Activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) are tasks that independent adults can do on their own. ADLs include feeding, getting dressed, bathing, toileting, ...

For many people, as they age, the "little things" like buttoning a shirt, grabbing a jar from the pantry or remembering a morning pill, start to feel like major hurdles.

Dear Carol: My mom was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. While she’s pretty normal now other than some short-term memory loss and occasional confusion, I want to be prepared to help her as she ...

Social frailty — when a person lacks social resources to support their health — is high among older adults living with HIV/AIDS, according to a new study that identified risk factors linked to it.