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The keynote address at the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association’s 2015 annual conference featured Bernard Hammes, PhD, the director of Respecting Choices at Gundersen Health System…

Hot on the heels of the Stanford Center on Longevity and Max Planck Center for Human Development’s recommendations concerning computer-based cognitive training, a group of…

It’s 2015 and sensors are everywhere! Fitbits, Apple Watches, and sleep monitors abound. For those of us who like to keep track of our every…

Maximizing the satisfaction of older adults is a primary concern of today’s care providers, and great efforts are taken to provide older adults with care…

Increasingly, public policy attention is focusing on meeting the health needs of older adults aging in place. However, this population has a number of other…

A number of studies have demonstrated that depression symptoms and disability increase the risk of each other, but new research comparing caregivers and noncaregivers digs…

The relationship between patient and physician is one that becomes more important as adults get older and begin to approach later life. Aside from a…

Multiple areas of lifestyle have been associated with reduced risk of cognitive decline in older adults, which suggests that multidimensional programs for older adults aimed…

Accumulating research continues to show that social activity has a positive benefit on health and well-being, and multiple longitudinal studies have shown that more socially…

Many comedians have been credited with the theory that “comedy equals tragedy plus time.” Recently, however, a team of researchers has taken it upon themselves…

Older adults face a number of major financial challenges and decisions as they age, including living on a fixed income, ensuring that their savings will…

Even when entered into voluntarily, the transition to senior living can pose a number of adjustment challenges to new residents. Although Continuing Care Retirement Communities…