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...
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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...
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Frailty is the medical term for becoming weaker or experiencing lower levels of activity or energy. Becoming frail as we age increases ...
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Having trouble getting around on your own—such as difficulty walking, climbing steps, or being able to get in and out of a chair&...
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By now, we’re all aware that COVID-19 poses heightened risks to older adults. The CDC reports that eight out of 10 deaths in the United States have been in people aged 65 and older. But becoming...
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Image by Petra Eriksson from @artists4longtermcare is a social action initiative that uses art and storytelling to raise awareness of the crisis facing residents and staff in long-term care facilities...
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How improvisation gives us a powerful tool for moving from “How things should be” to “What can we create given what exists?” – and the most humanizing shot at relating to...
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Eldercare teams are wearing brave faces right now. They’re keeping their heads down and doing what needs to be done in the midst of this horrible crisis. They’re feeling the pain of seeing...
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Media coverage of anything aging-related has long been characterized by alarmist hand-wringing, the most egregious example being the gray tsunami metaphor. Coverage of the pandemic is no exc...
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Baby Boomers soared through their 60s and early 70s, shattering ageist stereotypes as they went but many have yet to realize that they still have an ageist view of old age. No wonder so many dread it....