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For a Healthier Summer, Visit National Parks

We all need to spend time outside, and a national park is a great choice

JUNE 18, 2018 | By Will Shafroth and Dr. Roy Beveridge

Financial Elder Abuse: The Big Lie Boomers’ Parents Tell Themselves

Financial Elder Abuse

It's World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, a good time for frank family talks

JUNE 15, 2018 | By Richard Eisenberg

Ways to Finally Change Your Life for the Better

Change Your Life

Advice from Allison Task, a life and career coach and author of Personal (R)evolution

JUNE 14, 2018 | By Richard Eisenberg

When Swedish Death Cleaning Goes Too Far

Swedish Death Cleaning

My mother has so few items in her house, it's affecting her quality of life

JUNE 12, 2018 | By Christine Schoenwald

Curbing Elder Abuse: What’s Been Helping, What’s Needed

Why this elder advocate applauds efforts by the Trump administration and Congress

JUNE 12, 2018 | By Bob Blancato

Older Adults at Greatest Risk for Suicide

Poor health and isolation can increase suicide risk, experts say

JUNE 8, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon

Fighting Isolation to Support Rural LGBTQ Elders

Rural LGBTQ Elders

Potlucks and social networks help, as does training for health care staff

JUNE 6, 2018 | By John Welsh

Tech Venture Ties Rural Elders to Their Communities

CommunO2 is piloting its new computer platform in rural Michigan

MAY 31, 2018 | By Chris Farrell

Coping After a Loved One’s Suicide

Though your life is forever changed, you can learn to adapt, experts say

MAY 30, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon

How to Help Your Loved One with Alcoholism

Navigating tricky situations, finding help and taking care of yourself

MAY 29, 2018 | By Helaina Hovitz

How Volunteering at a Nursing Home Helped Me Survive College

A recent Tulane graduate reflects on what her older friends gave her

MAY 25, 2018 | By Hanan Rimawi

What’s It Like to Go to War?

‘Going to War’ on PBS shows the veteran experience firsthand

MAY 25, 2018 | By Grace Birnstengel

How to Recognize Mental Illness in Children

Is it normal kid behavior or something more serious?

MAY 23, 2018 | By Kristen Sturt, Grandparents.com

My Mother, Her Last Red Car and Me

Reflections on what a car meant to my mom and now means to me

MAY 14, 2018 | By Julie Pfitzinger

Problem Gambling Among Older Adults

Problem Gambling

Legalized gaming has spread, and it poses particular risks for the aging

MAY 10, 2018 | By Emily Gurnon

Finding Housing When Mom Doesn’t Speak English

Doesn't speak English

The challenge may become greater when dementia is present

MAY 8, 2018 | By Debbie Swanson

Why Life Gets Better After 50

Happiness Curve

A chat with Jonathan Rauch, author of 'The Happiness Curve'

MAY 3, 2018 | By Marci Alboher

Are We Killing Ourselves to Live Longer?

Barbara Ehrenreich

Author Barbara Ehrenreich asks the question in her new book, 'Natural Causes'

MAY 2, 2018 | By Joan Mooney

How Nostalgia Can Boost Your Mood

We often turn to memories in times of stress, and it helps, a researcher says

MAY 1, 2018 | By Kevyn Burger

Meet The PTSD Chef

Vietnam vet Howard L. Hibbard finds healing through cooking and writing

APRIL 26, 2018 | By Julie Pfitzinger

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