California Nursing Home Residents Told To Find New Homes
(By Jocelyn Wiener for Kaiser Health News) Some of California’s most vulnerable nursing home residents, many of whom have nowhere
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Aging
Keeping Your Blood Sugar In Check Could Lower Your Alzheimer’s Risk
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Brain scientists are offering a new reason to control blood sugar levels: It might help
Read MoreReimaging healthcare for aging boomers
Humana, which manages health benefits for four million people enrolled in its Medicare Advantage plans, is partnering with Microsoft in
Read MoreFor Boomers Reframing Aging, Age-Proofing A Home Won’t Come Cheap
(By Sharon Jayson for Kaiser Health News) AUSTIN, Texas — Chris and Dennis Cavner, in their early 70s, are preparing
Read More‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Dorothy Twigg was living on her own, cooking and walking without help until
Read MoreVIDEO: What If Aging Wasn’t Inevitable? The Quest To Slow And Even Reverse Aging
(By Elise Hu for NPR) Scientists are better understanding why we age — and they’re also better explaining the cellular
Read MoreThe Delicate Issue Of Taking Away A Senior’s Smartphone
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) At first, Dr. Robert Zorowitz thought his 83-year-old mother was confused. She couldn’t
Read MoreVoices: How Should California Address The Needs Of Its Aging Population?
(By Anna Almendrala and Ana B. Ibarra for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Demographers, gerontologists and government officials are
Read MoreOptimists For The Win: Finding The Bright Side Might Help You Live Longer
(By Patti Neighmond for NPR) Good news for the cheery: A Boston study published this month suggests people who tend
Read MoreStarving Seniors: How America Fails To Feed Its Aging
(By Laura Ungar and Trudy Lieberman for Kaiser Health News) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Army veteran Eugene Milligan is 75 years
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