Steve Lopez

USC gerontology grad, with two degrees in hand and another in the works, wants to serve older adults in her underserved community

Jose Palacios has hauled stones, tools, seeds, saplings and the burden of his past up a hill to create his own Shangri-La in Griffith Park.

Searching for that answer on the tip of your tongue? UCLA initiative takes students to retirement homes to train the brains of aging adults

Martha Stewart on the SI cover? ‘On the one hand: Yeah, go Martha!’ On the other hand, ‘Most women who are 81 do not have access to groomers and dressers.’

Adult centers run by Valley InterCommunity Council offer support for those in isolation. ‘If you know anybody that’s old like me, and, you know, needs a friend, I would love that’

Early bird dinner specials seem to be few and far between these days. Is the longtime tradition cooked?

Facing fears of mortality: ‘We’re living under a different framework--the possibility of impending death. It’s so far back in our thinking, and then it’s right there.’

It’s Feinstein’s health that matters, not her age. Same with Biden. We do not all age on the same schedule — and aging is not inherently negative.

Reader response to Steve Lopez’s column about older drivers having to take knowledge and eye exams was all over the place. Said one reader: ‘All of my friends are at least 75, and I wouldn’t let half of them drive me anywhere.’

For those who care for aging adults, ‘It’s a legacy of slavery and a history in this country of not valuing the work done by … people of color.’