If you’re old enough to remember Eurhythmics as the British New Wave duo of Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart (signature song: “Sweet Dreams [Are Made of This]”), then this is an article you may find particularly useful. For your parents, anyway. A new scientific study found that senior citizens could reduce their risk of […]
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Glen Care of Mount Olive Assisted Living has some explaining to do. According to an article on WRAL.com, North Carolina health officials have reported that five residents of the facility are suspected to have died in an outbreak of hepatitis B. The residents ranged in age from 63 to 83. At least three other residents
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services compile data about nursing homes, and about nursing home residents. Yesterday, NPR News Investigations published an interactive graphic of the level of independence among U.S. nursing home residents. This graphic is quite cool! You start by choosing an independence measure you want to examine from the residents’ ability
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November is set aside to officially recognize a trio of related causes. It is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, National Family Caregiver Month, and Long-Term Care Awareness Month. As many as 5 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. According to the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services,
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For a lot of folks, of all ages, a good nap is a guilty pleasure. But as people get older, they also become afraid that napping will make them seem “old,” and that they could be branded as “lazy.” And because many people develop sleep disorders as they age, they also worry that napping might
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Yes, we all know smoking is bad for health. We know that it increases the risk for heart disease, stroke, and many kinds of cancer. Now, add dementia to the list. A groundbreaking article published online this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine reported on the results of a long-term study that followed more
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About 70% of Americans over age 65 will require some type of long-term care services during their lifetime. The process of choosing can be overwhelming. Even the terms used to describe different types of care can be confusing.
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Elizabeth Goodyear, who died last month at age 103, loved chocolate, champagne, and books. She enjoyed all three daily, until she became blind. Then, she regained the joy of books thanks to the generosity of strangers. Those strangers became friends and surrogate family. Ms. Goodyear’s moving story was told earlier this month in The New
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Women who exercised had fewer overall fractures and no hip fractures. They also had better balance, faster walking speed, and improved ability to do daily chores.
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Patients and their families won a class action lawsuit against Skilled Healthcare Group Inc., which operates 22 assisted living facilities in California. Although the jury originally awarded $670 million, the case was settled for $50 million. Yes, it’s much less, but it also means that the patients will actually get compensation now, while they are
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