seniors

Over the first seven months of 2026, the site has received 13 citations for violations of various safety regulations, including failures to administer medications properly and residents “routinely soaked in urine.”

As Baby Boomers age, more senior citizens and elderly create higher demand for geriatric doctors, and greater reliance on Medicare, Medicaid.

By the end of this decade, 10.8 million Californians — or one quarter of the state’s population — will be over 60 years old. That could push the state to change the way it prepares for rising temperatures.

Dora Garza, 82, walks out of the Madera County Health Department on a windy day in February. She’s just received her first dose of the vaccine and she…

California’s population is projected to age rapidly in the coming decades. By the year 2030, adults over 65 will outnumber children under 18, according to…

Fresno is one of the largest communities in the San Joaquin Valley that doesn’t have a dedicated senior center. That’s something that current city…

The reality of aging is a hard pill to swallow for anyone, but for the LGBT population in rural places it can be an even rougher experience. And as FM89’s…

The death last week of 87-year-old Lorraine Bayless at a Bakersfield retirement home helped sparked a nationwide controversy over practices at nursing…

The world for the retiree is evolving. For some retirement means a chance to globe-trot or travel across the country in an RV, but for many 65 is just…

On this week's Valley Edition, we talk with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan and Congressman Jim Costa about the nation's…