Disability and Health News for Seniors Document List
Updated/Revised Date: 2022-04-09
Summary: Archive of published articles and documents from the Disabled World Seniors News category. Although some of these documents may have since been updated, re-written, replaced, or revised, they are sorted below by their original publish date. The most recent publications are listed at the top of the table with older articles being listed in descending order by the date they were created.
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Seniors News Publications - (104 Articles)
U.S. Seniors Agree on Ways to Strengthen Social Security and Medicare
Older Americans agree on ways to strengthen Social Security and Medicare, according to surveys by The Senior Citizens League.
Author: The Senior Citizens League
Publish Date: 2021-01-26 - Updated: 2021-01-31Nearly 50% of Seniors Go Without Essentials During Pandemic
Survey to learn the financial impact of the coronavirus on older Americans indicates almost half of retirees say they have gone without essential items.
Author: The Senior Citizens League
Publish Date: 2020-07-22 - Updated: 2021-08-23Senate Health Bill Buries Biggest Medicaid Cuts Using Insufficient Inflation Adjustment
The U.S. Senate health care repeal and replace bill, contains significantly deeper Medicaid cuts than those in the House bill.
Author: The Senior Citizens League
Publish Date: 2017-06-2979% of U.S. Seniors Think Millionaires Need to Start Paying Their Fair Share
Recent survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) reveals 79% of older Americans think millionaires should start paying a fair share.
Author: The Senior Citizens League (TSCL)
Publish Date: 2017-02-10 - Updated: 2018-03-15Senior Americans Deserve Fairer COLA Payments
Consumer price index the U.S. government uses to determine annual COLA is not protecting buying power of older and disabled Americans.
Author: The Senior Citizens League
Publish Date: 2016-10-19 - Updated: 2020-04-24Seniors Take Medical Risks Given Enough Benefits
When it comes to the essential domain of health or medical decision making, older adults also focus strongly on the benefits of a given procedure.
Author: Society for Risk Analysis
Publish Date: 2016-09-27What Is a Senior Moment? Senior Moments Explained
Elderly people often struggle to remember important details because their brain can not resist irrelevant information they absorb subconsciously.
Author: Georgia Institute of Technology
Publish Date: 2016-06-16 - Updated: 2021-05-21New Tax Credit Would Help Families Age In Place
Senior Citizens League endorses The Credit For Caring Act (H.R. 4708), legislation that would provide a tax credit for caregiving expenses.
Author: Senior Citizens League
Publish Date: 2016-05-1350% of Adults Over 50 Wish They Had More Strength and Energy
U.S. health check-up: AARP and Abbott survey finds half of adults 50-plus wish they had more strength and energy to enjoy daily activities.
Author: Abbott
Publish Date: 2016-05-08 - Updated: 2021-05-31Understanding Ageism Discrimination
The concept of ageism needs to be redefined to mirror practical experiences of chronological, social, biological and psychological parts of ageing.
Author: Umea University
Publish Date: 2016-02-29 - Updated: 2021-06-20Sensory Loss in Seniors
The study found that deficits in multiple senses were strongly associated with age, gender and race.
Author: University of Chicago Medical Center
Publish Date: 2016-02-18 - Updated: 2020-11-13Loneliness and The Risk of Premature Death
Article looks at the health aspect of loneliness and social isolation, particularly among seniors.
Author: Thomas C. Weiss
Publish Date: 2015-03-18 - Updated: 2020-09-30Nurse Interventions Increase Physical Activity in Seniors
A primary care nurse-delivered intervention can lead to sustained increases in physical activity (PA) among older adults.
Author: PLOS
Publish Date: 2015-02-17How Negative Stereotyping Affects Seniors
Research on effect of negative stereotypes on older peoples abilities has concluded these stereotypes create significant problem for that demographic.
