Older Americans want to travel. Airports don’t always make it easy
Sitting in a wheelchair near her gate at San Jose Mineta International Airport, 72-year-old Kurtetha Leatores had given…
Older Americans want to travel. Airports don’t always make it easy
Sitting in a wheelchair near her gate at San Jose Mineta International Airport, 72-year-old Kurtetha Leatores had given…
Photos: Oakland Zoo’s 23rd annual Healthy Living Festival
Seniors braved the heat to boogie during the Oakland Zoo’s 23rd annual Healthy Living Festival on Thursday. Alameda…
Medi-Cal assisted living waiver leaves rural seniors behind
By CalMatters Staff, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Last summer,…
Extreme heat threatens older adults sooner than scientists understood
As the planet gets hotter, the human body can only do so much to keep itself cool. For…
San Jose senior living apartment hub is bought for nearly $100 million
Senior living residential complex consisting of 195 units, located at 3355 Almaden Expressway in San Jose, bird’s-eye view,…
Contributor: Botox is quietly killing the art of acting
The brief for a project I was directing seemed straightforward enough: We needed an actor in her 30s…
Letters: We must address challenge of aging before it’s a crisis
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. We must address…
Opinion: The sad ‘Big Lebowskization’ of an aging California
Actor Jeff Bridges arrives at a cast reunion celebrating “The Big Lebowski” Limited Edition Blu-ray release in 2011.…
About one of five Valley seniors live alone. What’s that mean for physical, mental health?
This story was originally published by The Intersection. The number of senior citizens who live alone in the…
South San Jose PACE center aims to help older adults avoid nursing home care
AS SANTA CLARA COUNTY’S POPULATION AGES, health and community service nonprofits are growing to meet their needs. On…
New CalFresh work requirements are effective in June
Tens of thousands of CalFresh recipients in the Bay Area — including veterans and homeless people — will…