elder care

Older men can find themselves isolated after retirement. Volunteer groups like Grandpas United are good for both physical and mental health.

More than 400 elderly people were studied over three years for signs of poor sleep, along with declining motor and walking skills, that can contribute to dementia.

Lenice Arias, 76, constantly worried about her health. As an older adult, she knew she was prone to experience a decline in her well-being as she continued to age. In an effort to stay healthy, Arias began to search for a specific type of doctor who could care for her needs: a geriatrician.

Although Texas counties are not required to provide ambulance services, many are digging deep to pay for their own fleet or to contract out services.

Eating plenty of fiber as part of our diets could also help improve brain health, but most Americans don’t do it. Dr. Donna Newsome of Texas Health Plano explains how the supplements work.

The facility creates a new resource for dementia caregivers to receive support and for those with dementia to have a stimulating environment to interact with.

Legislators are also trying to address the shortage of workers to care for elderly and disabled Texans.

The CDC says one in four older adults falls each year. KERA’s Sam Baker talks about why with Dr. Deborah Freeland, an assistant professor of geriatric medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

For the past three decades, the Centenarians of Oklahoma volunteers have made it their mission to celebrate as many centenarians as they can. To date, they've honored more than 2,700 and counting.

More than 40% of Texas' and 30% of U.S. coronavirus-related deaths have been residents or staff members at long-term elder care facilities. COVID-19 preys…