Author: University of Kent
Publish Date: 2015-01-29 - Updated: 2021-09-10Sitting Results in Higher Disability Risk
For those 60 and older, every additional hour a day you spend sitting is linked to a 50% greater risk of becoming disabled.
Author: Northwestern University
Publish Date: 2014-10-23 - Updated: 2020-12-07Ageism: From Capable Consumer to Old Person
Study participants viewed someone as old when a person consumed in ways consistent with society concept of older people and not when they experienced inabilities that come with increased chronological age.
Author: OSU College of Business
Publish Date: 2012-11-15 - Updated: 2021-06-29Seniors Often Unable to Recognize Memory Loss
Patients deny or overrate their thinking and tell doctors that they remember all that they need to remember and they give excuses for their memory failures..
Author: Clionsky Neuro Systems
Publish Date: 2011-11-19 - Updated: 2022-06-05Lifestyles of the Old and Healthy
People who live to 95 or older are no more virtuous than the rest of us in terms of their diet exercise routine or smoking and drinking habits.
Author: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Publish Date: 2011-08-03 - Updated: 2015-04-19Seniors Could See Social Security Checks Slashed by More Than $18,000
Popular deficit reduction proposal would slash Social Security benefits by about $18,000 for seniors with average benefits retiring this year.
Author: The Senior Citizens League
Publish Date: 2011-06-28Seniors Have Lost 32% Buying Power Since 2000
Seniors have lost almost one third of their buying power since 2000 according to the Annual Survey of Senior Costs.
Author: The Senior Citizens League
Publish Date: 2011-05-20Report on Aging: Make Aging and Caregiving a Priority
How seniors and their caregivers are faring during the current American economic downturn.
Author: Volunteers of America
Publish Date: 2011-05-06 - Updated: 2022-04-07Older Americans Month - May
May is designated as national Older Americans Month to encourage support for American seniors.
Author: LifeSecure Insurance Company
Publish Date: 2011-05-02Tea and Toast Syndrome
Article explains Tea and Toast Syndrome including common symptoms when seniors do not prepare wholesome meals and limit their dietary intake to tea and toast at the expense of vital nutrients and their health.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2011-03-01 - Updated: 2022-05-21House Approves Cuts Targeting Seniors
Slashing initiatives that help older Americans to sustain their economic independence and health.
Author: National Council on Aging
Publish Date: 2011-02-23Baby Boomer Retirement Delayed At Least 4 Years
Half of Baby Boomer who have postponed retirement due to economic downturn expect to work at least four years longer than they originally planned.
Author: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Publish Date: 2011-02-18 - Updated: 2022-05-30A Family That Plays Together Stays Together
Study finds leisure time helps grandparents maintain bonds with adult grandchildren.
Author: Concordia University
Publish Date: 2011-02-14Elder Abuse Found to Occur Frequently
Preliminary results indicate that abuse of seniors occurs 25 times more often than officially reported.
Author: Adams Law Firm PC
Publish Date: 2011-02-11Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Memory Loss in Seniors
Elderly with larger waistlines high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome may be at a higher risk for memory loss.
Author: American Academy of Neurology
Publish Date: 2011-02-03One in Six Seniors Lives in Poverty
At 16% the proportion of seniors living in poverty is also higher than the proportion of all Americans in poverty.
Author: National Council on Aging
Publish Date: 2011-01-24Help for People 65 and Older with Incomes at $1360/mo Single, $1820/mo Couple
Unemployment, decreases in investment income and disappearing pensions have left many retirees quietly struggling to make ends meet.
Author: Elder Law of Michigan, Inc.
Publish Date: 2011-01-09Best New Years Resolutions for 2011 - Boomer Guru
Top 10 New Years Resolutions for Boomers in 2011 and for everyone else who wants to be able to retire some day.
Author: The Baby Boomers Retirement Network (BBRN)
Publish Date: 2010-12-202011 Annual Enrollment Period for Seniors
Time is Running Out for Seniors in the 2011 Annual Enrollment Period.
