Healthy aging means maintaining the functional abilities that enable wellbeing. Functional abilities include the capacity to meet basic needs, to be mobile, to build and maintain relationships, to make decisions, …
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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 …
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My friend Jack texted me the link to the same article three times in two days — his brain addled by a combination of lack of sleep and the stress …
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The Age-In. It was something of a flashback — modeled after the Teach-Ins of the 1960s, which were characterized by peer-to-peer talking and listening sessions rather than the more formalized …
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Nursing home residents and their advocates have scored some improvements in the types and quality of care provided. But in many facilities, the caring concept of “nursing” and “home” are still hard …
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Robert Kriegel says it was a hefty hike of 5.5% in fees at his lifecare community in San Francisco that provided the impetus. A small group of residents who played …
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About 1.5 million individuals are currently residents in approximately 16,000 nursing homes nationwide. For many, it’s the best place to receive care and housing; for some, it’s the only real …
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Statistics on the burgeoning growth of the population of older people and their likely need for future care are frequently trumpeted. One common figure is that the U.S. population aged …
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A recent New York Times article identified 5 tips for finding a reliable nursing home. But there’s a sixth tip, and it may be the most important: Use all your …
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Joyce Simard began her career as a dementia care specialist almost unwittingly nearly four decades ago. She had logged many early years as what she calls “a real social worker” …
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