Aging

A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: Living on as little as $30 a month.

U.S. Attorney David Weiss said she ordered the tests without ‘legitimate medical justification’ after brief online consultations with senior citizens.

Wayne Shorter, the 12-time Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer and the creator of one of the singular sounds in contemporary jazz over more than half a century, has died.

Harrison Plaza Senior Towers includes special amenities for those living out their years in city-sponsored housing.

Politicians, celebrities, organizations and more have been heaping praise on the one-term Democrat who continued leading a life of public service long after he left.

Socially isolated older adults have a 27% higher chance of developing dementia, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins.

In a large study, the experimental Alzheimer's drug lecanemab reduced the rate of cognitive decline by 27 percent in people in the early stages of the disease.

A judge has halted Delaware’s plan to switch retired state employees’ health care to a plan managed by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Starting Monday, hearing aids will be available to buy over the counter across the U.S.

Two biotech companies announced last week that preliminary trial data show their new Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab, slowed cognitive decline.

A treatment for Alzheimer’s may be on the horizon. And, the monarch butterfly's migration through South Jersey. Chief Kevin Bethel discusses the Roxborough HS shooting.

No one likes paying taxes, but local property taxes in Pennsylvania are especially loathed.

Workers from 14 Pennsylvania nursing homes went on strike Friday after marathon contract negotiations failed to produce a deal.

Workers for two for-profit companies fear the bulk of the money won’t be used to alleviate longer working hours, expanded job responsibilities, and more.

According to the National Council on Aging, 1 in 10 elderly people has been victims of financial or material exploitation, at a cost of $36.5 billion annually.