As they retire, experience age-related health conditions and even lose loved ones, some older adults may find themselves ...

NEW YORK -- Seniors in New York State have a new tool for dealing with loneliness. It's a companion robot, and some say it's making a difference. "Can you tell me a joke?" said Priscilla Okesson, a ...

Addressing hearing loss in the elderly could help alleviate the growing loneliness epidemic among senior citizens, according to a report from SWNS. A new study led by researchers at NYU Langone Health ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - From desiring to age in place, to feeling lonely, to dealing with extreme heat, to worrying about the future, many seniors in our hometowns are dealing with a lot of issues this ...

People living with loneliness and depression have triple the dementia risk compared with those with either condition alone, ...

Connie Korteland, 82, was used to being active and able to get around when her health changed rather quickly. “We had recently moved to the area, and so we had a lot of work to do around the house,” ...

Each week, a group of people 55 years or older fans out across Chester, South Carolina, offering comfort and companionship to the elderly residents of the small town. The town’s Senior Companion ...

$50,000 grant to help raise awareness among seniors about the importance of hearing screenings and point them to resources available for diagnosis and treatment. MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ...

Dear Eric: My mother is 92 and lives alone in the Midwest; I’m here in Southern California. She lives around 18 miles from town on 65 acres. I phone her twice weekly and sometimes more often. After I ...

New documentary, 'Kings Point,' explores America's denial of old age. July 30, 2012— -- In 1979, Ida Gilman and her husband moved to Florida for the sun and the palm trees and the promise of a ...

New York’s oldest residents are finding it hard to pay their bills, buy healthy food or leave their home — and they are dealing with feelings of loneliness, anxiety and depression, a new city survey ...

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Loneliness is a feeling everyone will experience at one point or another in their lives, but did you know it can have physical impacts? “Because once you realize it’s ...