Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults older than 65 — more than 4% — have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in.

When we were young, we never believed that we would one day be 70 years of age, much less over 90. It all arrives too quickly. One day we wake up and wonder who the person staring back at us in the ba ...

Isha Bhonde, an experienced physical therapist and advocate for holistic elder care, has been exploring how physical therapy ...

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai have made an important discovery that could help some patients with behavioral-variant ...

Dementia impacts not just the individual who suffers from it, but the caregivers and loved ones who see the profound changes that occur.

Eight care homes and five day centres for the elderly are to be closed as part of a raft of cutbacks and money-saving changes ...

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New research published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement has found that older adults who regularly participated in mentally challenging activities, such as reading or puzzles ... with mild ...

Smart homes have become increasingly popular in recent years. Where once they simply referred to automated systems for things like lighting and ...

Many older people could live independent lives in smart homes, but so far the technology has failed to live up to the hype.