A study finds depressive symptoms and caregiving among older adults caring for partners with dementia can emerge 10 years before routine screening detects cognitive impairment.

The pandemic took a toll on older adults, but especially on those whose physical or mental health was already suffering, a new poll shows. This group may need extra support to age as well as possible.

More older adults want to age in place in their own homes; renovations and little adaptations, as well as financial planning, can help.

Mobile apps for smartphones and tablets are available to help older adults monitor and manage weight, exercise, mood, diabetes, sleep and more, but a poll shows many who could benefit don’t use them.

Trips, slips and falls are a major cause of injury, hospitalization and death in older people but prevention can start with quick fixes in their homes that you can make during a holiday visit

Falls are a major cause of injury to older adults but the pandemic led to a drop in physical condition and increase in fear of falling that could increase risk of injury.

Exercise, mnemonic strategies, neuromodulation; A psychologist with expertise in dementia shares what the science tells about improving memory and thinking without drugs.

Isolation of a person with COVID-19 within a house or apartment is important for keeping coronavirus from spreading to the people they live with, but a study shows disparities in access to isolation spaces.

New video tutorials from Michigan Medicine’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program help patients with physical therapy and rehab from home.

A new position statement supported by the National Strength and Conditioning Association highlights the importance of resistance training for older adults to empower healthy aging.

Two-thirds of all pet owners say that having an animal helps them stay physically active. But for some older adults, time commitment, cost and allergies stand in the way of pet ownership.

Survey of older adults finds physical & mental health issues, hearing problems, and poor diet, exercise and sleep habits are tied to loneliness

Millions more seniors now self-identify as healthy, federal data show. But the gains occurred only among those with higher levels of education and income.

A study done at a PAC facility in Southeast Michigan revealed that one in four seniors is bringing along stowaways from the hospital to their next stop.