Fall Forecasting: Can Falls be Predicted Before They Happen?
Published: Tue, 06/06/23
Fall Forecasting: Can Falls be Predicted Before They Happen? Nearly 20,000 people die from unintentional falls every year. Every 11 seconds, an older…
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Baby Boomers Face Spike in Homelessness — How to Prepare so it Never Happens to You!
Published: Thu, 06/01/23
Baby Boomers Face Spike in Homelessness — How to Prepare so it Never Happens to You! Q. I read in the Washington Post that a quarter of a million baby…
How Certain Types of Dementia Can Unleash a Person’s Creativity
Published: Tue, 05/30/23
How Certain Types of Dementia Can Unleash a Person’s Creativity Arthur (Art) Lee suffers from Lewy body dementia (LBD). Words often fail him and his…
When Cognitive Decline Changes People, Should We Respect Their New Desires?
Published: Fri, 05/26/23
When Cognitive Decline Changes People, Should We Respect Their New Desires? Q. I read a fascinating piece in the New York Times Magazine recently…
Can You Opt for Hospice Care Even If You Are Not Dying?
Published: Tue, 05/23/23
Can You Opt for Hospice Care Even If You Are Not Dying? Erica Manfred, 80, suffers from lung cancer and COPD. She lives alone, about 1500 miles away…
Is It Possible to Be Resistant to Dementia?
Published: Tue, 05/16/23
Is It Possible to Be Resistant to Dementia? A unique quirk of DNA protected a Colombian man from developing a hereditary form of dementia for two…
Can You Reside with a Loved One in a Long-Term Care Facility when your Health Situations are Different?
Published: Fri, 05/12/23
Can You Reside with a Loved One in a Long-Term Care Facility when your Health Situations are Different? Q. My parents just celebrated their 50th…
Positive Thinking for Seniors Is More Powerful than You Think!
Published: Tue, 05/09/23
Positive Thinking for Seniors Is More Powerful than You Think! May is both Older Americans Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, making this an…
FDA Commissioner Is “Excited” about New Alzheimer’s Treatment Results
Published: Fri, 05/05/23
FDA Commissioner Is “E cited” about New Alzheimer’s Treatment Results Q. I remember reading about lecanemab, an Alzheimer’s treatment, in your…
Retiree Confidence is the Lowest in 15 Years! How You Can Plan Ahead for Retirement and Long-term Care
Published: Tue, 05/02/23
Retiree Confidence is the Lowest in 15 Years! How You Can Plan Ahead for Retirement and Long-term Care About 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day, and…