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Addiction in Older Adults: A Problem on the Rise by Mary Jacobs - Jane’s adult children worried she was sinking into dementia. Her behavior had changed. She wasn’t taking care of her physical appearance. She was forgetful and missing appointments. Maybe it was time, family members wondered, to move her into assisted living. …
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Mom’s Hip and My Road to Becoming a Caregiver by Howard Gensler - When your parents reach a certain age, or a particular physical or mental state that makes it harder for them to live independently, there are difficult decisions to be made: assisted living, nursing home, home health aide, move in with…
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Nursing Homes Are Left in the Dark as More Utilities Cut Power To Prevent Wildfires
But it’s stressful and expensive for care facilities that still need to provide oxygen, heat, refrigerators, lights and other essential functions for residents.
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The Beauty of Embracing Aging
“Aging is about more than how we look and feel in our bodies. It’s also about how the world around us plows ahead and pulls us along.”
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Older Women Are Different Than Older Men. Their Health Is Woefully Understudied.
From how medication is measured to how aggressively disease is treated, women are chronically short changed – and suffering for it.