/tags/aging Aging en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2023-09-06/austins-blue-hour-dames-want-to-rehabilitate-the-word-old Austin-based illustrator Marian Henley and writer Ruth Pennebaker say their Blue Hour Dames Instagram account is "two friends talking/laughing/wailing about age ever since they got old." They hope people will re-think their, um, antiquated ideas about aging. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2023-09-06/austins-blue-hour-dames-want-to-rehabilitate-the-word-old Jennifer Stayton /health/2022-08-15/ageism-can-hit-the-young-and-old-heres-how-othering-leads-to-more-age-based-mistreatment Showing prejudice, stereotyping, stigmatizing or discriminating on the grounds of a person's age. That's ageism. And it can actually impact people of any age, not just the elderly. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 17:44:25 GMT /health/2022-08-15/ageism-can-hit-the-young-and-old-heres-how-othering-leads-to-more-age-based-mistreatment Jennifer Stayton /health/2021-07-06/the-high-cost-of-caregiving-millions-of-texans-spend-over-7-000-a-year-helping-aging-loved-ones A new study from the AARP found people caring for aging loved ones spent $7,242 of their money last year. That’s a big chunk of money for the 3.4 million Texans who care for adult relatives. Tue, 06 Jul 2021 18:44:05 GMT /health/2021-07-06/the-high-cost-of-caregiving-millions-of-texans-spend-over-7-000-a-year-helping-aging-loved-ones Christopher Connelly | KERA /health/2019-08-08/who-is-the-woman-who-helps-older-austinites-stay-socially-connected Becky Rhodes logged onto Facebook a couple years ago and saw a friend's post asking for help with a new project that would offer exercise and education� Thu, 08 Aug 2019 05:01:00 GMT /health/2019-08-08/who-is-the-woman-who-helps-older-austinites-stay-socially-connected Giulia Hjort /health/2019-06-25/central-texans-worry-a-lack-of-affordable-housing-will-push-older-adults-out-survey-finds Central Texas residents say they are concerned about affordable housing and finances for older adults and caregivers, a new survey on attitudes toward� Tue, 25 Jun 2019 23:05:45 GMT /health/2019-06-25/central-texans-worry-a-lack-of-affordable-housing-will-push-older-adults-out-survey-finds DaLyah Jones /austin/2016-11-04/austin-adopts-plan-to-be-more-age-friendly You may think of Austin as a relatively young city, but within the next 25 years, one in five residents are expected to be 65 or older. To prepare for� Fri, 04 Nov 2016 12:26:43 GMT /austin/2016-11-04/austin-adopts-plan-to-be-more-age-friendly Syeda Hasan /science/2016-10-21/how-to-protect-your-brain-as-you-age Time marches on and, whether we like it or not, we age.With age comes a decline in both physical abilities and mental acuity. Memory and cognition peak in� Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:18:23 GMT /science/2016-10-21/how-to-protect-your-brain-as-you-age Rebecca McInroy /texas/2015-01-19/texas-nursing-homes-could-get-licenses-revoked-under-three-strikes-bill A bill filed Friday in the Texas Senate would lead to revoking the license of any nursing home with three or more violations. State Sen. Charles� Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:18:27 GMT /texas/2015-01-19/texas-nursing-homes-could-get-licenses-revoked-under-three-strikes-bill /texas/2015-01-05/texas-researchers-seek-world-war-ii-vets-for-study-on-memory-identity A team of researchers, led by a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, has been studying characteristics of memory among World War II� Mon, 05 Jan 2015 16:15:13 GMT /texas/2015-01-05/texas-researchers-seek-world-war-ii-vets-for-study-on-memory-identity /austin/2014-12-09/holiday-gift-program-extends-to-seniors-in-greater-austin The population of seniors in the greater Austin area is growing dramatically, and with that growth comes an increase in a number of services for the� Tue, 09 Dec 2014 14:33:51 GMT /austin/2014-12-09/holiday-gift-program-extends-to-seniors-in-greater-austin