Healthy Aging
Practical information on senior health, mobility, wellness, recovery, and healthy aging.
Foot Care for Older Adults: Shoes, Skin Checks, and When to Seek Help
Learn practical foot care for older adults, including daily skin checks, safe nail care, comfortable shoes, and signs that require medical help.
Sleep Environment for Older Adults: Light, Noise, Temperature, and Nighttime Safety
Create a safer sleep environment for older adults with better lighting, less noise, comfortable temperatures, clear pathways, and nighttime alarms.
How to Reduce Fall Hazards Around Stairs and Entryways
Make stairs and entryways safer with secure handrails, better lighting, clear paths, nonslip surfaces, weather control, and regular hazard checks.
Age-Related Vision Changes: When to Get an Eye Exam and What to Ask
Learn which vision changes are common with age, how often older adults need eye exams, urgent warning signs, and questions to ask an eye doctor.
Walking Endurance After 65: How to Build Distance Gradually and Safely
Learn how to improve walking endurance after 65 with gradual increases, safe routes, manageable pacing, rest breaks, and important warning signs.
Hearing Changes After 65: When to Schedule a Hearing Test and What to Expect
Learn the signs of hearing loss after 65, when to schedule a hearing test, what happens during the appointment, and when hearing changes need urgent care.
Medication Review for Older Adults: Questions to Ask a Pharmacist
Prepare for an older adult’s medication review with practical questions about interactions, side effects, dosing, costs, and safe medication use.
Hand Strength and Dexterity After 65: Everyday Activities That Help
Explore practical activities that may help older adults maintain hand strength, finger movement, coordination, and everyday independence after age 65.
Dehydration in Older Adults: Everyday Prevention Habits and Warning Signs
Learn why dehydration is common in older adults, which warning signs to watch for, and practical everyday habits that can support safer hydration.
Vaccines for Older Adults: A General Guide to CDC Recommendations After Age 65
Review current CDC vaccine recommendations for adults over 65, including flu, COVID-19, pneumococcal, shingles, RSV, and Tdap vaccines.
How Much Sleep Do Older Adults Need? Common Changes and Better Sleep Habits
Learn how much sleep older adults need, why senior sleep changes with age, which habits may improve rest, and when sleep problems need medical attention.
How Much Physical Activity Do Older Adults Need Each Week?
Learn how common home medical equipment supports senior mobility, safety, breathing, monitoring, transfers, and daily care.
Home Medical Equipment for Seniors: A Practical Guide to Common Devices
Learn how common home medical equipment supports senior mobility, safety, breathing, monitoring, transfers, and daily care.
How Older Adults Can Support Strength, Balance, and Mobility as They Age
Learn practical ways older adults can support strength, balance, and mobility through safe exercise, nutrition, health reviews, and daily movement.
Mobility Aids for Seniors: Canes, Walkers, Rollators, and Wheelchairs Explained
Compare canes, walkers, rollators, and wheelchairs, including their support levels, fitting, safety, and Medicare coverage considerations.
Fall Prevention for Seniors at Home: A Room-by-Room Safety Checklist
Use this practical room-by-room checklist to identify fall hazards, improve lighting, add support, and make a senior’s home safer.