The number of older adults with disabilities — difficulty with walking, seeing, hearing, memory, cognition, or performing daily tasks such as bathing or using the bathroom — will soar in the decades ahead as baby boomers enter their 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Many psychiatrists and psychologists don’t participate in Medicare's program, but a series of legislative and regulatory changes are aimed at changing that
Some medications for diabetes reduce feelings of hunger and have been shown to help people lose weight, but how these medications will affect older adults in the long run isn’t well understood
Despite a large body of research documenting their effectiveness, newer programs that can help Alzheimer’s patients aren’t broadly available or widely known
Feb 27, 2023
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