/tags/senior-citizens Senior Citizens en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:52:20 GMT /texas/2017-08-21/texas-faces-a-critical-shortage-of-personal-care-attendants From Texas Standard:Texas is at the epicenter of an aging boom. Texans are getting older, but older folks from other parts of the country are also moving� Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:52:20 GMT /texas/2017-08-21/texas-faces-a-critical-shortage-of-personal-care-attendants /life-arts/2016-12-30/these-robots-want-to-help-seniors-live-independently-as-they-age These days, many Americans would prefer to “age in place� � or stay in their home as long as they can live safely, independently and comfortably. How long� Fri, 30 Dec 2016 17:35:40 GMT /life-arts/2016-12-30/these-robots-want-to-help-seniors-live-independently-as-they-age Jimmy Maas /austin/2016-11-04/austin-adopts-plan-to-be-more-age-friendly You may think of Austin as a relatively young city, but within the next 25 years, one in five residents are expected to be 65 or older. To prepare for� Fri, 04 Nov 2016 12:26:43 GMT /austin/2016-11-04/austin-adopts-plan-to-be-more-age-friendly Syeda Hasan /texas/2016-08-31/state-lawmakers-hold-hearing-on-affordable-housing-strategies State lawmakers are set to hear testimony this morning on how to address affordable housing needs throughout Texas.The House Committee on Urban Affairs� Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:05:00 GMT /texas/2016-08-31/state-lawmakers-hold-hearing-on-affordable-housing-strategies Syeda Hasan /austin/2015-12-17/on-the-move-seniors-lead-an-east-austin-trike-revival As James Maxwell tells it, the first journey nearly broke him. “I almost gave up bike riding,� he said. “These are something else.”Maxwell, 68, stares� Thu, 17 Dec 2015 14:07:19 GMT /austin/2015-12-17/on-the-move-seniors-lead-an-east-austin-trike-revival Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2015-07-10/as-the-55-and-older-population-booms-many-austinites-enter-lifes-third-act The number of Austinites officially entering into the "third act" of their lives is growing by leaps and bounds � that's because Central Texas'� Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:30:31 GMT /austin/2015-07-10/as-the-55-and-older-population-booms-many-austinites-enter-lifes-third-act Joy Diaz /austin/2015-07-09/as-austins-65-plus-population-grows-seniors-face-housing-hurdles The 65-and-older demographic grows nationwide by about a million people every year, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.That� Thu, 09 Jul 2015 13:28:21 GMT /austin/2015-07-09/as-austins-65-plus-population-grows-seniors-face-housing-hurdles Joy Diaz /texas/2015-07-07/as-seniors-live-and-work-longer-some-see-an-opportunity-to-change-careers Have you ever had to reinvent your career? For some people, later-in-life career reinvention isn't an option � it's an essential survival tool.More� Wed, 08 Jul 2015 02:53:20 GMT /texas/2015-07-07/as-seniors-live-and-work-longer-some-see-an-opportunity-to-change-careers Joy Diaz /texas/2014-09-11/one-group-of-texas-voters-contradicts-states-low-turnout-rates Texas has historically low rates of voter turnout. In the last gubernatorial election in 2010, less than a third of eligible voters cast a ballot.That was� Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:47:16 GMT /texas/2014-09-11/one-group-of-texas-voters-contradicts-states-low-turnout-rates /health/2014-03-17/south-texas-has-dozens-of-adult-day-centers-and-austin-has-just-one Seniors in the Rio Grande Valley’s Hidalgo County have dozens of day care centers to choose from � places that help keep seniors from spending the day� Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:52:05 GMT /health/2014-03-17/south-texas-has-dozens-of-adult-day-centers-and-austin-has-just-one