For Older Adults, Smelling the Roses May Be More Difficult
The reports from covid-19 patients are disconcerting. Only a few hours before, they were enjoying a cup of pungent coffee
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It Takes a Team: A Doctor With Terminal Cancer Relies on a Close-Knit Group in Her Final Days
The decisions have been gut-wrenching. Should she try another round of chemotherapy, even though she barely tolerated the last one?
Read More‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias
Joanne Whitney, 84, a retired associate clinical professor of pharmacy at the University of California-San Francisco, often feels devalued when
Read MoreA Wrenching Farewell: Bidding Adieu to My Primary Care Doctor After Nearly 30 Years
I hadn’t expected the tears. My primary care doctor and I were saying goodbye after nearly 30 years together. “You
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Drug Targets People With Mild Cognitive Impairment. What Does That Mean?
The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment —
Read MoreMinister for Seniors at Famed Church Confronts Ageism and the Shame It Brings
Later life is a time of reassessment and reflection. What sense do we make of the lives we have lived?
Read MoreClarity on Covid Count: Pandemic’s Toll on Seniors Extended Well Beyond Nursing Homes
As covid-19 resurges across the country, driven by the highly infectious delta variant, experts are extending our understanding of the
Read MoreRestoring a Sense of Belonging: The Unsung Importance of Casual Relationships for Older Adults
In May, Vincent Keenan traveled from Chicago to Charlottesville, Virginia, for a wedding — his first trip out of town
Read MoreDoctors Weigh Pros and Cons of Prescribing Hot-Button Alzheimer’s Drug
As physicians and health policy experts debate the merits of Aduhelm, the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease approved in
Read MorePaying Billions for Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug? How About Funding This Instead?
If you could invest $56 billion each year in improving health care for older adults, how would you spend it?
Read MoreCalming Computer Jitters: Help for Seniors Who Aren’t Tech-Savvy
Six months ago, Cindy Sanders, 68, bought a computer so she could learn how to email and have Zoom chats
Read MoreTips for Older Adults to Regain Their Game After Being Cooped Up for More Than a Year
Alice Herb, 88, an intrepid New Yorker, is used to walking miles around Manhattan. But after this year of being
Read MoreAs Pandemic Eases, Many Seniors Have Lost Strength, May Need Rehabilitative Services
Ronald Lindquist, 87, has been active all his life. So, he wasn’t prepared for what happened when he stopped going
Read MoreAiding Her Dying Husband, a Geriatrician Learns the Emotional and Physical Toll of Caregiving
The loss of a husband. The death of a sister. Taking in an elderly mother with dementia. This has been
Read MoreCovid Forces Cohousing Communities to Examine Shared Values and Relationships
Tensions were running high at PDX Commons, a cohousing community for adults 55 and older in Portland, Oregon. Several people
Read More‘I Can Breathe Again’: Older Adults Begin to Test Freedom After Covid Vaccinations
With a mix of relief and caution, older adults fully vaccinated against covid-19 are moving out into the world and
Read MoreReopening of Long-Term Care Facilities Is ‘an Absolute Necessity for Our Well-Being’
For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, it’s time for
Read MoreCountless Homebound Patients Still Wait for Covid Vaccine Despite Seniors’ Priority
This story also ran on CNN. It can be republished for free. Opening another front in the nation’s response to
Read MoreFamily Caregivers, Routinely Left Off Vaccine Lists, Worry What Would Happen ‘If I Get Sick’
Robin Davidson entered the lobby of Houston Methodist Hospital, where her 89-year-old father, Joe, was being treated for a flare-up
Read MoreIf I Have Cancer, Dementia or MS, Should I Get the Covid Vaccine?
This story also ran on CNN. It can be republished for free. As public demand grows for limited supplies of
Read MoreWith Vaccine Delivery Imminent, Nursing Homes Must Make a Strong Pitch to Residents
Imagine this: Your elderly mother, who has dementia, is in a nursing home and COVID-19 vaccines are due to arrive
Read MoreWhat Seniors Can Expect When COVID Vaccines Begin to Roll Out
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). Vaccines that protect against COVID-19 are
Read MoreFacebook Live: Helping COVID’s Secondary Victims: Grieving Families and Friends
Can’t see the video player? View the video here. The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 246,000 people in the U.S.,
Read MoreLong-Term Care Workers, Grieving and Under Siege, Brace for COVID’s Next Round
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). In the middle of the night,
Read MorePrayers and Grief Counseling After COVID: Trying to Aid Healing in Long-Term Care
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). A tidal wave of grief and
Read MoreSeniors Form COVID Pods to Ward Off Isolation This Winter
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). Over the past month, Dr. Richard
Read MoreOlder COVID Patients Battle ‘Brain Fog,’ Weakness and Emotional Turmoil
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). “Lord, give me back my memory.”
Read MoreLifetime Experiences Help Older Adults Build Resilience to Pandemic Trauma
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). Older adults are especially vulnerable physically
Read MoreA Pandemic Upshot: Seniors Are Having Second Thoughts About Where to Live
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). Where do we want to live
Read MoreWe Put Off Planning, Until My Father-in-Law’s Medical Crisis Took Us by Surprise
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). Earlier this month, my husband picked
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