Elderly

According to the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida (AAASWFL) approximately 28% of America’s seniors live alone, and many experience social…

For the millions of people who are still without power across Florida, heat illness can be a concern.

The number of nursing homes in Florida still without power stood at 64 midday Thursday — down from about 400 that lost power due to Hurricane Irma,...

The assisted living facility, Good Samaritan Village in Kissimmee, experienced up to four feet of flooding after Hurricane Irma passed through. On...

Thousands reacted this week to a photo of residents sitting waist-deep in floodwaters at an assisted living facility in Dickinson, Texas. The town did...

You've probably heard of AmeriCorps, but did you know there's also Senior Corps? A new study of senior volunteers by the Corporation for National and...

With everyone age 65 and older eligible for Medicare, seniors may be the last group that comes to mind when there's talk of Medicaid spending reductions.

Florida is the second worst state in the nation at providing home- and community-based health care options for seniors and the disabled, a new report says.

World Elder Abuse Awareness will be commemorated Thursday, Jun. 15, and while seniors are often targets for scams and exploitation, health officials say…

The Federal Trade Commission says around one-third of financial exploitation complaints last year came from seniors. One of the top complaint reported...