Aging

Austin-based illustrator Marian Henley and writer Ruth Pennebaker say their Blue Hour Dames Instagram account is "two friends talking/laughing/wailing about age ever since they got old." They hope people will re-think their, um, antiquated ideas about aging.

Showing prejudice, stereotyping, stigmatizing or discriminating on the grounds of a person's age. That's ageism. And it can actually impact people of any age, not just the elderly.

A new study from the AARP found people caring for aging loved ones spent $7,242 of their money last year. That’s a big chunk of money for the 3.4 million Texans who care for adult relatives.

Becky Rhodes logged onto Facebook a couple years ago and saw a friend's post asking for help with a new project that would offer exercise and education…

Central Texas residents say they are concerned about affordable housing and finances for older adults and caregivers, a new survey on attitudes toward…

You may think of Austin as a relatively young city, but within the next 25 years, one in five residents are expected to be 65 or older. To prepare for…

Time marches on and, whether we like it or not, we age.With age comes a decline in both physical abilities and mental acuity. Memory and cognition peak in…

A bill filed Friday in the Texas Senate would lead to revoking the license of any nursing home with three or more violations. State Sen. Charles…

A team of researchers, led by a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, has been studying characteristics of memory among World War II…

The population of seniors in the greater Austin area is growing dramatically, and with that growth comes an increase in a number of services for the…