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6/24/2015 - Social Model Hospice Homes May Revolutionize End-of-Life Care in the U.S.

The “social model” hospice home, an uncommon prototype for hospice care, may have great promise for resolving some future end-of-life issues in the U.S. The number of social model hospices in this country is currently small but growing at a steady pace as communities grapple with the question of how best to provide care for… Read more 6/24/2015 - Social Model Hospice Homes May Revolutionize End-of-Life Care in the U.S.

6/21/2015 - When should you take the car keys from an aging parent?

It’s the conversation no adult child wants to have, the family dynamic few want to discuss publicly. But the pain pours out on an Alzheimer’s help line, where middle-aged sons and daughters call crying, afraid to tell mom or dad it’s time to stop driving, and equally afraid not to. Read the full article at… Read more 6/21/2015 - When should you take the car keys from an aging parent?

6/19/2015 - At Home, Many Seniors Are Imprisoned by Their Independence

Almost two million people over age 65, or nearly 6 percent of those Americans (excluding nursing home residents), rarely or never leave their homes, researchers recently reported in JAMA Internal Medicine. The homebound far outnumber the 1.4 million residents of nursing homes. Read the full article at The New York Times.

6/19/2015 - Alzheimer’s Supplements Targeted by U.S. Senator

Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri this week raised concerns about dietary supplements that claim to protect against dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and urged 15 major companies and retailers to explain why they sell dubious supplements. Read the full article at The New York Times.

6/19/2015 - Bad neighborhoods linked to faster cellular aging

Researchers showed that cells in the bodies of people who live in perceived bad areas age faster. Read the full article at UPI.

6/19/2015 - Why Should We Look Forward To Getting Older?

Psychologist Laura Carstensen says that as people get older, they usually become less stressed and more content. Read the full article at National Public Radio (NPR).

6/18/2015 - Diet that mimics fasting appears to slow aging

Benefits demonstrated in mice and yeast; three cycles of a similar diet given to humans. Read the full article at USC News.

6/15/2015 - White House Conference on Aging or a Summit on Seniors?

The White House has announced it will hold its White House Conference on Aging(WHCOA) on July 13th. This event is held once every decade, as initially mandated by Congress in 1965. Fifty years in, what’s new? Read the full article at Huffington Post.

6/14/2015 - International Alzheimer's prevention study expands

A five-year, international study into the genetic roots of the country’s sixth-leading killer is expanding. The TOMMORROW study, which is going on in about 50 locations in North America, Europe and Australia, tests a drug — one used to control diabetes — to see whether it could prevent, or at least delay, the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.… Read more 6/14/2015 - International Alzheimer's prevention study expands

6/14/2015 - Message to retirees: sit less, live better and longer

An expert panel writing this month in the British Journal of Sports Medicine urged office workers to take the danger seriously and get out of their chairs for at least two hours every work day. But what about people whose working days are over? It turns out that the oldest adults, including retirees, spend the most time… Read more 6/14/2015 - Message to retirees: sit less, live better and longer