Aging

The latest 40-year projections show growth slowing slightly, but still outpacing national numbers by a factor of three.

“Sweepstakes” brings to life the emotional impact behind the millions lost every year to elder scams. The film shows how scammers prey on the naivety and trusting nature of an 88-year-old woman and the pain of her adult children, as they come to grips with what’s happening.

“Jails and prisons are not treatment facilities, and they are certainly not assisted living centers and are not facilities with memory care units,” notes lawyer and author Elizabeth Kelley.

Marketplace — public radio’s daily look at business — went to Utah County to see what lessons a working population a decade younger than the national average has for the rest of the country.

An assisted living facility in Spanish Fork just launched a program to make residents’ wishes come true.

Some advocates are pushing Gov. Spencer Cox to veto the bill, but AARP Utah says it will help more people stay in their homes.

Each year since Gov. Spencer Cox took office there has been an uptick in the total money pitched for the state budget. This year’s ask is $30.6 billion.

Weber County can’t afford to keep operating five senior centers. One or two may close if cities don’t support them.

No surprise, many new Washington County residents are former Californians or older snowbirds — or both!

Research shows loneliness has devastating impacts on our health, and older adults often feel the effects most severely.

The number of Silver Alerts has doubled in Utah since the program started, but it’s hard to say if it’s actually bringing older Utahns home.

End-of-life hospice care can mean something different to each patient.