Roscoe Nicholson

A recent study provided further encouraging evidence about the positive impact that cognitively stimulating leisure activities can have for older adults. It also provided important…

Although Life Plan Communities and other multilevel senior living residences offer older adults the ability to age in place as care needs change, transitions from…

How much does one’s personality develop over the course of a lifetime, and how do our personalities play into the types of situations and interactions…

Although there has been increasing interest in “successful aging,” little consensus exists on what constitutes successful aging, and successful aging definitions have been criticized for…

The attitudes we espouse impact our behaviors, and new research has reaffirmed this truism as it pertains to positive aging. The researchers tested the notion…

With the aging of thousands of baby boomers , the demand for new home- and community-based care models is increasing. An overwhelming number of older…

A recent study of older adults looked the contributions of dog ownership on positive health outcomes, and asked whether potential health benefits of dog ownership…

Cohousing communities are taking off in British Columbia as a way to encourage positive aging. One recently completed community called Harbourside Cohousing is built on…

Residents in assisted living are less healthy than the general older adult population, and often share many characteristics of older adults in nursing homes. However,…

Many studies have shown that family caregivers are at greater risk for a variety of poor health outcomes due to the stressful nature of caregiving.…

Numerous studies have shown the positive impact that exercise can have on cognition and the brains of older adults, and it has been suggested that…

The portrayal of older adults in popular culture is something that has an impact on the general populace and how it views the aging process…