On the other hand, having greater levels of muscle strength might lower your risk of being diagnosed with such illnesses.
At least 4.3 million people 55 or older who have cognitive impairment or dementia live alone in the United States.
(Her 83-year-old mother has dementia and lives with Healy’s sister.) The person who checks on her most frequently is an ex-boyfriend. “I don’t really have anybody,” she said, choking up. David West, ...