Molly Wigand is a professional writer who has published numerous books and articles, including self-help books for children and adults. During her career as a Hallmark writer and editor, she created ...

Many seniors want to age in place and stay at home as long as possible. Families want that too, but safety becomes a real concern when someone lives alone. A medical alert system was once just a ...

San Diego, California-based GreatCall, which makes easy to use smartphones and flip phones for seniors, has added automated fall detection to GreatCall Splash, the company's waterproof mobile personal ...

One in four Americans 65 and older will fall this year. Every 11 seconds an older adult is treated in the emergency room from a fall, and every 19 minutes an older adult dies from a fall. But a new ...

SAN ANGELO, Texas, May 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the National Council on Aging, an elderly patient is admitted to the hospital every 11 seconds due to a fall. 1 in 4 of our 65+ population ...