Roscoe Nicholson

Recently, the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago and the Associated Press conducted their second major study on expectations surrounding ongoing living…

At its recent regional conference, the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industries hosted a panel presentation, moderated by Bill Pettit of…

New research indicates that people with dementia received better-quality end-of-life care when they lived in a skilled nursing home, or when they had advance directives…

The focus of culture change models of care has been to improve the quality of life for residents, but the impact of culture change on…

Cognitive training has become increasingly popular for individuals looking to reduce cognitive decline in normal aging and to reduce their risk of dementia. But does…

Old age invites the opportunity for losses as well as gains. Losses associated with growing older include decreased physical function and the deterioration of health.…

Although lowering blood pressure after a stroke has been known to reduce the risk for another stroke, a heart attack, and other vascular events, the…

Although over the lifetime, obesity has been associated with a number of poor health outcomes and greater overall mortality risk, some previous studies have shown…

A recent study examined how the cognitive demands of a job can impact cognitive changes before and after retirement. Using data from the Health and…

The population of individuals living into older age with HIV is increasing. It is estimated that within the next year, 50 percent of those living…

Prior research has shown that the experience of widowhood differs for men and women. Following widowhood, women are more likely than men to suffer economic…

Approximately a third of the population suffers from difficulty falling asleep, frequent waking, poor quality of sleep, and a variety of sleep-related breathing problems. For…