Loneliness can afflict people of all ages. In some cases, loneliness is caused by social isolation. About 27% of Americans who have reached the age of 60 live alone. Yet …
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A Path Forward for People Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners
About 6.2 million Americans who are 65 or older are living with dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease. About two-thirds of those individuals are women. Almost three-quarters of people with dementia …
Continue ReadingHelping Seniors Avoid Falls in Their Homes
Parents make homes safe for children by plugging electrical outlets and cushioning sharp corners. It may seem patronizing to suggest that children should make homes safe for their parents. Aging …
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As the delta variant wave of the pandemic washes over the country, children wonder whether they can do more to help their aging parents. Vaccinations are the first and most …
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Living in the same household as an aging parent is often the best way for an adult child to provide for the parent’s needs. About 14{d0e74b8a3596e4326b45924d39792f257a1f9983beed4201831d386befd3d18e} of adults who live …
Continue ReadingElder Advocates Want Better Disclosure of Pandemic Data
Health authorities discourage social gatherings as a way to slow the spread of the virus that is responsible for COVID-19. Large groups of people in workplaces and schools also increase …
Continue ReadingTechnology Can Help Seniors Stay Healthy During the Pandemic
Providing senior care and maintaining social distancing may seem like incompatible goals. Some services, whether provided by home health aides or by the staff of a senior living facility, need …
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As the country reopens and stay-at-home orders are eased, the risk to seniors from COVID-19 may increase. While the curve has flattened in some parts of the country, infected people …
Continue ReadingMental Health Challenges: Help for Caregivers
Here’s yet another myth buster about growing older: Mental health disorders are not a normal part of aging. In fact, there are three “patterns” of mental health disorders commonly seen …
Continue ReadingThe Case for Slow Medicine
“I don’t consider myself a natural-born doctor,” Victoria Sweet recently told a group gathered at San Francisco’s Institute on Aging. She then described her unlikely scholastic path to physiciandom: a …
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