Aging

Years in the making, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's administration is rolling out a new Medicaid feature that's designed to reduce the future number of enrollees in nursing homes.

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I had lost my own mother to dementia years ago and know the signs. It's as if Adele, at 92, is in a holding pattern. No longer “here,” but not yet gone.

The wife of former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary and Pa. Governor Tom Ridge says he's in the early stages of recovery.

As Delaware's population continues to skew older, the nonprofit Delaware Hospice has expansion plans to serve an aging population that continues to grow.

He claims, though, that he won't actively end his life — he's always been opposed to euthanasia, and to "death with dignity" — he will not try to prolong it either.

The idea of the third annual “Before I Die” festival in Collingswood, New Jersey was to make uncomfortable conversations around death easier.

The 93-year-old Mugabe, the world's oldest head of state, has long been criticized at home for going overseas for medical treatment as Zimbabwe's economy falls apart.

As the population ages, more and more people want to stay in their own home as opposed to transitioning to a nursing home facility. There ...

Despite his 93 years and end-stage renal disease, Harry Azoff is surprisingly active.

Republican U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur of South Jersey put his neck out when he teamed up with far-right conservatives to reach the deal that ended with an Obamacare-repeal bill.

Across the country, alcohol use — and misuse — have gone up among older adults, researchers say. The new study in JAMA Psychia ...

Authorities say an elderly New Jersey couple was killed when a fast-moving fire roared through their home in a retirement community in Oc ...

The election of Donald Trump has spurred a wave of young, progressive Democrats to seek political office, and many of first-time candidat ...

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. o ...