Aging
Brandywine Valley Active Aging eyes permanent location for Downingtown senior center
The organization has been leasing space at Brandywine Grace Church for the past few years to serve as a temporary Downingtown campus.
4 days ago
Listen 0:49New Jersey comptroller stops Medicaid funding for the worst-rated nursing home in the state
N.J. Medicaid funding for the state’s lowest-rated nursing home is cut off. The N.J. state comptroller says the facility improperly collected millions and offered subpar care.
1 week ago
Listen 1:00You can reduce your risk of dementia. Here’s how to get started
About 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by healthy lifestyle choices and preventive medicine. Here's a tool to gauge your brain care and track your progress.
4 weeks ago
Over 60? Climate change could be coming for your nest egg
Miriam and Benny Saladin were set to retire in Manville, N.J. But their home was located between two rivers, and in more than two decades, their house flooded three times.
2 months ago
Do you want kids? And other personal questions amid the declining birthrate
The decision to have children is a complicated one - finances, relationships, morality and more. When faced with the choice, people are opting to have fewer kids, if any.
Air Date: October 8, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:50‘You gotta come together’: Judge approves selling West Philly’s Brith Sholom House to PHA
The authority will take over the crumbling building in West Philadelphia less than a month before a scheduled gas shut-off and sheriff’s sale.
4 months ago
Listen 1:14PHA is poised to buy Philly’s Brith Sholom House after years of strife
Most of the building’s tenants have moved out. Those who remain are hopeful a judge will approve the sale.
4 months ago
Listen 1:13High temps can make people with dementia irritable, confused, and uncomfortable. What to know
People with Alzheimer’s disease or other conditions that cause cognitive decline can struggle to say they are hot during extreme heat, so caregivers must watch for changes.
5 months ago
Delaware launches $5M program to help state’s aging population and workforce shortage
The Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program will help boost geriatric health care through research and develop training programs.
5 months ago
Listen 1:24Here’s what to know about the latest research on Alzheimer’s risk factors and treatments.
5 months ago
Listen 1:03Blood tests for Alzheimer’s may be coming to your doctor’s office. Here’s what to know
A Swedish study found blood testing to be more accurate than traditional exams at diagnosing Alzheimer's. The findings were reported at a conference in Philadelphia on Sunday.
5 months ago
Legislation legalizing medical-aid-in-dying in Delaware awaits governor’s action
Gov. Carney said his position on the issue has been public since the bill was introduced. He has 10 days to act after his office gets the legislation.
6 months ago
Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the inspiration for the NBA logo, dies at 86
West was “the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him,” the Clippers said in announcing his death.
6 months ago
The Biden administration’s new federal staffing rules for nursing homes, celebrated by aging advocates and labor unions, will take effect in 2026.
6 months ago
Listen 1:15Delaware’s first elder abuse sanctuary aims to tackle ‘untalked-about crisis in this country’
The senior living campus near Wilmington is creating a statewide network to give victims “a place where they’re safe from that abuser.”
7 months ago
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