Companion care bridges a gap that medicine alone can’t close. Mental health in older adults is treated like a clinical problem. Prescribe something. Schedule therapy. Adjust the dosage. But for ...

More than 34 million family members and friends in the United States provide care to older adults, according to the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP. Caregiving covers a wide gamut of ...

It’s a looming challenge for today’s healthcare system: Americans are aging at a record pace. 55.8 million adults ages 65 and older live in the U.S., and this number is expected to double by 2060.

An Australian care home is using an AI-powered robot assistant to provide comfort and companionship to dementia patients. The robot, named Viv, has learned the real experiences of dementia from four ...