Daughter Gets Job in Dad's Alzheimer's Care Home So They Can Be Together in Pandemic - And Finds Her Passion
When Nina Ambrose was furloughed from her job because of COVID-19, she began volunteering at her father's care home so she could see him.
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89-Year-Old Sews 600 Masks While Listening to The Beatles - WATCH
This hardy senior has been sewing hundreds of homemade face masks for all her friends, family, and community members-all while jamming to The Beatles.
Beneath the Falling Yellow Leaves: The Joy of Being an Aged Care Worker
Anita Horan was finally able to find her life's calling in providing social support to aging seniors.
Mom and Me Vs. Dementia: Looking on the Bright Side
Thomas Welcomer could focus on the bad parts of his mother struggling with dementia – or he could do the opposite.
Top Technologies That Older Americans Have Tried For First Time-And Enjoyed-During the Pandemic
Thousands of seniors have discovered the unexpected benefits of technology since the start of the COVID-19 outbreaks.
Instead of Sleep Meds, Special Lighting Helps Nursing Home Residents Get Better Sleep, Study Finds
This new study from Brown University has found a simple, but effective way of using light to curb health problems in nursing home residents.
Researchers Discover Intermittent Fasting is Effective at Promoting Long-Term Memory in Mice
Intermittent Fasting is an effective means of improving long term memory retention and generating new adult hippocampal neurons in mice—raising hopes for ageing.
Devoted Son Took His Mom With Alzheimer's on Incredible Round-the-World Adventure-And She Improved
Sean O'Sallaigh is a devoted son who took his mom Mary, who had Alzheimer's, in on amazing global trip in her final years.
Girl Scouts Help Seniors Learn to Use Their Cell Phones, Setting up a Free Clinic
These eighth graders spent months training for their ultimate project: opening a free walk-in clinic for elderly citizens having trouble with their phones.
Drinking This Juice Could Help Promote Healthy Aging, Scientists Find
Drinking beetroot juice promotes a mix of mouth bacteria associated with healthier blood vessels and brain function, says Exeter University.
New Antibodies Could Slow Down Aging by Destroying Old Cells With Pioneering Treatment
Researchers at Leicester and Universitat Oberta de Catalunya have designed antibodies that destroy old cells, slowing down agin.
A Grocery Line Where Slower is Better: Supermarkets Open 'Chat Checkouts' to Combat Loneliness Among Elderly
The Jumbo grocery store chain in the Netherlands has opened 'chat checkouts' for people who want to move slower.
100-Year-old Grandma Sets Guinness World Record as a Powerlifter, and Continues Winning Trophies (WATCH)
This weight lifter, Edith Murway-Traina, is 100 years old, and she has just entered the Guinness Book of Records.
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Celebrate 75 Years of Marriage Today
Today former president Jimmy Carter and his humanitarian wife Rosalynn Carter are celebrating an impressive 75 years of marriage together.
94-Year-old Grandmother Wears Dream Wedding Dress, 70 Years After Being Denied Entry to Bridal Shop
94-year-old grandmother Martha Tucker just wore her dream wedding dress, 70 years after being barred from an Alabama bridal shop.
Scrappy 81-Year-old Woman Completes Her Second Tough Mudder Race Over Huge Obstacles
Completing her second race in as many years, 81-year old Mildred Wilson conquered another Missouri Tough Mudder this March.
Dementia Cases Have Declined by 13% in US and Europe Every Decade Since 1988, Researchers Found
Harvard researchers have found that dementia cases have declined by 13% in the US and Europe every decade since 1988.
Seniors Play Dress Up With Nature to Personify the Magic Around Us- LOOK
Karoline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen take amazing photos showing elderly people trussed up in pieces of nature, from seaweed to rhubarb.
The Lifestyle of This Amazonian Tribe May Hold a Key to Healthy Aging
The Tsimane Indigenous people of the Bolivian Amazon experience less brain atrophy than their American and European peers.
This Grandma Turned 90 And Had a Blast at Her Princess-Themed Birthday Party - LOOK
A granny known as G-Ma has just celebrated her 90th birthday in North Carolina with a princess-themed party.
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