Imagine there is a serious and sometimes life-threatening epidemic raging through the Coachella Valley that has affected thousands of seniors. In fact, there is such an epidemic. According to a recent ...

My 80-year-old father, who lives alone, has fallen several times over the past few months. Are there any tips or precautions you recommend that I can implement to help prevent this? This is a common ...

Older drivers with a history of falling at home are 40 percent more likely to be involved in a crash than their peers, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Falls that ...

We all know that the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries in the over-65s remains the humble (yet hazardous) fall. While some 25% of seniors fall each year, that figure rises to an incredible ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Falls and fires are the two things I worry most about for my elderly father who lives alone. Do you have any suggestions to help keep him safe and keep an eye on him from afar? — ...

About one out of four adults age 65 or over will get injured in a fall each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Many of these accidents will occur in their own homes.