Author: Health Plan One
Publish Date: 2010-12-17Best U.S. Cities for Retirement
Latest U.S. Uncovered study ranking the most popular and desired cities for retirement in America.
Author: Portfolio.com
Publish Date: 2010-12-16Where Will Seniors Get Health Care
More Than One in 10 Family Medicine Practices Consider Closing with Continued Threats to Medicare Payment.
Author: American Academy of Family Physicians
Publish Date: 2010-12-04Deficit Commission Proposal Hurts Middle Class Americans
AARP has responded with concern about how these recommendations would hurt the health and financial security of middle class Americans in particular.
Author: AARP Illinois
Publish Date: 2010-11-11Use of Senior Volunteers Shows That WisdomWorks
National Council on Aging Program Uses Self-Directed Teams of Older Americans to Solve Pressing Community Needs.
Author: National Council on Aging
Publish Date: 2010-10-28Pre-Retirees Not Prepared for Healthcare Costs in Retirement
Pre-retirees aged 50-64 are not confident they are saving enough money to handle healthcare costs in retirement.
Author: Society of Actuaries
Publish Date: 2010-10-2570-year-Olds are Smarter Today
70-year-olds do far better in intelligence tests than their predecessors.
Author: University of Gothenburg
Publish Date: 2010-10-22 - Updated: 2016-06-13Centenarians Birthday Party of a Century (and more)
Centenarians including some who are 107 and 109 celebrate a unique birthday party in their honor.
Author: Selfhelp Community Services, Inc.
Publish Date: 2010-10-14Civil Justice System Uncovers Abuse and Neglect of Elderly Americans
New AAJ report shows how litigation holds nursing homes insurance companies accountable when they target nations seniors.
Author: American Association for Justice
Publish Date: 2010-10-07Boomers Going Broke
Recently more baby boomers are finding themselves in financial difficulty.
Author: Illini Legal Services
Publish Date: 2010-10-04National Broadcast of Elder Abuse Film Announced for International Day of Older Persons
Link TV will broadcast An Age for Justice Confronting Elder Abuse in America on October 1 at 9:45 pm ET on DIRECTV the DISH Network.
Author: National Council on Aging
Publish Date: 2010-09-28Educating Elderly Regarding Prevention of Falling
Amedisys Balanced for Life Program offers practical tips to educate seniors about fall prevention as falling is the leading cause of death from injury for seniors.
Author: Balanced for Life Program
Publish Date: 2010-09-24 - Updated: 2019-03-07Senior Community Service Employment Program
In Face of Continuing Economic Challenges Program Trains and Provides Job Opportunities for Adults Aged 55 plus.
Author: National Council on Aging
Publish Date: 2010-09-21Lower Social Security Payments for Millions of Seniors Next Year
23 Million Seniors to Receive Lower Social Security Payments Next Year.
Author: The Senior Citizens League
Publish Date: 2010-09-21Recession Impact on Lower-Income Adults
Struggles low income older adults are facing during the current recession and economic times.
Author: AARP
Publish Date: 2010-09-14 - Updated: 2011-01-25Seniors Experience Destination Amnesia
Older adults are more likely to have destination memory failures forgetting who they have shared or not shared information with.
Author: Baycrest Center for Geriatric Care
Publish Date: 2010-08-31Seniors Receive Medicare Prescription Drug Checks
Medicare beneficiaries receive one time tax-free checks of $250 to help pay for prescription drug costs.
Author: Office of the Speaker of the House
Publish Date: 2010-08-30Nutrition for Baby Boomers for Healthy Aging and Maintaining Active Lifestyles
Expert Healthcare Panel Recommends Select Nutritional Support for Baby Boomers for Healthy Aging to Maintain Active Lifestyles.
Author: HealthSpan
Publish Date: 2010-08-30100 Women Over 60 Years of Age Go Skydiving
More than 100 Women will jump out of planes over Wisconsin to demonstrate that healthy aging means staying strong and energetic.
