I was nearing the end of a virtual medical appointment and ready to hang up the phone when my doctor interrupted me. “One last thing — I need you to fill out your advance directive before the next ti...
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“There is just such a silence. If you turn on the TV or the radio it just forces more of a silence.” Reflects Mary Lee Fulkerson, an expert on the lived experience of Dementia in Nevada, about her exp...
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Reimagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice is an international group of dementia activists and allies – health professionals, people living with dementia (young and old), carers/care partn...
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, gradually affect your cognitive function by harming your memory and your abilit...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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....
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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 ...
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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...