Tips on Dementia Caregiving in the COVID-19 Outbreak

Tips on Dementia Caregiving in the COVID-19 Outbreak

by Liz Seegert. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or other dementia is hard enough during normal times. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect communities around the U.S., though, it’s not surprising that...
Don’t Let Social Distancing Isolate Elders

Don’t Let Social Distancing Isolate Elders

This article originally appeared on the NICOA blog. Although the implementation of social distancing is necessary to flatten the coronavirus curve and prevent the current pandemic from worsening, the stress of isolation can have an affect on anyone. With elders...
Hidden and Buried and Locked

Hidden and Buried and Locked

by Cynthia McCormick. This article originally appeared in the Cape Cod Times. When Cape snowbird Marie Seufert tells people in her Florida retirement community that she’s a widow, they sometimes ask when her husband died. “I say, ’No, it was my wife,” said Seufert,...
Simple Tips for Eating Well

Simple Tips for Eating Well

by Cheryl Toner, MS, RDN. This article originally appeared on the blog of the National Council on Aging (NCOA). There are few things in life as comforting and nourishing as food, but it can be controversial and confusing, too. It’s so essential to life one would think...