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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May
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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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May
2020
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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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May
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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....
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May
2020
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The people working in nursing homes do not need blame right now. They do need supplies, encouragement, and love. The post Covid & Culture Change appeared first on ChangingAging.
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary As people age, cancer becomes an increasing health concern. Solid cancer tumors are cancers that don’t affect the blood and inste...
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Why is coronavirus spreading across the US? Not because a virulent virus jumped from an animal into a human. Not because of China, or selfish youngers and clueless olders. COVID is spreading because t...
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary “Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs)” are treatments that sometimes pose risks that outweigh their benefits, parti...