Dr. Leonard Bailey turns 74 in August, but as chief of surgery for Loma Linda University’s Children’s Hospital, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, he still puts in 60-hour weeks, starting at 6:30 every morning. Tall and slender with blue eyes and a corona of thinning gray hair, the pioneering heart surgeon performed the world’s first successful infant-to-infant heart transplant and has done hundreds of transplants for the tiniest of babies.

FENTON, Mo. —A new Missouri-born smartphone app is making it easier for older people to find money-saving discounts for senior citizens.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Vern Buchanan today called on Congress to help protect seniors against the growing number of financial scams, saying nearly one in five Americans over 65 will be victimized by fraud.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today an extension to the grace period for expiring flood insurance policies, the latest in a series of actions to support the state in its ongoing response and recovery efforts in Louisiana.

National Flood Insurance Program policies typically have a 30-day grace period for renewal to avoid a lapse in coverage. Due to the record flooding, the period to renew policies is extended to 120 days. Today’s action extends the grace period to policies ending Aug. 11 through Sept. 10 and applies to the 20 declared parishes.

Many Americans are worried about the healthcare expenses they're facing now, or ones they may face in the future. Medicare coverage is a huge help to many -- more than 50 million enrollees recently, to be specific. If you're a Baby Boomer with Medicare around the corner, there's a lot you need to understand about it. Here are nine important things to know.

It's a pretty fair statement that without Social Security or Medicare our nation's seniors would be in a world of trouble.

According to the December fact sheet from the Social Security Administration, 48% of elderly married couples and 71% of elderly individuals relied on Social Security income to make up at least 50% of their monthly income. Suffice it to say, without the safety of this income, a majority of seniors would struggle to make ends meet.

When Regina Smith’s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s over a decade ago, she found herself at a loss on where to turn and how to navigate the difficulties of being her caregiver.

After her mother passed away several years later, she decided to use what she’d learned to help others, and formed an Alzheimer’s support group with Jan Boud through the Department of Senior Services at West Tennessee Healthcare.

Big things going on at Brookdale Hanceville these days. Not only are they participating in all the wonderful activities the assisted living facility has to offer, but they are also using state-of-the-art technology in ways that allow them to visit their families, travel the world and learn new things- all from the comforts of home.

Saving for retirement might be easier if you know how much money you'll actually need.

It's a tough number to nail down, but a new report estimates how much you'll spend on what's likely to be your biggest expense: health care.

Earlier this month, William Reichenstein, PhD, CFA, principal of Social Security Solutions, Inc., spent time with the United States Senate's Special Committee on Aging discussing why one-size-fits all claiming strategies for Social don't work for American couples.

Contrary to popular belief, the end of the "file and suspend" strategy has made claiming Social Security optimally even more complicated for Americans.