Aging

The Wolf administration is focused on general improvements to nursing homes, including increasing the amount of direct care residents get each day.

Pennsylvania is headed for a profound eldercare crisis, experts warn.

Hundreds of thousands of nursing home workers are not vaccinated, according to federal data, despite those facilities bearing the brunt of the early COVID-19 outbreak.

Recent meetings between lawmakers and property managers have done little to allay fears or fix safety issues rampant in Camden’s senior housing complexes.

Cases have been rising steadily in long-term care facilities since the variant became prevalent despite widespread vaccine use.

Some patients who've had COVID develop symptoms resembling early Alzheimer's. Researchers are trying to determine whether they're are more likely to develop the disease itself

The state currently requires nursing homes to provide residents with 2.7 hours of direct care each day, despite a much higher federal recommendation.

A lack of security at their apartment complexes makes life dangerous for many Camden seniors. Buildings’ operators refuse to hire guards.

NFL's Carl Nassib came out this week on Instagram, We'll talk about the barriers for LGBT professional athletes. Then, columnist Steven Petrow on the new rules of aging.

Pandemic restrictions are falling away almost everywhere — except inside many of America’s nursing homes.

The Food and Drug Administration said it granted approval to the drug developed by Biogen for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Chaim “Charlie” Steg, manager of St. Francis rehab center, pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment. Three residents died from insufficient care.

A new study from AARP and Drexel’s College of Nursing shows lack of broadband access thwarts telehealth for many older Black and brown residents.

As New Jersey officials push to get more residents vaccinated, advocates are calling for them to make it easier for some of the most vulnerable people to get inoculated.

The Department of Health will help nursing home pharmacies to secure vaccine doses to be administered at the facilities.