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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…
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A lot of aging adults fight to stay in their homes. A new pilot program in Sheboygan would allow seniors to do just that. But, many are leaving the offer…
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According to the AARP, at least 90 percent of people in a recent survey say they want to age in their own home. But sometimes health and mobility issues…
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The old saying goes that nothing is certain but death and taxes. We can add another certainty to that list: our muscles will weaken and even atrophy as we…
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From downsizing to health care, there are many difficult issues to sort through as people age. Some of these decisions are exacerbated when financial…