Pets may offer more than companionship for older adults who live alone and lack regular support from friends or family. New research from Mather Institute suggests that having an animal in the home ...

Aging is a natural part of life, and many older adults aspire to spend their golden years in their homes for as long as possible. The good news is that with the right tools and equipment, maintaining ...

Older adults who regularly eat meals alone are more likely to experience poorer nutrition and health outcomes than those who share meals with others, new research by Flinders University has found.

As inflation continues to reshape the American economy, a quiet demographic shift is compounding the financial pressure on older adults. Solo-agers, or adults who are growing old without spouses, ...

One out of 5 older adults who fall at home is still on the floor an hour or more later. Lying there that long roughly doubles the chance the fall proves fatal, even when the fall itself caused no ...

Commentary: Senior-care facilities are expanding services beyond their walls and bringing them into the community and ...

Roughly one in five people aged 50 or older now live alone, based on AARP data. Of those, about 60% feel at ease living alone and over half feel in control. Clearly, living alone isn’t a problem to be ...

As the evenings draw in, a few simple precautions can help older people living alone stay safe. Winter is when fires are lit, ...