Senior Citizens

New York's federally funded cooling assistance benefit — The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) — has seen a 200% increase in demand since last summer forcing the program to stop accepting applications.

The Senior Paw Project provides seniors with resources to help take care of their pets. It was started by the mother of a child who died in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Mayor Justin Elicker greeted and mingled with senior citizens taking in the festivities at the renovated Dixwell-Newhallville Senior Center.

Congress is considering legislation that would guarantee health benefits to veterans exposed to toxic chemicals.

New York ranks in the top five worst states for residents to grow old in financially. Connecticut places in the top 10. That’s according to a recent…

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is refuting reports that senior citizen sewer abatements were omitted from their tax assessments. This contradicts…

In 2014, 29 million people over the age of 65 fell. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that while these accidents happen more often,…