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Many government discussions concerning the national budget have been focusing on programs that benefit and protect elderly citizens.

Last Saturday, an unlikely business hosted a fundraiser to benefit the Alzheimer's Association in St. George, Utah.

A new assisted living facility in Columbus, Ohio, offers many services that are geared toward elderly individuals who have been diagnosed with dementia.

Researchers at the VU University Medical Center recently studied the effects of multidisciplinary integrated care for 340 elderly individuals who were living in residential care facilities in the Netherlands.

The Alzheimer's Society in Waterloo, Canada, offers an art program for individuals who are in the early stages of dementia and their caregivers, according to The Record.

At one senior center in Los Angeles, individuals who have been diagnosed with dementia come to play table tennis regularly.

Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia and approximately 5.3 million Americans were living with the disease in 2010, according to a recent survey that was conducted by the Alzheimer's Association.

In New Lenox, lllinois, older adults will be able to attend a Senior Health and Safety Program on May 18, and all are welcome.

A study conducted by John Hancock Financial has found that the costs of long-term care residences are continuing to rise. More than 11,000 retirement home providers were surveyed.

Seniors who often have dementia are prescribed drugs and medical services that can cost families a lot of money.

During her hours working as a clerk at Walgreens, University of Wisconsin-River Falls student Charlee Borg had the chance to start talking to senior citizens.

On Wednesday, December 8, the Senate passed a bill that would help form The National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA), which is an initiative that will ensure that the country is prepared for dealing with the condition in the coming years.

The Community Health Foundation of Western and Central New York has recently invested $300,000 to expand the role of its Fall Prevention Collaborative program, which grants funds to different organizations that will create initiatives throughout the state, according to The Observer.

A new business, Net Crackers, has started in the Niagara Falls, New York, area that is meant to help older adults use computers and stay connected with their families, according to The Niagara Gazette.

There are many resources and support networks available to older adults, but many may be unaware of these opportunities.

New York City is considering massive cuts to in-home workers in order to combat a budget deficit, and the austerity measures may slash the services by 40 percent, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The United States government recently launched a newly revised government resource for families who are looking for help caring for older loved ones.

A caregiver can give support to an older adult who wishes to age independently and remain at home, particularly by running day-to-day errands and helping with domestic responsibilities. However, The Times Herald reports that it's important to pick the proper person when considering caregivers.

Some counties in Michigan, such as Wayne, Oakland and Maycomb, are quickly approaching a voting season that has been marked by one of the hottest topics in the region - caring for the area's burgeoning senior citizen population, according to The Detroit Press.

The Watertown Daily Times reports that a recent health and information fair at the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds was held in order to promote awareness among local senior citizens about products and services that could help them as they age.

The shortage of physicians available for the aging baby boomer population has recently been a topic of conversation among seniors and doctors alike, and Dr Ardis Dee Haven, the chair of the American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees, recently discussed the emerging problems in detail on th

A Veterans Affairs Hospital in West Virgina, has recently released the preliminary findings of a five-year telehealth program according to the West Virginia Gazette.

The last month of summer is sometimes the hottest and SeniorHousingNews.com suggests that particularly humid days may present a risk to the health of older adults who are limited in mobility or taking medications that make them dizzy or dehydrated.

The Federal Health Resources & Services Administration has recently funded Saint Louis University with more than $2.1 million for a federal grant so that the institution can make efforts to teach senior citizens about the dangers and risks associated with falls.