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"The spontaneity of improv enables folks to be less fearful of the unknown and to more readily see solutions for real life experiences.”
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Compared to older adult heterosexuals, LGBTQ older adults are more likely to report higher rates of several chronic conditions associated with dementia.
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As America ages, ensuring that its communities embrace the needs of persons with dementia is an emerging challenge crucial to address.
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Donna Marie Johnson’s grit was tested when her 43-year-old husband was diagnosed with early-onset dementia.
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Current immigration policies could lead to a dearth of homecare workers and increase costs of care for older adults.
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ASA’s Healthcare and Aging Network (HAN) Leadership Council will celebrate OAM by offering a special series of presentations at the 2019 Aging in America Conference.
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Wellness is a simple, though multi-pronged, concept, which emphasizes a mission of connection.
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One of the questions my grandma asked me most often when we spent time together was, “What are you doing on your phone?”
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In 2018, caring for people with dementia was estimated to cost the health and long-term care systems $277 billion, making it the most costly disease in America.
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Increasingly, first responders such as law enforcement, EMTs and paramedics, and firefighters are encountering people living with dementia in the course of their work and need sound strategies for...
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What lies ahead for the burgeoning population of older adults that will need long-term care?
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Why won’t Americans, who are living longer lives, plan for their long-term care? And where are the policies for financing it?
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What lies ahead for the burgeoning population of older adults that will need long-term care?
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The three major types of elder abuse are financial abuse, physical abuse, and emotional abuse.
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Nursing home suicides, what LGBTQ elders and immigrants share, the lives and legacies of America’s vets, helping hoarders and more…
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The opportunity to live in a caring, well-staffed senior living facility may provide the necessary well-being and connectedness that often is absent when elders live independently.
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The response to stress caused by a relocation—often called “transfer trauma”—may include depression, distress, agitation, withdrawn behavior, self-care deficits, falls and weight loss.
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"Many of my patients said they wouldn’t leave the house—they were afraid to go out."
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A comparison of policy and procedure around supported decision-making for people with intellectual disabilities, and for people with age-related cognitive decline.
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It is important to help a person living with dementia make a disaster preparedness plan and to review the plan at least once a year.
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