Older adults are often leaders in innovation who use their knowledge and creativity to revitalize communities, researchers report.

Chinese American older adults who reported a history of child abuse were twice as likely to experience domestic violence and elder abuse later on.

Nursing home security cameras are an effort to combat elder abuse, but the ethical and moral implications are complex.

More than 3.3 million patients each year return to the hospital within 90 days of discharge. Home health care may reduce the need for readmission.

"This is less than 10 minutes a day for people to maintain their independence. It’s very doable."

More than 70% of older adults in fair or poor health said their pet helps them cope with physical or emotional symptoms.

As couples age, they show more humor and tenderness towards one another, researchers say.

New research compares how younger and older people make financial decisions when it's not their money on the line.

"...home is recognized as the preferred, safest, and best place for individualized care of patients and families."

DNA in the blood could tell scientists a person's "biological age," or whether their body functions as older or younger than their actual age.