Finding out that you or a loved one has dementia can seem overwhelming. It is easy to go into denial or avoid making important decisions....

Providing light for those who may feel like they’re in a dark tunnel, a new program from the Area Agency on Aging 1-B brings...

“I was always interested in Alzheimer’s because I had that in my family and so I wanted to know more about it,” said Ashley Sanderlin,...

The nearly two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced many into quarantine, and experts say this isolation is a factor in the rise of...

Ordained African Methodist Episcopal minister and expert virologist, A. Oveta Fuller, Ph.D., is able to comfort and reassure others while...

An excerpt reprinted from Bridge Michigan in partnership with the Southeast Michigan Journalism Collaborative I have been a physician in...

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America provides free, virtual memory screening allowing one-on-one, confidential screenings from a...

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, researcher Brenda Whitehead conducted a study to identify what brought comfort and joy to...

Make the Most of Medicare Open Enrollment This Year. You have from October 15 until December 7 to choose or change your Part D or...

Even before the COVID-19 crisis, many older adults said they faced anxiety and depression due to social isolation, financial challenges,...

Many had been advocating for insurance coverage for telephone consultations with physicians. The COVID-19 pandemic almost immediately...

Metro Detroit senior centers and nursing homes are limiting access to facilities to protect older adults from exposure to coronavirus.

An important way Medicaid helps seniors is by covering long-term care costs. More than 60% of all nursing home residents...

Most people are shocked to learn that Medicare doesn’t cover everything. Since 1953, however, the private, non-profit World Medical...