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A woman speaks to a group at the North Light Community Center
Aging
Mental Health
Public Health

Older adults are the most socially isolated in America. How do we fix that problem?

According to the surgeon general’s 2023 report on loneliness, a lack of social connection is as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

6 days ago

Medical bill of Mick Stanziale
Aging
Delaware
Health Care
Personal Finance

‘Immediate relief’: Delaware joins forces with nonprofit to erase $50M of residents’ medical debt

Gov. Meyer’s administration is partnering with Undue Medical Debt, which buys overdue accounts at a penny on the dollar, or less.

1 week ago

Listen 2:09
The Beebe Healthcare hospital in Sussex County
Aging
Delaware
Neighborhoods

Delaware health care systems struggling to keep pace with a rapidly growing older population

With seniors expected to make up a third of Delaware’s population by 2040, hospitals and clinics are expanding but still struggle with provider shortages and care delays.

2 weeks ago

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Blanca Maldonado standing outside her home
Aging
Energy
Environment
Public Health

Aging under a warming planet, how Philly is preparing to support its older population

An extreme June heat wave that prompted a heat health emergency declaration killed five people in the city and had been made four times more likely by climate change.

2 weeks ago

Listen 7:34
Lettie Draine, Lisa Walker and Howard Stanley smile
Aging
Health Care

A new senior affordable housing complex in Camden comes with primary health care on site

The Oliver Station complex for residents 55 and older is part of a state-led initiative to expand affordable housing options in New Jersey.

2 weeks ago

Listen 2:05
Jasmine Henderson, a home health aide, washes dishes as Altonya Sheppard looks on
Home & Family
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania home health care agencies call for $370M in the state budget to avoid a looming care crisis

Home health care agencies say Pennsylvania’s rapidly aging population and low reimbursement payment rates set by the state are unsustainable.

2 weeks ago

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Artist and owner of Ahava Memorials Daniel Hoffman holds a ceramic vase in his shop
Home & Family
Pennsylvania
Sculpture

Ardmore artist uses human ashes to craft ceramic memorials

Grieving clients send cremated remains to Ahava Memorials, where artist Daniel Hoffman transforms ashes into ceramic art.

3 weeks ago

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Water Walkers Bernadette Jones (left) and Carolyn Lindsay
Changing Communities
New Jersey
Public Spaces

Trenton’s Water Walkers find fellowship, fitness and friendship in the pool

Trenton's Water Walkers have been working out together since the height of the COVID pandemic. Participants said they have found community through the fitness program.

4 weeks ago

A woman helps kitchen staff at a senior community center
Aging
Philadelphia

Growing older faces its own unique challenges. Here’s a look at what resources are available in Philadelphia

More than a quarter of Philadelphia’s population is 55 or older, but advocates say the problems specific to them are often overlooked.

4 weeks ago

The Senior Companion Program's Joseph Dennis walks with James Henry
Aging
Health Care
Philadelphia

Philadelphia senior companions help aging adults combat loneliness with friendship and support

The Philadelphia Corporation for Aging’s Senior Companion Program pairs older adults with seniors who are aging in place.

1 month ago

Listen 3:16
Do you feel your age? Has your idea of aging changed over time?
Studio 2
Aging
Employment
Health Care

Working, traveling and thriving: The modern experience of aging

As we live longer, our ideas about aging and the roles of older people need a serious overhaul. This hour on Studio 2, we break down the stereotypes around aging.

Air Date: July 2, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:35
People at the Good Neighbor Senior Center listen to a presentation
Aging
Health Care
Pennsylvania

Delaware County Health Department steps in to help elderly former Crozer Health patients get medical records

Former Crozer Health patients can get digital and paper copies of their medical records at one of Delco’s Navigating Our Healthcare System for Seniors summer series events.

2 months ago

Listen 2:07
1 Kg gold bars of 999.9 purity
Criminal Justice
Delaware

$2.1M in gold bars: Delaware woman among victims fleeced in fraud scam targeting older adults

The criminals posed as federal agents and told victims they were being investigated. A New York man has pleaded guilty in the ongoing investigation.

3 months ago

Amyloid plaque
Aging
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly Alzheimer’s disease researchers call a new diagnostic blood test promising, but advise caution

The blood test measures two subtypes of tau and amyloid proteins, which can indicate the presence of amyloid plaque in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.

3 months ago

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Sally’s Iron Mustangs cheer on their teammates
Aging
Pennsylvania
Sports

These Pennsylvania women take healthy aging to a new level as they compete in weightlifting in their 60s and 70s

Sally’s Iron Mustangs, based in Lancaster, is a group of women in their late 50s, 60s and 70s who train for weightlifting events and competitions.

4 months ago

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