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caregiving
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Providing context for dementia studies is important
Unless you have just emerged from winter hibernation it’s hard to miss the increasingly grim projections about of Alzheimer’s disease…
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2013 Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures: Report predicts sharp rise in number affected
Incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer’s and other dementias are projected to surge, according to the Alzheimer’s Association report “2013 Alzheimer’s…
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Technology, new apps extend caregiving networks
What’s it going to take to help older adults stay out of institutions and age at home? One solution is…
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Quality of life, mental health among issues facing senior health care #ahcj13
Sharon A. Levine, M.D., from the Boston Medical Center Geriatrics Section and a professor of medicine at Boston University, warned…
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Tipping point: Stress affects soldiers and their families #ahcj13
The physical manifestations of stress are something Kenneth Pitts, M.S., research scientist at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental…
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Webcast explores aging adults’ contributions, widening disparities, creating ‘synthetic families’
You don’t often hear about how much older adults contribute to society. That’s a shame. It allows the aging of…
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New and noteworthy tidbits on the aging and health care beat
The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities has published a new report that looks at Social Security’s role in keeping…
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Caregiving element is missing from articles on senior housing options
If you’re going to write about new options for vulnerable older adults who want to age in place in your…
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Attention to complex emotions around caregiving can add depth to stories
If we’re lucky as we cross the threshold into old age, people who we love – our spouses, our children, our…
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Brutally honest accounts of caregiving yield insights
We’re all going to hear a lot more about the trials and tribulations of caregiving in the years ahead, as…