New Old Age at the New York Times

It’s not so much that the mental faculties of older people are rapidly declining, it's that their databases are fuller, a new study suggests. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 27 2014 12:27 PM by The New Old Age

Filed under: News & Research, memory, elder care, Alzheimer's Disease, Mind

The Company I Keep

My life is filling up with ghosts, and I don't want them gone. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 24 2014 3:08 PM by The New Old Age

Filed under: elder care, Death and Dying, Essay

When They Don’t Know They Are Ill

Frequently a result of dementia, anosognosia is the inability to recognize one's own impairment -- a phenomenon caregivers know too well. Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 22 2014 10:52 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: Medical Issues, dementia, elder care, Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Brain

A Risk in Caring for Abusive Parents

Perhaps unsurprisingly, people caring for abusive parents are more likely to have symptoms of depression, a new study finds. Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 20 2014 12:04 PM by The New Old Age

Filed under: Family Relationships, elder care, Child Abuse and Neglect

Reader Comments in the New Design

How to find and submit comments in our new design. Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 16 2014 12:55 PM by The New Old Age

Filed under: The New Old Age

An Osteoarthritis Primer

Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States. A Q & A with Dr. C. Thomas Vangsness Jr., co-author of "The New Science of Overcoming Arthritis." Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 16 2014 10:17 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: Medical Issues, Arthritis, Joints (Body Part), Osteoarthritis

Caregiving Roils Asian-American Households

Elder care raises tough questions in many Asian-American families. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 14 2014 12:17 PM by The New Old Age

Filed under: News & Research, elder care, Asian-Americans

Generation Y-Me

In a study of heart failure patients, hints of a new generation gap. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 14 2014 2:00 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: News & Research, elder care, Heart, Happiness

Fighting ‘Observation’ Status

There are steps to take when the hospital refuses to formally admit a Medicare patient. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 10 2014 11:41 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: Medicare, Finances & Legalities, hospitals, elder care

Bounced From Hospice

Hospices are discharging increasing numbers of patients before they die. Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 07 2014 8:27 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: Medicare, End-of-Life Care, elder care, Hospice Care

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