When You’re 84…What Should Life Look Like as We Age?

When You’re 84…What Should Life Look Like as We Age?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Have you thought about what you’d like your life to look like when you’re 84?  When a leading health system leader pu...

Don’t Let Social Isolation Keep You from Being Active

Don’t Let Social Isolation Keep You from Being Active

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary By now, we’re all aware that COVID-19 is especially dangerous for older adults—the older you are, the higher your risk for ...

Research suggests link between PFAS contamination and the coronavirus

By Greg Barnes  John Wolfe doesn’t know what else he can do to protect himself against the coronavirus. The Wilmington boat captain follows all of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven...

Finding Light in Dark Times: How One Nursing Home is Coping with the Challenges of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating to nursing homes around the world. Despite temporary mandates and visitation restrictions that have been put in place to prevent the spread of the virus, St....

Staying Safe as Your City Reopens: Friends and Neighbors May be Resuming Their Regular Activities—Should You?

Staying Safe as Your City Reopens: Friends and Neighbors May be Resuming Their Regular Activities—Should You?

Cities and counties across the country are beginning to ease or even end the regulations that closed stores, restaurants, businesses, services, and schools back in March 2020. But adults 65 years and ...

Artists4LongTermCare: Artists create resources for all to advocate during COVID-19 and beyond

Artists create resources for all to advocate during COVID-19 and beyond The post Artists4LongTermCare: Artists create resources for all to advocate during COVID-19 and beyond appeared first on Changin...

Should Nursing Home Residents Nearing the End of Life Continue Taking Statins?

Should Nursing Home Residents Nearing the End of Life Continue Taking Statins?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Cardiovascular disease (also called heart disease) is one of the most common medical conditions older adults face. In nursing homes, al...

Should Diabetes Treatment Lessen for Older Adults Approaching the End of Life?

Should Diabetes Treatment Lessen for Older Adults Approaching the End of Life?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary También disponible en español – Ver abajo. One in four people aged 65 or older has diabetes. The disease is the sev...

COVID-19: My City is Reopening. How Can I Protect Myself?

COVID-19: My City is Reopening. How Can I Protect Myself?

You may be living in an area where local officials have decided it’s time to begin loosening restrictions that were put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. While we can’t reduce our c...

A Creative Way to Expand the Geriatrics Workforce

A Creative Way to Expand the Geriatrics Workforce

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Geriatrics is the field of health care focused on care for older adults. Experts suggest that our current geriatrics workforce needs be...