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Staying physically active has many health benefits for older adults, but this can sometimes be a challenging goal to meet. This is reflected in a report published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that indicates nearly 27% of adults aged 65-74 and 35% of tho...     read more →

Eating well throughout your life is the cornerstone of keeping you strong, active, and healthier. Even if you have bad habits around your diet, it’s never too late to make positive changes to support healthy aging. Your doctor may have already made specific reco...     read more →

If you’re an older adult that has a diagnosis of hypertension, or high blood pressure, you’re not alone. As many as 70% of adults aged 65 or older may have high blood pressure. 1 And many of them don’t even know it. Because high blood pressure can cause serious...     read more →

Decisions about care at the end of life are complicated and often emotionally charged. Many of us have heard of hospice care, but what hospice care is and when it should be started are very commonly misunderstood. For older adults who are seriously ill or have a...     read more →

Limited mobility in older adults is often due to common changes that happen with aging. Stiffness and pain from arthritis, trouble with balance after a stroke, slower reflexes, and other challenges can make getting around harder. They can also increase your risk of...     read more →

Being single can be a reality during any season of life. Older adults may find themselves without a romantic partner due to divorce or separation, or sometimes due to the death of a spouse or partner. According to the Pew Research Center, out of adults aged 65 and...     read more →

Driving whenever and wherever you need or want to is an important part of independence. For older adults, it is very common for changes related to aging to interfere with safe driving. Because of this, it’s also very common for families to question whether an ol...     read more →

It’s not an uncommon scenario: as your mom, dad, aunt, uncle, or other friend or family member ages, they begin to struggle with everyday tasks. You might worry about their health and safety. Maybe they even have a fall or two, or you notice they’re forgetting impo...     read more →

At any stage of life, taking charge of own our healthcare is a big part of successfully managing health concerns. For older adults, who often face chronic health conditions, this can become an overwhelming tangle of problems, solutions, goals, questions, and tasks....     read more →