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There are a few places in the city where seniors are perfecting dance moves and building friendships. They're showing us all how having a good time and staying healthy can go hand in hand.
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Wisconsin's Aging Advocacy Day is celebrating its eighth anniversary by connecting seniors with their state representatives, and LGBT seniors are also showing up and asking for change.
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The county budget passed last fall set aside about one million dollars in tax revenue for the loan program for Milwaukee residents. It’s on top of an existing loan effort for income-eligible homeowners in almost all Milwaukee County suburbs.
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The arrangement is meant to house the School Sisters of Notre Dame, who are aging and declining in numbers. It also aims to provide the support single mothers need to be successful in college.
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According to a recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation, the state-run veterans home in Union Grove facility has received over 50 citations and racked up over $200,000 in fines. Daphne Chen, a data and investigative reporter, and John Diedrich, an investigative reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, share more.
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Growing older isn’t easy. Aging can bring on a host of issues, not least of which is bigotry. Ageism is a pervasive issue that is so baked into our culture, it can be difficult to spot. Jen Kahn-Pettigrew is working to change these attitudes.
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The snow depth in Milwaukee is now the deepest it's been in about 20 years — as snow shovelers with sore backs or shoulders can well attest. In most…
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Efforts to immunize people 65 and older against COVID-19 are stepping up this week in Wisconsin. Tuesday, the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee will…
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Lots of people are isolating themselves these days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But isolation and loneliness have long been concerns for some seniors as…
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Less intrusive monitoring of seniors may be coming to more nursing homes. That's one of the technologies being refined at a newly remodeled building at…