida home.  An 82-year-old woman lived alone in the home and was too weighed down by thick … Read More

Death risk for elderly is raised by isolation and loneliness. Isolated people, especially older adults, have higher health risks. Mortality risk has been found to be about three times as high for isolated people, those who are not married, have … Read More

When it re-opens next month in a $25 million facility, Palm Beach County’s only public nursing home will begin a new chapter in its almost 100-year history.  The Edward J. Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center’s new three-story, 120-bed public nursing … Read More

Many of us will be tasked with making impactful decisions associated with caring for an elderly loved one. Studies show that within the next 30 years, the number of Americans who are 65 years of age and older is set … Read More

Lengthy antibiotic use common in elderly.  Elderly nursing home residents are often prescribed courses of antibiotics that last 10 days or more, a new Canadian study shows, which may needlessly raise the risk of drug resistance and secondary infections.  Using … Read More

One of the scariest parts of bypass surgery — having your heart stopped and going on a heart-lung machine while doctors fix your clogged arteries — is safe even in the elderly and doesn’t cause mental decline as many people … Read More

The family of an 82-year-old Florida woman is furious that she was hauled off a commuter train because she was singing spirituals and are considering  legal action.

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The Inspector General report reveals that in 2009 nursing home conglomerates bilked U.S. taxpayers to the tune of more than $5 billion for care that by all legal definitions was substandard at best, negligent at worst. A full 37 percent … Read More

Older Adults Who Play Video Games Feel More Positive and Happy.  Despite the controversies over the content of video games, there is a huge surge in the number of avid video game enthusiasts.  It’s not just young people who are … Read More