elderly

The new position will be more physically demanding, leaving the currently employed elderly and disabled greeters unable to fulfill the requirements.

In 2013, the United States had an elderly population (65 and older) of 44.5 million people, that's about 14.1 percent of the total population. the fastest rising age group in the past ten years has been those 85 and older. Maine has a large percentage of elderly people.

Hope and Justice Project is commemorating World Elder Abuse Awareness Day by taking the Elder Justice Roadmap Challenge created by the National Center on Elder Abuse. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day will take place on June 15, 2015.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maine social worker will testify in front of a U.S. Senate panel about the struggles facing the state’s aging population.

It’s been 65 years since Terry Miracle put on a football uniform in high school, but he still remembered his defensive training.  The 82-year-old Washington state man pulled a “cross-body block” to trip up a burglary suspect who was running from the police.