In 2024, about 3 million seniors went to the hospital due to complications from falls. Most had no protective system to ...

Inadequate fruit and vegetable intake significantly increases the risk of injurious falls in older adults, particularly in ...

Other guidelines recommend people aged 65 and over do “functional balance and strength training” on three or more days a week ...

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Amanda Overstreet about reducing the risk of falls in older adults. Dr. Overstreet is a geriatrician and Interim Medical Director of Geriatrics at MUSC.

Participants learn to set realistic goals to increase activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors, and ...

Our ability to balance diminishes from midlife, increasing the risk of falling. So, instead of exercising in the usual way, ...

Members of The Older Adult Learning Community received a free lesson in life-saving skills during a class led by graduate ...

China is witnessing a rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics into eldercare services, offering ...

Granite VNA is partnered with area libraries to offer balance workshops focused on reducing the fear of falling.

Organizers said they hope to empower seniors to improve balance, alleviate pain and stiffness and increase confidence.

As the number of older Americans continues to rise, a growing trend sees seniors stepping in as caregivers for their peers. With about 70% of the 73 ...