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As the world's population rapidly ages, a new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health finds that people ...

Nearly 70% of Americans aged 65 and older will require some form of long-term care during their lifetime, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — and the cost of this type of ...

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We’re the richest country in the world. It’s callous to say it’s costing too much for poor disabled people to do chair yoga.” ...

A family's legal triumph has spared a dementia-stricken father from selling his cherished home, revealing a hidden scandal in ...

Falls among older people with dementia were tied to their care partners’ emotional, physical and economic well-being, but the associations differed based on whether the people lived with their ...

In 2021, dementia caregivers bore, on average, $12,388 in out-of-pocket costs on behalf of the person with dementia. Here are some ways you can support our nation's dementia caregivers.

The legislation would require voters to approve the $3 billion start-up cost, and then the fund would be maintained at no more than $300 million annually. Audio recording is automated for ...