SEATTLE - As the Washington state Supreme Court struck down Tim Eyman's voter-approved initiative to cut car-tab taxes on Thursday, it also did something else, seemingly completely unrelated: It overruled another Supreme Court decision, one from 1960, that had allowed cemeteries to discriminate on the basis of race.

It was, in part, a symbolic...Read more

Jane Allely has thousands of reasons why dust is gathering on her living room shelves. Allely says she retired earlier this year with plans to stay home and clean, but that was before COVID-19. Instead, her time is now spent making masks.

Allely and her cousin Nancy Whitham have made more than 7,784 masks since April.

"It's my new ...Read more

Jane Allely has thousands of reasons why dust is gathering on her living room shelves. Allely says she retired earlier this year with plans to stay home and clean, but that was before COVID-19. Instead, her time is now spent making masks.

Allely and her cousin Nancy Whitham have made more than 7,784 masks since April.

"It's my new mission in ...Read more

Older adults are especially vulnerable physically during the coronavirus pandemic. But they're also notably resilient psychologically, calling upon a lifetime of experience and perspective to help them through difficult times.

New research calls attention to this little-remarked-upon resilience as well as significant challenges for older ...Read more

The convergence of the coronavirus pandemic and election season has complicated this year's voting for residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care centers.

Many seniors who need help to get or fill out their ballots may be stymied by shifting rules about family visits. Voting procedures - whether in person or...Read more

SEATTLE — Cuando John Suzick se mudó al centro de vida asistida Brookdale Assited Living en el oeste de Seattle, su unidad de 700 pies cuadrados se sintió muy bien. Tenía vista al agua y espacio para todo lo que necesitaba. Comodidad.

Luego, llegó el COVID-19, obligando a los residentes de Brookdale a quedarse encerrados. El área de ...Read more

SEATTLE - When John Suzick moved into the Brookdale Assisted Living facility in West Seattle, his 700-square-foot unit felt just fine. He had a view of the water and room for all he needed. Comfort.

Then COVID-19 hit, forcing Brookdale residents to stay put. The dining area was closed, meals were delivered to their doors, and the walls started...Read more

SEATTLE - When John Suzick moved into the Brookdale Assisted Living facility in West Seattle, his 700-square-foot unit felt just fine. He had a view of the water and room for all he needed. Comfort.

Then COVID-19 hit, forcing Brookdale residents to stay put. The dining area was closed, meals were delivered to their doors, and the walls started ...Read more

DENVER — La higienista dental Jennifer Geiselhofer a menudo limpia los dientes de los pacientes ancianos que no pueden llegar fácilmente al consultorio del dentista. Pero hasta hace poco, si encontraba una caries, no había mucho que pudiera hacer.

"No puedo perforar. No puedo extraer dientes", dijo Geiselhofer, cuya clínica mó...Read more

DENVER - Dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients who can't easily get to a dentist's office. But until recently, if she found a cavity, there was little she could do.

"I can't drill. I can't pull teeth," said Geiselhofer, whose mobile clinic is called Dental at Your Door. "I'd recommend ...Read more

DENVER - Dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients who can't easily get to a dentist's office. But until recently, if she found a cavity, there was little she could do.

"I can't drill. I can't pull teeth," said Geiselhofer, whose mobile clinic is called Dental at Your Door. "I'd recommend they see a dentist...Read more

Barbie has taken up residence in the Crossroads of America, along with Ken, Midge, Alan, Christy and other fashion-forward friends – not in her Dreamhouse, Townhouse or even Malibu beach house, but at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis (www.childrensmuseum.org).

"Barbie You Can Be Anything...Read more

PHILADELPHIA - On their last normal visit at the Abramson Center for Jewish Life, Carol and Pete Jackson held hands and cried.

They thought it would be two weeks before Carol could visit again. A retired clinical psychologist, James "Pete" Jackson has two fatal diagnoses - ALS and frontotemporal dementia - so the couple, married 26 ...Read more

SAN DIEGO - In the first two years of Pat Anderson's philanthropic mission, she knitted and shipped about 200 pairs of "Busters," which are pairs of breast-shaped bra inserts for breast cancer survivors like herself who have had mastectomies.

Then a September 2018 article in The San Diego Union-Tribune spread the word on the 87-year-...Read more