Author: BeneVia
Publish Date: 2010-08-25 - Updated: 2016-09-23Senior Moments Redefined - Truth About Senior Moments
Nationwide poll of older Americans the Vi Next Chapter study reveals seniors to be redefining senior moments.
Author: Vi
Publish Date: 2010-07-3145,000 Homeless Seniors in US, Number to Double by 2050
Population of homeless seniors in the US is expected to increase by at least 33 percent within 10 years.
Author: Senior Smart, Inc.
Publish Date: 2010-07-21 - Updated: 2016-04-05Helping Seniors Avoid Scams
Information for seniors to help avoid financial scams to protect themselves and their money.
Author: Illinois CPA Society
Publish Date: 2010-07-16 - Updated: 2015-09-09EBRI Retirement Readiness Rating: What is Your Rating
New Study Shows Wide Variations by Income and Time Eligible to Participate in a Defined Contribution Plan.
Author: Employee Benefit Research Institute
Publish Date: 2010-07-13Elder Care Pros Offered FineThanx Phone Check-In System
FineThanx makes twice daily phone calls to check on the well-being of the aging person or other client.
Author: FineThanx
Publish Date: 2010-06-10Americans Not Taking Action to Protect Themselves Against Muscle Loss
While 70 percent of Americans are concerned about muscle loss the majority are not taking action to maintain muscle health.
Author: Abbott
Publish Date: 2010-06-09 - Updated: 2016-06-13Social Security Averages 40% of Seniors Income
Social Security was the largest source of income for those currently age 65 and older.
Author: Employee Benefit Research Institute
Publish Date: 2010-06-03Differences Between US and Canada for Middle Aged
Major Canada US differences in people in middle age as middle aged Americans close to panic about the future.
Author: Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Publish Date: 2010-06-02Aging Baby Boomers will have to Innovate
Having fewer children, they will be counting on an extended family and non-traditional networks.
Author: CANADIAN FEDERATION FOR THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Publish Date: 2010-05-31Is Sixty-Five the New Forty-Five for Seniors
Nearly all (90 percent) respondents 65 and older said they felt 10 years younger.
Author: BeneVia
Publish Date: 2010-05-26Medicare Policies Ignore Aging-at-Home Concept
CMS bureaucracy sought to control Medicare costs by adopting policies that harm providers and slow expansion of Medicare mobility benefit.
Author: American Association for Home-care
Publish Date: 2010-05-25Women in America Prefer Aging at Home But Most do not Have the Financial Resources
American women 45 to 65 years of age report that they are frighteningly unprepared for old age.
Author: Volunteers of America
Publish Date: 2010-05-06Phone Check-in Service for Seniors
FineThanx is an affordable and non-technical way to check on an aging relative.
Author: FineThanx
Publish Date: 2010-04-28Congressional Pay Grows 15 Times Faster Than Social Security Checks
Congress have awarded themselves pay raises totaling $77,400 per year 1,458 percent more than seniors.
Author: The Senior Citizens League
Publish Date: 2010-04-21Seniors Could End Up Stranded Without Right to Repair Act
Seniors could end up forced to go to a dwindling number of car dealers for their vehicle maintenance and repairs.
Author: Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association
Publish Date: 2010-04-08Workers Age 60 Plus Putting Off Retirement Due to Financial Restraints
Workers over the age of 60 are putting off their retirement because they can not afford to retire financially.
Author: CareerBuilder
Publish Date: 2010-03-04 - Updated: 2016-06-13Over Half of Seniors Getting Smaller Social Security Checks This Year
A majority of seniors are receiving a smaller Social Security check this year than in 2009.
Author: The Senior Citizens League
Publish Date: 2010-02-16Technology to Improve Care for Seniors With Cognitive Impairment
VNSNY Researchers Receive Funding for Test of Innovative Technology to Improve Care for Seniors With Cognitive Impairment.
