Many people think they will no longer have stress in retirement. Safely crossing the finish line into retired life is the end goal of years spent work...

If throw rugs symbolize carefree independence, then accepting the need to remove them means accepting that balance is getting shakier, bones are getting brittle, our feet are less sensitive to touch and we need to be a bit more cautious.

May brings awareness of three important medical conditions that can involve the feet and are associated with age: arthritis (National Arthritis Awareness Month), osteoporosis (National Osteoporosis Awareness Month), and neuropathy, which often stems from diabetes.

"Don't feel you have to do it all in a day. Seeing one cleaned out room is a powerful motivator to break free from the past!"

Because Jurassic Park was designed for accessibility, its door handles were long levers of the type recommended by design experts and people like me. Those doors had long, lovely user-friendly handles... easily manipulated by, in this case, hungry Velociraptors.

More than 51 million families in America live in multigenerational homes, which has more people considering adding on to their homes to make room for ...

SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Donna Sapolin There’s an urgent need to ready our cities and villages for the age boom -- and New York is among th...

It's a reality more families -- more than 51 million Americans -- find themselves dealing with: life in a multigenerational home, or a household with ...

This is going to sound really odd coming from someone with a book about aging at home, but sometimes, aging at home is not the answer.

SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Debbie Swanson Size, energy, noise, grooming needs and even health risks may rule out certain pet companions Alwa...

In my previous blog post, I shared the insights of Shenandoah Kepler on the lifelong beauty of gardening and gardens. Shenandoah, who in her late 60s writes the blog Fleeting Architecture, continues with practical advice on gardening with age -- the timetable, the tools and more.

For an aging person, the move to a skilled nursing facility is a costly one. Nationwide, the average annual cost of a semi-private room in a skilled nursing facility (nursing home) in 2011 was $78,110. And the cost is clearly rising.

Our grandparents had arthritis; we'll have arthritis. The difference is we'll live with it longer. The difference is we've had fewer kids. The difference is we may have higher expectations. The difference is that there are vastly many more of us.

Working on a book about aging has meant figuring out how to make this subject appealing... or at least not dismayingly off-putting. I mean, who wants to learn about tub transfer benches? Who cares about tile slip resistance? Did I really have to choose such an un-sexy topic for my first book?

SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Jane Gross Weakened by the flu and challenged by a homeowner nightmare, our columnist finds reserves of strength ...

SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Jane Gross The number of Americans living single is soaring, and our bag-lady fears may not be so far-fetched Old...

Our nation lacks a system of care and support that enables older adults to age with dignity, independence, and choice in the face of increasing health and daily needs. Here are 10 ways you can help to ensure that a system of care is available for you and your loved ones should you ever need it.

Whether you're 16 or 96, everybody wants to live in a community that embraces and accommodates the specific challenges of their age group. And as drov...

The local community -- whether it is a city, town, county or neighborhood -- plays a major role in allowing seniors to remain independent.

My husband and I are both in our 60's and are interested in making some modest changes to our home to make it more practical and senior-friendly, but aren't sure what to do. What resources can you recommend to help us figure this out?

How much of a factor is weather in deciding where to retire? Retiring snowbirds from the Northeast and Midwest have long headed to Florida and Arizona for weather reasons and I wondered if my friend was planning on leaving New Jersey's dreariness.

"Aging in place isn't as easy as it sounds." I heard these words recently from a friend who lost her husband less than a year ago. Her face still showed the strain of her years of caregiving, and now she worries that she won't be able to remain independent for as long as her husband did.

The cities that are age-friendly will be the winners.

SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Winnie Yu If you're looking out for a parent in declining health who continues to live alone, and who resides more t...