Seniors

People will be able to sign up for 2025 coverage between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7. Experts say the potential changes make it important for shoppers to study closely any coverages they expect to renew.

HUD’s Older Adults Home Modification Program gave the Center for Independent Living of Central Florida $1.22 million to modify 195 homes. The organization also serves Polk County.

Rising health care costs are fueling anxiety among older Americans covered by Medicare. They’re right to be concerned.

The White House has launched an initiative on women’s health. Studying the health of older women, a largely neglected group in medical research, should be a priority.

Volunteers with the nonprofit Seniors First are distributing the battery-powered, suitcase-like units in Orange, Seminole and Polk counties.

The second year of Silver Pride in Sarasota by Project Pride SRQ, Senior Friendship Centers, and Golden Girls Solutions drew more than 700 attendees, most of whom were 50 or older.

Organizers say it’s important to understand the unique challenges faced by older LGBTQ adults and to celebrate their contributions to advancing rights.

The program has been around for decades. But in the past few years, new PACE centers have been opening around Florida, including many that are in the middle of the approval process.

A sedative shouldn’t be the first thing tried to help people with dementia who exhibit distressing behaviors. A new website is a comprehensive, free resource that offers guidance to caregivers.

Many older adults who need hospital care are getting stuck in ER limbo — sometimes over a day. The long waits for seniors who are frail, with multiple medical issues, lead to a host of additional medical problems.

It’s estimated that an older patient can spend three weeks of the year getting care — and that doesn’t count the time it takes to arrange appointments or deal with insurance companies.

The specially designed Osceola County trailer provides people 55 and older with a low-cost and accessible way to get dentures and other dental care.