Many prefer to exercise right on their bed - without needing to get down on the floor. But most exercises require a firm surface, so...

To address the prevalent gaps in dementia care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently developed the Guiding an Improved...

For Debra Stefanik, the list of ailments was long and so was her suffering. The Fenton, Michigan resident had her gallbladder removed...

A positive outcome of COVID-19? How is that even remotely possible? Indeed, the same deadly pandemic that cast a glaring light on tragic...

Aging experts say the single most important thing we can do as we age is to keep moving. Because our independence is dictated by...

New year. New goals. While your goals may be to manage your time better, spend more time with family, or improve your skill in an area of...

Gwendolyn Hill has survived breast cancer ­­— twice. And during her battles, the 71-year-old metro Detroit grandmother learned a lot...

Loneliness and social isolation are conditions that do not discriminate, they can impact anyone at any age, for a variety of reasons....

The term gaslighting comes from the 1944 film “Gaslight,” in which a man isolates his wife in a creepy Victorian home and tricks her into...

Devastated, tired and still in some pain after a mastectomy and radiation last fall, Jacqueline Abdelmeguid lives her life wondering how...

Denise Parsons worried she might have Alzheimer’s disease or dementia when she found herself searching for the right words, losing her...

The television ads show these seniors, in all of their silver-haired glory, running five miles a day, walking the beach or giving...

It’s no secret that older adults have lots of doctors. Medicare data shows those over age 65 see an average of five different doctors a...

I knew something was amiss the moment I opened the invitation to a smoking cessation class. What? I’d never smoked a day in my life!...

The Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center conducts memory and aging-related research studies to advance understanding about and...

Get ready. An advertising blitz timed to hit when new federal changes go into effect will promote the greatly expanded number of retail...

For the last decade bed bugs have been a growing problem in urban areas across the country, and Detroit is no exception. The City of...

I once had a client who was known for saying, “Aging isn’t for sissies.” Boy, was he right! If we are lucky enough to live a long,...

“I feel and look 10 years younger,” says a smiling Marsha Moseley. The 66-year-old received dental treatment through the Michigan Donated...

The Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind & Visually Impaired, which has been serving metro Detroiters for more than 60 years, is now...