One cool fall day, Ellen and Sue were watching their teenagers play soccer when all of a sudden Ellen flushed and seemed to be sweating. Sue asked if Ellen was okay. "Oh, it's a hot flash," Ellen said. "This is happening to me several times a week no...

Anyone at any age can have a drinking problem. Great Uncle George may have always liked his liquor, so his family may not see that his drinking behavior is getting worse as he gets older. Grandma Betty was a teetotaler all her life-she started having...

"I've smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years-what's the use of quitting now?"If you quit smoking, you are likely to add years to your life, breathe more easily, and have more energy. You will have extra money for spending or saving, ...

Agencies will typically be the most expensive; independent providers will be the least expensive. However, home care agencies are also easier to use, since the agency finds and places the provi...

"I have trouble chewing." "Food just doesn't taste the same anymore." "I don't have a car to go shopping." "It's hard to cook for one person." "I'm just not that hungry anymore." ...

By Michelle Andrews When Betty Hoff moved into an assisted-living facility in Fowler, Calif., two years ago, the 86-year-old thought she didn't have anything to worry about financially. She had a long-term-care insurance policy that w...

At age 75, Sheila thinks she's a very good driver. And she wanted to stay that way. So she got her eyes and hearing checked to make sure she can see and hear well enough to drive safely. Then she signed up to take a driving course for older drivers a...

John just found out that his friend Stan has prostate cancer. A lot of men he knows have some kind of problem with their prostate. John is worried about what might happen to him. It's true that prostate problems are very common after age 50. The good...