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Do Hospitals Do Enough to Prevent Falls?
The start of fall can mean a lot of different things- crunchy leaves, scarves, and more pumpkin-flavored things than you can imagine. The first day of fall is also Falls Prevention Awareness Day. Falls are a huge issue for older adults. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 300,000 older adults…
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What are your options if you can’t live alone?
You or a loved one may have had trouble recently with self-care. Maybe it was a fall or forgetting to take medication. Either way it’s becoming to be clear- you (or your loved one) can no longer live alone. Luckily there are plenty of options for senior living, so many in fact that it can…
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Suicide Among Seniors on the Rise
Yesterday (September 10) was World Suicide Prevention Day. According to a recent article by NPR, an increasing number of older adults are attempting suicide. Suicide prevention tends to focus on young adults, but men over the age of 60 are most at risk of dying by suicide. More troubling is that age seems to matter…
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Where to turn for ID-besides the Secretary of State
It’s an election year and you’re excited to vote. As an older adult you arrange for a ride to the polling place (either from a taxi or a neighbor) and stand in line for an hour. When it’s your turn to vote you’re turned away because you don’t have a current ID. You haven’t driven…
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The 103 year old runner: What does that tell us about health and aging?
In June 2019, Julia Hawkins a 103 year old ran a 100 meter dash. Even more interesting, this same woman, 2 years ago at 101, set a record running the same 100 meter dash. She ran it in 39.62 seconds. In her interview with the New York Times, she gave advice that would be useful…
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On average, we spend more time alone as we age
A recent article by the Pew Research Center found that older adults (age 60+) spend about seven hours alone each day. If an older adult lives alone, that number can easily jump to 10 hours spent alone each day. While it’s not unusual to spend some time alone, research shows that the average number of…
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