One in four older adults will fall each year, but there are some things that can be done to help prevent a fall from ...

New laws in California govern the safety, care and accountability of providers who deliver services to people living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia.

One rural North Carolina county is on track to be among the first where a hospital reopens owing to a new federal hospital classification meant to help save small, struggling facilities.

Water in California is complicated and governing water use is arguably even more complicated. Here's what you need to know ...

The Texas Tribune and The Associated Press visited five locations along the 1,254-mile span to separate the facts from the ...

As midnight nears, the lights of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, fill the sky on the silent banks of the Rio ...

The Fairfield Police Department as of 8:29 a.m. was at the crash site on Waterman Boulevard. All lanes were closed between Capitola Way and Barbour Drive.

A single-story house fire was reported Wednesday morning near the Carmichael area of Sacramento County. Fire crews were dispatched around 5:40 a.m. to a property on La Field Drive near Spicer Drive.

Your local Area Agency on Aging can offer some recommendations on home care organizations. Find yours through the federal Eldercare Locator at 800-677-1116. You also can use a registry or staffing ...

Last week, the Metro Council declined to roll forward the millage rate for the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging—a decision that the COA says is sure to create funding challenges going forward.