A solid at-home fitness routine can help make workouts accessible and comfortable, regardless of your personal circumstances. We spoke with physical therapist Chris DeRosa to get his recommendations ...

Older Georgian homes typically feature ceiling heights of 10-11 feet for ground floor rooms and 9-10 feet for upper rooms, significantly higher than modern standards. People naturally prefer rooms ...

Before "aging in place" was a widely known concept, Michael Hughes built his parents a house for retirement that demonstrated a new kind of frankness around long-term planning. As a part of our ...

Melissa Rogers, 48, didn't want her mother to live in her home in her final days. Her mom, Alice Jackson, had dementia. Rogers found a memory care facility in Minnesota, where they live, and applied ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) states that over 2.5 billion people worldwide use assistive devices, and that number is likely to rise as the older population grows. Older people face unique ...

More than one in four homeless people in Oregon are over the age of 55. As the state’s population gets older, many seniors rely on a fragile social safety net. Susan Gallagher poses for a portrait in ...

BRISTOL, R.I. — At age 82, Roberta Rabinovitz realized she had no place to go. A widow, she had lost both her daughters to cancer, after living with one and then the other, nursing them until their ...

Considering older people are most susceptible to the consequences of social isolation and feelings of loneliness, it's not entirely surprising that many of them are forgoing self-care and avoiding ...

It can be difficult to stay on track with exercise in general. For older folks with mobility issues and age-related concerns, incorporating physical activity can be that much tougher. A solid at-home ...