Aging

Emergency room staff call it a “pop drop” – when a disabled older person comes in for medical attention, but...

Over the last twelve months, my colleagues and I have spoken at length with close to one hundred Native American...

More than 700,000 elderly and disabled Americans receive health care in residential care communities, such as assisted living facilities. As...

When it comes to HIV prevention and treatment, there is a growing population that is being overlooked -- older adults...

Are your parents aging but still wanting to keep in touch, be in the know, and continue to be avid...

Since the turn of the millennium, the technology industry has sky-rocketed and there are many types of technology which have...

Today is World Social Work Day, a time to honor social workers and recognize the contributions they bring to society. ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – As mindfulness practices rise in popularity and evidence of their worth continues to accumulate, those who work...

Dementia is one of our time's leading epidemics currently affecting over 24 million people globally. This has forced governments to...

In this “silver tsunami” era, elder populations are outnumbering the younger workforce. This creates significant inequity and more than enough...

By: Brian Neese Around 7 million of the nation’s 39 million adults ages 65 years and older are affected by...

Photo Credit: Alzheimer's Foundation of America via Flickr The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) was founded in 2002, by Bert...

Society is at a point of conflict where it concerns head injuries and sports. The extent to which head trauma...

According to the United States Department of Justice, 1 in 10 seniors over the age of 60 is abused every...

By Ed Kashi and Julie Winokaur When working with elderly patients in health care facilities, it is likely that we may forget...

When we think of the holiday's we often think of joyful times with family and friends but for some of...

I work for a hospice program providing palliative care which means we attend to the emotional and spiritual needs of...

A few weeks ago at the Home and Community Health Association conference, I met some of the team behind CleverCare,...

With our fast paced lives in a technological age of instant gratification and easy distraction, it's no wonder news channels...

Adult Services Social Worker Kristen Hamilton helps a client sign a form using a mobile app In today’s technology-enabled world,...