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Mary wrote a new post, Ready for our close up 2 weeks, 3 days ago
It has been a while since my last blog. It is not a lack of subjects, more trying to sort through all the the new press on an old subject – getting old. Over the last five years, I have been amused by the or […]
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Mary wrote a new post, How do you make a state age friendly? 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I am going to try and start the year out optimistically as we enter the roaring twenties. Maybe more than incremental change is possible in a good way even as we face world chaos at large. The aging population […]
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Thank you for starting the year with this great news!
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Mary wrote a new post, The changing focus on aging in place 2 months ago
2019 has been a very significant year for bringing aging in in place issues more out in the open. Articles on senior housing, financial challenges and on the aging process itself are still not front page news. B […]
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Great news that you, who track the literature so carefully, see many reasons to be optimistic!
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Mary wrote a new post, Spinning the wheel of fortune – CCRC buy ins 3 months, 1 week ago
So now we are being presented with another ‘innovative’ way to guarantee long term care for the millions of aging seniors. The senior living industry has over built assisted living and independent living units. […]
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I appreciate this clear explanation of CCRCs without walls. Don’t like all those up-front charges, but who knows what will evolve.
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Mary wrote a new post, Circling the wagons for homecare help 3 months, 3 weeks ago
You know you are a fading generation when you use an expression like circling the wagon and no younger person knows what you mean. Go back to the classic frontier movies when the settlers in horse drawn covered […]
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The combination of volunteer organizations with time banks sounds like a very practical, feasible model. Great news!
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Mary wrote a new post, Adu is back – Alzheimer's drug back in the news 4 months ago
For those who read this blog on a regular basis, you have seen me follow the up and downs of the most promising Alzheimer’s drug for the last three years. Reading deeper into the research as I did back then, I was […]
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Great news that the drug has some clinical potential after all!
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Mary wrote a new post, Matchmakers for shared housing 4 months, 2 weeks ago
I have been very gratified to see more articles on aging, its challenges and helpful solutions. Finding affordable housing is becoming a national crisis for all ages but when it comes to a fixed income and the […]
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I’m curious whether any research has been done on the percentage of home-sharing arrangements that are successful. I love the idea of home sharing, but the home-sharing arrangements that I have first-hand knowledge about haven’t worked for more than a few months. I hope my experience is the exception.
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There is not any research about the success rate of finding and keeping a house mate. But I think for some people it is worth a try as a good solution
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Mary wrote a new post, A SHIELD against Alzheimer's 5 months ago
Finally something new in the arsenal against dementia. For years researchers, drug companies have pursued the plague theory of what causes the devastating cognitive hit to the brain that is Alzheimer’s. As I had […]
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Fascinating that inflammation is now seen as a target for Alzheimer’s prevention. Inflammation seems to be linked to myriad disorders. Brain health seems to be another reason to follow a meal plan that incorporates lots of anti-inflammatory foods.
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Mary wrote a new post, How assisted is assisted living? 5 months, 3 weeks ago
During the last four years that I have been blogging, I always had to hunt out articles on aging and aging in place. In the last couple months I have noticed more prominent articles – right out there so to […]
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Great to see the NYT taking on this issue. I guess it’s not surprising that Japan is taking such extreme measures, given their huge population of older adults.
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Mary wrote a new post, A bright spot in affordable housing 6 months ago
Out there where Amish families help other families build a barn in a day, a new concept on how to produce affordable housing for seniors is happening. The CEO of a CCRC Continuing Care Retirement Community in […]
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What a wonderful initiative! Thank you for sharing.
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Mary wrote a new post, Is there an advantage? 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Always more to learn in the world of home health care and aging in place these days. Some folks are aware that last fall a limited number of Medicare Advantage Plans began to offer the option to sign on for extra […]
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Thank you for this informative post. The lack of proactivity sure is frustrating!
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Mary wrote a new post, Turning up the volume on tech for seniors 7 months ago
There are those seniors who feel very uncomfortable with too much tech in their lives. Or maybe I should say are content without tech in their lives. They are used to be a simpler way to communicate and life has […]
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Fascinating post! One thing I continue to observe is a big income gap among older adults who do and don’t use more advanced technology. Even if a lower-income senior is able to afford the initial acquisition cost, the device tends to fall into disuse when it needs to be updated or repaired. For lower-income older adults without nearby tech-savvy children, the cost of a tech consultant to put things right may just be too high. Any thoughts on this?
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This is a very valid point. Many seniors can get frustrated when they have to change passwords, update and as you point out, seek help. Consumer Cellular has a simpler interface for phones with good customer service. For the more complicated AI interfaces, you have to get past a trust barrier as well. But the staying connected part will become more critical as time goes on. Senior centers and community colleges need to offer Senior focused classes on using tech.
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Mary wrote a new post, Falling into the future 7 months, 2 weeks ago
When I first got involved with my county’s local aging commission, I was surprised to learn that by 2020, there would be more older adults (>60) then school age children. That statistic alone was enough to get p […]
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Very important information! Would appreciate examples of OTC medications that can increase fall risk.
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The list of prescription rx is so long as to be overwhelming. BUT for OTC these are the categories:
Allergy medicines
Antinauseants
Cold remedies
Cough preparations
Muscle relaxants
Painkillers
Sleeping pills
More specifically anything that has a PM after it (not good for cognition either)
This group includes a large number of drugs that are anticholinergic, like most over-the-counter sleeping aids and many other prescription drugs
These drugs include: antihistamines like Benadryl, “PM” versions of over-the-counter pain relievers (Nyquil, Tylenol PM)
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Mary wrote a new post, Trusting a rainy day fund 8 months ago
Despite the growing recognition that a significantly larger aging population will be with us for a while, the Federal Government has failed to come up with an answer for any kind of public long term care insurance […]
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Thank you for this update on what the great state of Washington is doing now for seniors and their families. Very hopeful!
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Mary changed their profile picture 8 months, 1 week ago
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Mary wrote a new post, Looking for an age friendly community? 8 months, 2 weeks ago
The World Health Organization started the whole concept of making a community age friendly. To meet their standards, the following criteria must be met. WHO, which has a global network of age-friendly c […]
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Mary wrote a new post, Pump up your brain 9 months ago
As drug trials fail to find a pill to prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s, the doomsday clock ticks. Stats predict what they say may be inevitable, a sizable portion of a very large older population with serious […]
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Mary wrote a new post, The middle of everything 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Most people are familiar with the old adage of the forgotten middle child. The youngest draws the coddling of being the smallest, while the oldest child has all the expectations of being the first to do […]
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Mary wrote a new post, Riding the age tech wave 10 months, 1 week ago
This week my google alert feed on aging in place has been submerged in a wave of announcements about newer better electronics for safety at home and on the go. In preparing for my Staying Independent in Your […]
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Mary wrote a new post, Rising tide to raging river 10 months, 3 weeks ago
In the beginning warnings about the swelling demographic of older adults usually came with the imagery of a tsunami – a silver one of course. Certain areas of the country are already older, others not as much, s […]
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Wow–great trend! I’m delighted to learn that there are so many movies and documentaries being made about this subject.