Make your mark & celebrate Older Americans Month
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) You can enrich your community this spring and all year long by sharing your invaluable experiences and
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Aging
May is Osteoporosis Month—are your bones strong?
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Are you doing what you can to keep your bones strong? Each year, more Americans are diagnosed
Read MoreNew CMS panel seeks answers for nursing homes fighting coronavirus
(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has created an independent commission to make recommendations for responding to the COVID-19
Read MoreRetina study eyes Alzheimer’s processes to target for early screening
(Source -www.nia.nih.gov/news) Adding to other studies looking to the visual system, researchers peering into postmortem eye tissue have identified molecular
Read MoreCalifornia will pay restraurants for providing delivered meals to seniors in need
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a state-financed meal delivery program open to seniors who are at heightened risk for coronavirus
Read MoreWe have been failing our frail seniors
As of April 23rd, there were more than 10,000 reported deaths from COVID-19 in long-term care facilities – in just
Read MoreHow the pandemic will change the lives of seniors in the future
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of everyone especially for older folks. For those individuals who are hospitalized or
Read MoreSeniors With COVID-19 Show Unusual Symptoms, Doctors Say
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Older adults with COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, have several “atypical”
Read MoreI Wasn’t Eating’: Senior Twin Sisters Battle Pandemic Anxiety Together
(By Cara Anthony for Kaiser Health News) EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Ethel Sylvester dialed 911, trembling with fear. The
Read MoreWomen can reduce their stroke risk with midlife lifestyle changes
The results of the National Institutes of Health funded study found while women may be at a greater risk of
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