Visiting your parents as they get older improves you and their overall well-being. Many adult children will choose to visit their parents very often as they get older. There are several reasons that ...

Older adults who experience chronic loneliness face a 56% higher risk of stroke than those who are not lonely, according to a new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Surgeon ...

Connie Korteland, 82, was accustomed to being active and able to get around when her health changed rather quickly. “We had recently moved to the area, and so we had a lot of work to do around the ...

A study of nearly 400,000 home care recipients found that lonely older adults had an 18-23% lower risk of dying within a year compared to non-lonely peers The findings contradict previous research on ...

Loneliness and isolation among older Americans have mostly returned to pre-pandemic rates, but that still means more than one third of people age 50 to 80 feel lonely, and nearly as many feel isolated ...

Two large studies involving Chinese older adults found strong links between loneliness, frailty and difficulty performing everyday tasks — with frailty appearing to act as a bridge in this ...

High rates of loneliness and social isolation were detected in recent years — before and after the pandemic — among other adults especially among those who said they had poor physical or mental health ...

BOSTON -- Loneliness is a major public health issue and recent studies have shown the devastating effects on one's health and well-being, including putting older adults at higher risk of stroke.

Research reveals that structured volunteering programs significantly improve social and emotional wellbeing among older adults, highlighting the importance of sustained engagement. Study: The effects ...

(The Hill) — More U.S. adults ages 45 and older are feeling lonely, according to a new AARP study. The survey, published Wednesday, found that 40 percent of respondents said they felt lonely. In 2010 ...