WASHINGTON — Programs that feed older, homebound adults are instituting waiting lists amid budget crunches, rising costs of food, growing demand for their services and funding cuts from the government.

Combined with the end of COVID-19 era aid, local groups are finding that they can no longer serve the same number of people, resulting in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Programs that feed older, homebound adults are instituting waiting lists amid budget crunches, rising costs of food, growing demand for their services and funding cuts from the government.

Combined with the end of COVID-19 era aid, local groups are finding that they can no longer serve the same number of people, resulting in ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- It’s always a joy to visit the downtown San Jose Fire Museum, but being there for retired Fire Capt. Sam Seibert’s birthday celebration was really something special.

Seibert turned 105 on Monday, and he was the guest of honor at a party at the Market Street firehouse-turned-museum on Tuesday. He sat upon a throne, was ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- It’s always a joy to visit the downtown San Jose Fire Museum, but being there for retired Fire Capt. Sam Seibert’s birthday celebration was really something special.

Seibert turned 105 on Monday, and he was the guest of honor at a party at the Market Street firehouse-turned-museum on Tuesday. He sat upon a throne, was ...Read more

Coffee grounds and bleach aren’t normal midnight snacks, but people with sleep-related eating disorder have consumed them and other dangerous items without being aware.

“I would wake up with these containers or wrappers from an entire box of crackers or cookies on my bed or by the side of my bed,” Jill, 62, told CNN. The Atlanta-based ...Read more

Thanks to menopause, almost everyone knows something about how age affects hormone levels – in women.

But while menopause has launched a thousand hot-flash jokes, men have their own version. It's called andropause, and though it's less of a pop-culture presence, it's a medical reality that's subject to misconceptions, experts say.

Starting ...Read more

At 51, Kerwin Ifill had a stroke. Though he believed he was in excellent health, a tangle of blood vessels – something called an arteriovenous malformation, or AVM – was hiding in his brain. One day after a regular gym workout, a vessel burst while he was taking a nap.

The brain bleed caused the entire right side of Ifill's body to go numb....Read more

Commercial Street in Provincetown, Massachusetts, was crowded with shoppers the mid-June morning I arrived, by way of the American Glory, American Cruise Lines’ newest ship and among its fleet of Coastal Cats. These ships, offering luxury experiences and carrying a mere 100 guests, are designed for inland exploration along the East Coast—and...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Leo Del Rosario was renting space in a friend's Panorama City apartment for $900 a month. But since recovering from heart valve surgery last year, he's only worked sporadically as a nurse's aide.

So everything is tight, including the food budget.

"Not to be overly dramatic," he said — but he has learned how to stretch a jar ...Read more

Aging has its drawbacks, if you hadn't noticed.

But are there any benefits to getting older, other than the fact that it beats the alternative?

I asked that question of readers a few weeks ago, and apparently the answer is yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes again, according to the hundreds who chimed in.

"When I asked for pre-boarding on a flight ...Read more

Aging has its drawbacks, if you hadn't noticed.

But are there any benefits to getting older, other than the fact that it beats the alternative?

I asked that question of readers a few weeks ago, and apparently the answer is yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes again, according to the hundreds who chimed in.

"When I asked for pre-boarding on a flight ...Read more

Around 12.5% of Americans plan to stop working at age 60. Most are also hoping they live to see 100. Financing 40 years of retirement, however, may prove unattainable for many.

Corebridge Financial recently conducted a survey of 2,300 adults to observe how Americans are financially planning for their retirements. Roughly 40% of respondents said...Read more

Palliative care – which can include changes to medication – can alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life for people with heart disease. But the practice is greatly underutilized, especially among underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, according to a new report.

The scientific statement from the American Heart Association reviews ...Read more

Dan Williams of Reston, Virginia, was under a lot of stress when he felt a pounding sensation in his chest.

He thought it was probably pneumonia and knew he should go to the hospital to get checked out.

But it was also just one more thing to worry about, on top of a mounting pile of professional and financial woes. Williams worked in ...Read more

Retirement doesn’t have to mean barely getting by on a fixed income. There are part-time jobs aplenty that are perfect for older adults in need of some extra cash.

And AARP, the nonprofit organization founded by a retired teacher, recently released a report of the best side hustles for retirees that require no college degree.

School bus ...Read more

What weighs most heavily on older adults’ minds when it comes to health care?

The cost of services and therapies, and their ability to pay.

“It’s on our minds a whole lot because of our age and because everything keeps getting more expensive,” said Connie Colyer, 68, of Pleasureville, Kentucky. She’s a retired forklift operator who ...Read more

Theater beneath the stars, irresistible roadside attractions and inland beaches — Kentucky summers are made for road trips to historic and charming small towns that are big on fun and nostalgia, as well as the strange and unusual.

Here are some road trips that lead to memorable adventures.

Dinner and a show

The sun sets and the stage lights...Read more

Theater beneath the stars, irresistible roadside attractions and inland beaches — Kentucky summers are made for road trips to historic and charming small towns that are big on fun and nostalgia, as well as the strange and unusual.

Here are some road trips that lead to memorable adventures.

Dinner and a show

The sun sets and the stage lights...Read more

Medical research has shortchanged women for decades. This is particularly true of older women, leaving physicians without critically important information about how to best manage their health.

Late last year, the Biden administration promised to address this problem with a new effort called the White House Initiative on Women’s Health ...Read more

All homelessness is troubling. But there is something particularly unsettling about older people — those age 50 and above — falling into homelessness after decades of lives filled with homes and jobs, faced with spending their last years on a sidewalk.

Yet the numbers of older homeless people are rising across the country. The proportion ...Read more