India, Feb. 14 -- Forty years after the defence housing rules came into existence, the Ministry of Defence has removed a long ...

Its definition refers to the care of elderly adults. When most people hear the word, they first picture someone well into ...

Geriatricians are regular doctors who have additional training in treating older adults, especially those ages 65 years and up, who often have complex medical issues. They focus on keeping you ...

The internal affairs ministry has announced that the estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million, as of Monday, falling by 50,000 from a year earlier. The estimate, ...

With over 140 million people aged 60 and above, and projections suggesting this number will almost double by 2050, we are facing a quiet, yet important demographic shift. Despite this, our medical ...

The geriatric depression scale is a self-reported screening survey to help detect depression in older adults. There’s a short version with 15 questions and a long version with 30. The geriatric ...

SEN. Risa Hontiveros has pushed for the creation of a specialty hospital for senior citizens to ensure that they receive quality and age-appropriate health care. The senator filed Senate Bill (SB) ...

Stephen Isaacs ([email protected]) is a partner at Isaacs/Jellinek, in Calistoga, California. Paul S. Jellinek is a partner at Isaacs/Jellinek. Terry Fulmer is president and CEO of the John A.

NEW DELHI: India is witnessing a silent but profound demographic shift as its elderly population (aged 60 and above) grows at an unprecedented rate, now making up over 10% of the total population.

A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults. By Paula Span A prime example of elderspeak: Cindy Smith was visiting with her father in his assisted living ...

As Americans live longer, there's a dire need to create an age-friendly health care system. But right now, there aren't enough doctors specializing in geriatrics to care for older adults. In CBS News ...

There are so many inspiring movies about getting older that show we don’t need to dread the process of aging. Plenty of stars over the age of 50 have shown that eventually hitting retirement can mean ...