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...
by Hassan Abbas. This article originally appeared in The Arab American News. DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) is a newly formed Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR), housed at the University...
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...
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,...
Developed by the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston, the Elder Index tool is used to measure the income older people need to meet their daily living expenses while staying independent in their own homes. The Elder Index tool is specific to...
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...