Imagine a government program that would mobilize volunteers to help older adults across the nation age in place.
Posted on 11 October 2019.
Imagine a government program that would mobilize volunteers to help older adults across the nation age in place.
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Posted on 28 September 2019.
Falls are a leading cause of disability and diminished quality of life among older adults, but much of the research to date on the underlying causes of these incidents has relied on medical records that don’t illuminate exactly what led to the accident.
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Posted on 27 September 2019.
At Johns Hopkins Medicine, Dr. Halima Amjad now asks older patients if they use a computer or smartphone and are having trouble such as forgetting passwords or getting locked out of accounts.
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Posted on 13 September 2019.
When aging parents struggle with basic tasks such as self-care, transportation or household chores, they don’t always talk about it.
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Posted on 27 August 2019.
Family caregivers of people with dementia lose between 2.5 to 3.5 hours of sleep weekly due to difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep.
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Posted on 03 July 2019.
Older adults worried about falling typically receive general advice: Take an exercise class. Get your vision checked. Stop taking medications for sleep. Install grab bars in the bathroom.
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