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Aging adults require special care since they often have chronic health conditions and could be frail. Find care tips for older adults, housing options, and support to help you care for aging adults.

Articles About Aging Adults
  • How Businesses Use Aging Sensitivity Training
    Businesses can benefit from making it mandatory for employees to participate in aging sensitivity training. Aging sensitivity training sessions also include discussions on how different cultures treat their older citizens, the impact of ageism on our population and even myths about aging.
  • What It Feels Like to be Old
    How does it feel to be old? Its not something we can fully understand until we get old. Sometimes, it feels as if our elderly parents intentionally want to annoy us. But, try to put yourself in their shoes. The staff of AgingCare.com did just that.
  • Life in A Retirement Home
    There are many names for elderly residential facilites: adult homes, residential care facilities, domiciliaries, rest homes, etc. These can be confusing, so focus on the type of facility you seek and the services offered instead of the name.
  • Is It Right to Convince Mom and Dad to Move Close to the Kids?
    What happens when Mom and Dad live far away from their children, and then one of the elderly parents gets ill or one dies and the other is left alone? Should they move closer to family?
  • Suicide and the Elderly
    Suicide in elderly seniors is often closely linked with depression. Caregivers: Is your aging parent at risk?
News about Aging Adults
  • Boomers Upbeat about Aging
    Although they're concerned about changes to their physical abilities and health, many boomers are optimistic about growing older, a survey says. Six out of 10 expect to live longer than their parents' generation, and almost half expect that the quality of their lives will be better. One reason: Boomers eat a more healthy diet, and exercise more.
  • Removing Dormant Cells May Slow Aging Process, Delay Disease
    Removing cells may slow the aging process and delay diseases in the elderly. Removing these cells may help the elimination of age-related diseases like arthritis and cataracts.
  • More People Living to 90 and Beyond: How do we care for them all?
    The number of Americans that are living in their nineties is expected to increase substantially in the coming decades. Some experts suggest changing the definition of "oldest old" age from 85 to 90 years old.
 

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