As part of the Burlington County Sheriff's Office program, inspectors check door and window locks, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and exterior home security issues.

Older adult volunteers at Lutheran Settlement House make up more than half of all volunteer hours across the organization.

“When you connect to one of these older adults, you’d be surprised how they can change your life,” says Jamee Nowell Smith of Senior Community Services.

Rennie Harris and Megan Bridge expand a student project from 25 years ago into an evening of self-reflection and social commentary.

New Jersey could be the 14th state to allow human composting. Advocates say the option is more eco-friendly than burial or cremation.

About 200 people belong to New Castle County’s Senior Roll Call Lifeline program. Several have been rescued after falling while home alone.

The partnership between the rideshare giant and local nonprofits will help Philly’s most vulnerable population get around in the wake of SEPTA service cuts.

Experts across the region are working to educate older adults on how they can prevent falling as they age.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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