Author: Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Publish Date: 2010-01-21Boomers and Older Volunteers Serving on Their Own
Report from AARP finds that informal service work among baby boomers and others 45 plus is on the rise.
Author: AARP
Publish Date: 2010-01-18 - Updated: 2010-02-03Hospitalizations for Pneumonia in Seniors Linked to Air Pollution
Exposure to pollutants found in car exhaust fumes and industrial air pollution can lead to hospitalization for pneumonia.
Author: McMaster University
Publish Date: 2009-12-23 - Updated: 2019-02-03Brain Training Helps Improve Specific Abilities in Seniors
Brain training can lead to an improvement in seniors for a specific ability.
Author: Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care
Publish Date: 2009-12-23Pensioners Send Message to Whitehorse Meeting
Protect orphaned pension plans that offers a win-win situation for companies workers retirees and governments.
Author: NRPC Media Relations
Publish Date: 2009-12-16Preventing Walking Disability in Older People
Determine whether a specific physical activity program can stave off disability in older people.
Author: National Institutes of Health
Publish Date: 2009-11-05 - Updated: 2010-06-27Solutions for Better Care for Pennsylvania Elderly
Fight for quality of life for Pennsylvania consumers assisted living industry pushes for smaller rooms and less space.
Author: PA Assisted Living Consumer Alliance
Publish Date: 2009-10-22Study Links High Heel Shoes to Heel and Ankle Pain
High-heel shoes pumps and sandals may cause future hind-foot heel and ankle pain in women.
Author: Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research
Publish Date: 2009-09-29 - Updated: 2016-05-26Older Americans and the Recession Crisis
Older Americans are experiencing the financial crisis through the housing troubles of their children than through their own difficulties.
Author: University of Michigan
Publish Date: 2009-09-17 - Updated: 2019-05-31Seniors and Health Insurance Reform
How health insurance reform will strengthen Medicare and protect coverage for seniors.
Author: HHS Press Office
Publish Date: 2009-08-28 - Updated: 2010-07-08Hip and Back Fractures Increase Mortality Rates
25% of seniors who develop hip fractures and 16% of people who develop spine fractures will die over a five-year period.
Author: McMaster University
Publish Date: 2009-08-05 - Updated: 2010-07-03Risk of Frailty in Older Women
Evidence that frailty is related to the number of abnormal physiological systems rather than a specific system abnormality.
Author: Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Publish Date: 2009-07-30Reducing Risk of Hospitalization in the Elderly
Older adults who have less strength poor physical function and low muscle density are at higher risk of being hospitalized.
Author: Wiley-Blackwell
Publish Date: 2009-07-30 - Updated: 2010-08-30Green Paper Aged Care Reform - UK
To protect older peoples dignity and independence action is needed to fund care and insure quality care is available.
Author: Help The Aged
Publish Date: 2009-07-29Computers for Seniors - Learning How to Use a Computer
Modern computer technology is wonderful, and it is reassuring to know that seniors have not been left out.
Author: TC Thorn
Publish Date: 2009-05-25 - Updated: 2010-07-03Women Live Longer- But Not Better
In a study of people over 65 women suffered up to two and a half times more disabilities than men of the same age.
Author: Duke University Medical Center
Publish Date: 2009-05-02 - Updated: 2016-04-15Government of Canada Supports Seniors in Saint John
Mr. Weston highlighted funding for Hospice of Saint John to ensure seniors have opportunity to participate in their community.
Author: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Publish Date: 2009-04-16Senator Isakson Addressed Seniors at Park Springs, Stone Mountain
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson spoke to seniors last week at Park Springs in Stone Mountain.
Author: Isakson Living
Publish Date: 2009-04-16Personality Traits - Siblings and Offspring of Centenarians
Personality traits associated with healthy aging and longevity amongst the children of centenarians.
