COVID-19 NC Mitigation Measures – March 12, 2020

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As the number of cases of COVID-19 rise in North Carolina and the United States, and with the designation of COVID-19 as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, the state is responding with a w...

COVID-19 Case Count in North Carolina

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By the Numbers Last updated 9:45 a.m., March 24, 2020. NC Cases* NC Deaths NC Completed Tests** 398 0 8,502 * This number reflects positive results from all tests, including the ...

12 Ways to Ease Isolation While You’re Practicing Social Distancing

12 Ways to Ease Isolation While You’re Practicing Social Distancing

To avoid the coronavirus, public health experts are advising people of all ages to stay home and practice social distancing as much as possible. This is particularly true for older adults and those wi...

10 Types of Dementia Explained

Dementia, Alzheimer’s, senility, forgetfulness. All of these words point to an experience. But do they point to the same one? Are they different? Are they the same? I often hear these words...

10 Types of Dementia Explained

Dementia, Alzheimer’s, senility, forgetfulness. All of these words point to an experience. But do they point to the same one? Are they different? Are they the same? I often hear these words...

How to Practice Social Distancing

How to Practice Social Distancing

Headlines and news reports are devoted to covering coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It’s easy to become overwhelmed and frightened, especially if you’re an older adult or have a chroni...

Talk the Walk on Aging

If only, when people hear Joe South sing “Walk a mile in my shoes,” his poetic and encouraging metaphor for empathy would meaningfully move all who “abuse, criticize and accuse.&rdqu...

Five Things to Know Right Now About Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Five Things to Know Right Now About Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

You may have heard a lot recently about “coronavirus” or COVID-19, the virus responsible for a current global outbreak. Scientists and health experts are still learning more, but here are ...

Dementia-Inclusive Communities — Erasing Boundaries Outside Elder Care Alliance’s Walls

Recently, I was giving a talk about what I do at Elder Care Alliance, and I realized that I needed to start with the question: What is a dementia-inclusive community? The answer is simple: A...

Do People with Dementia Really “Live in the Past”?

Do people with dementia really “live in the past”? Wow, this question led me down a rabbit hole. And then I thought about Alice in Wonderland and that rabbit hole. Hmm, that is so meta. In...