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End-of-life discussions are never easy, but they are essential, especially now, when the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing some people to make difficult...

After a decade of failure in treating Alzheimer's with drugs, the National Institutes of Health is funding a five-year effort in Seattle to learn more about how the disease starts in the brain.

When COVID-19 began to spread around the country, it quickly became evident that elderly people, especially those with underlying health conditions, were�

The number of Vermonters over the age of 65 is projected to jump by 50% over the next decade. Is the state ready for this demographic shift? We're talking�

Vermont's population continues to shrink, and the latest U.S. Census Bureau figures show that since 2016 there have been more deaths in the state than�

In early 2014, a caller to the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living reported that at Owen House, a residential care home in�

Vermont families who rely on eldercare homes often know little about their track records, despite state inspections that document problem after problem.�

A joint investigation by VPR and Seven Days uncovered inadequate care and staffing across Vermont’s eldercare facilities, deficiencies that ultimately led�

Like many Vermont eldercare homes, EastView at Middlebury was struggling to keep enough 'round-the-clock staff in early 2015. The nonprofit's 34 elderly�

Families who make the difficult decision to place an elderly relative in a residential care or assisted living home must then ask: Which home?Vermonters