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How To Negotiate With A Resistant Aging Parent? Borrow Tips From The Business World

You’ve reached a standstill with your mother and father, who are in their late 80s. You think they need some help in the home, but they vigorously refuse.

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When Older Parents Resist Help or Advice, Use These Tips to Cope

It was a regrettable mistake. But Kim Sylvester thought she was doing the right thing at the time. Her 80-year-old mother, Harriet Burkel, had fallen at her home in Raleigh, North Carolina, fractured her pelvis, and gone to a rehabilitation center to recover.

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Eli Lilly’s New Alzheimer’s drug Donanemab Slows Disease

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug developed by Eli Lilly and Co slowed cognitive decline by 35 percent in a late-stage trial, the company said.

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After Medicaid Beneficiaries Die, Some States Aggressively Seek Repayment From Their Estates

Fran Ruhl’s family received a startling letter from the Iowa Department of Human Services four weeks after she died in January 2022.

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Yoga May Help To Prevent Frailty In Older Adults

Frailty, which can emerge from a variety of causes, is estimated to affect up to half of individuals over age 80. Frailty can make it more difficult to live independently, decrease quality of life, and increase risk of death.

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5 Important Questions To Ask To Help Prevent Falls

Despite the common belief, falls are not a normal part of aging, and they are largely preventable. In fact, the best way to prevent falls is with a proactive, team approach.

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