Author: Boston University
Publish Date: 2009-04-04Octogenarian Muscles don't get Stronger with Exercise
Octogenarian women were unable to increase muscle mass after a 3-month weight lifting program targeted at strengthening the thigh muscle.
Author: The American Physiological Society
Publish Date: 2009-03-31Things Seniors Can No Longer Manage to Do
As a public service to marketers, and others that deal with older people, here are some things that most old people can not do.
Author: John T Jones, Ph.D.
Publish Date: 2009-03-23 - Updated: 2019-06-14Mortality Risk Greater for Elderly Women Who Nap Daily
Study shows older women who reported taking daily naps had a significantly greater risk of dying.
Author: Wiley / Wiley-Blackwell
Publish Date: 2009-03-04Moderate Alcohol Intake Associated with Bone Protection
Regular moderate alcohol intake associated with greater bone mineral density in seniors over 60.
Author: Tufts University, Health Sciences
Publish Date: 2009-03-03CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Seniors
People age 60 and older should be vaccinated against shingles or herpes zoster the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states.
Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publish Date: 2009-03-01 - Updated: 2015-01-14Single Seniors Lack Sufficient Income to Pay Bills
Nearly half a million seniors living alone in California lack sufficient income to pay for a minimum level of housing food health care transportation and other basic expenses.
Author: University of California - Los Angeles
Publish Date: 2009-02-24 - Updated: 2021-07-10Vitamin B and Folic Acid May Reduce Age Related Vision Loss
Taking a combination of vitamins B6 and B12 and folic acid appears to decrease the risk of age-related macular degeneration.
Author: JAMA and Archives Journals
Publish Date: 2009-02-23 - Updated: 2012-04-22Exercising Brain Prevents Memory Loss
Participating in mental activities like reading playing games or crafting in middle age may prevent memory loss.
Author: American Academy of Neurology
Publish Date: 2009-02-17Seniors in Medicare Doughnut Hole Use Less Medication
Beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Part D who reach a gap in health care coverage known as the doughnut hole less likely to use prescription drugs than those with employer based plan.
Author: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
Publish Date: 2009-02-03 - Updated: 2011-07-21Vitamin D Linked to Cognitive Impairment
Researchers have identified a relationship between Vitamin D and cognitive impairment in a large scale study of older people.
Author: The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry
Publish Date: 2009-01-22Seniors Affected by Hurricane Katrina Show Decline in Health
Following Hurricane Katrina health of survivors 65 and over declined nearly 4 times that of a national sample of older adults not affected by the disaster.
Author: jhsph.edu
Publish Date: 2009-01-22Impaired Kidney Function Raises Risk of Heart Problems in Elderly
Study reveals older adults with damaged kidneys are at greater risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure and stroke, and other causes of mortality.
Author: Public Library of Science
Publish Date: 2009-01-21 - Updated: 2022-08-18Seniors Universal Health Care and Dementia
In spite of universal health care seniors in UK are less willing to undergo dementia screening than their counterparts in the US.
Author: Indiana University
Publish Date: 2009-01-15Slow Bone Healing in Seniors - New Research
Researchers have unraveled details of how aging causes broken bones to heal slowly in seniors.
Author: University of Rochester Medical Center
Publish Date: 2009-01-15Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Help Seniors Keep Disabilities Away
Moderate consumption of alcohol may help prevent the development of physical disability in seniors.
Author: University of California - Los Angeles
Publish Date: 2009-01-15 - Updated: 2011-06-21Interstate Travel Cheaper for Australian Seniors
Australian seniors will pay less to travel on public transport outside their home states.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-01-04Adult Day Care Centers
Adult day care centers provide a variety of classes from swimming to painting, music and yoga.
Author: Melissa Peterman
Publish Date: 2009-01-02 - Updated: 2010-07-08New Year Resolutions for Grandparents
A list of new year resolutions for seniors and grandparents including starting a blog and joining a community.
Author: Disabled World
Publish Date: 2009-01-02 - Updated: 2019-06-15
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