Robots unveiled at CES aim to improve physical or mental health, acting like private-duty nurses or companions to ease stress ...

Mary Martin is an exception. She is a volunteer with Mental Health America of South Central Kansas’ Senior Companion Program. The program connects adults 55 and up living in Sedgwick, Butler and ...

Melissa Slama radiates the happy energy of someone who truly enjoys her work. “I’ve spent my whole career serving the needs of the developmentally disabled. The funny thing is,” she says, ...

We are currently looking to add a second great Pyrenees to the ranch We're hoping to find a senior female hopefully a working dog maybe in a harsher climate who's ready to retire to a mild climate an ...

Aging often comes with more trips to the doctor. But remembering everything you wanted to discuss or what was discussed becomes more challenging. That's why many doctors recommend people have a ...

Linda Wearley of Denver and Earlene Anderson of Aurora have a standing date on Tuesdays. They swing by the grocery store, knock off some errands, and find time for some thrifting or a stop at McDonald ...

At Stanford for eight hours on Monday, representatives from Anthropic, Apple, Google, OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft met in a closed-door workshop to discuss the use of chatbots as companions or in ...

As people age, staying socially connected becomes more important than ever. For many older adults, mobility challenges, health issues, and changes in living circumstances can lead to isolation.

Usage is growing fast. Maoxiang (“catbox”), the biggest companionship app in China, has around 1.2m monthly active users on Apple devices, reckons SensorTower, a market-intelligence firm. And 42% of ...

At a dinner with friends not long ago, we did what aging friends often do: compared medical notes — statins, arthritis injections, upcoming scans. Then someone added, almost offhand: “Have you tried ...

After receiving his degree in Journalism & Media Communications from CSU in 2019, Erik began building his career in online media, and found his dream job when he joined Game Rant as a staff writer.

To use one of your two active companions abilities, you’ll want to hit left or right on your D-Pad. You’ll see your companions health bar and ability charge bars on either side of your own in the ...