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Preventing Senior Isolation: Can You Actually Adopt a Senior?

May 11, 2018 - There are ways that communities can help elder orphans (seniors without a spouse or children) beat loneliness, as well as ways they can help themselves.

Woman gets 10 years for crime against elderly

May 09, 2018 - Woman who abused power of attorney and stole from retirement home residents sentenced to a decade in prison.

Congress Considers So-Called ROBOCOP Bills

May 09, 2018 - Legislation designed to increase protection from "robocalls" introduced.

96-Year-Old Secretary Quietly Amasses Fortune, Then Donates $8.2 Million

May 07, 2018 - Sylvia Bloom, a secretary who recently died at age 96, shocks her friends and family by leaving millions of dollars to charity in her will.

The New Retirement: Near the Kids

May 04, 2018 - Senior housing trends are adjusting to the needs of their residents.

Artificial intelligence is helping to transform the way elderly people are cared for

May 03, 2018 - Technology is helping alleviate the stress on health services as more people live longer.