Archive for category: Aging at Home

When it comes to allocating limited medical resources, must we older adults give up COVID-19 treatment so that younger players can take the field? [This post originally appeared on the Ageful Livin...

Neither age nor a pandemic has deterred a group of ageless Seniors from turning a former hobby into hand made blankets of love.

To the people who want to make sure Senior Citizens are cared for in a manner they decide and are wanting to make sure they, like everyone, survive (and thrive) through the present pandemic while prep...

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...

“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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...