CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Active young people fill their day with activities and plans ---even when much of the country is still shut down because of the coronavirus. Even those who treasure their parents and grandparents may not understand the loneliness…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Thousands of seniors in the tri-state area are dependent on home health care. It has always been a necessity, but under today's stressful conditions, it's frequently life-saving. What about those trained care givers? What are they doing…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Family members who care for the elderly sometimes think they are the only ones facing unique challenges, Especially when it comes to getting the right medications. Actually, many of those problems come from not getting the…
"I lost 30 years of my life just working myself to death.And I thought I only go around life once..so I'm gonna have fun."
"God don't give everybody the same in mental ability. But you only have to deal what you've got.."
"Life is short, never take anything for granted, and your parents, once they're gone, they're gone."
"'Why are you sitting in that wheel chair?'...and if the answer is because they can't see..then I show them how to walk without the wheel chair."
"We learned a lot about commonalities that the older generation goes through ...going through gmail and what could be dangerous and what's safe."
"we're going around recognizing many of the seniors that we work with and that's all over the country"
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The number of Americans age 65 and older in 2018 was 52 million. Chances are some of those people are in your family...and they're a source of concern. With a little help from a cartoon, News 12's Bill…
He uses a walker these days, but at the age of 97 Paul George doesn't let that stop him from working the desk at the B-X several days a week.
At the age of 71, Mike Cross of Ooltewah looks back upon a career in lifting weights. It includes 8 national titles, 140 First Place Awards and a world record from 1994 that still stands.
Charlie Neal, better know as Charlie Brown to car show fans has overcomes the odds, to live life as an award winning concept bike builder.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Most of the veterans of the Vietnam War are retired now. For many, that was a long time ago, and something they don't want to talk about. But, there's life after wartime, and an opportunity to give…
Bill Mitchell talks to Charles Coolidge for this month's Senior Matters.
How dogs are making the lives of seniors better.
Chattanooga State offering class on social media and online use
"if you mix it up a little bit you're less likely to be injured...and you're going to be able to walk when you're 90 years old."
Mickey McCamish is better known for his second career than his first.
Dominion Senior Living Center of Hixson talks about the adjustment it takes getting used to the new rhythm of life.
The Life Care Center in Collegedale brought in a line-dancing horse to showcase and entertain the residents.
The longtime fitness guru in Chattanooga is still teaching.
The definition of elder abuse in Tennessee is broad...and it includes physical, emotional, psychological, sexual and financial crimes. We could also add--exploitation, neglect and abandonment. These days the focus seems to be shifting to taking away an elderly person's financial…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - For seniors, sometimes it's the little things that bring the most pleasure. Like a hug from a grandchild, a warm spring morning...or even a milkshake. Getting a milkshake has become a major event for some residents of…
