Social isolation and loneliness in aging adults have been linked to numerous physical and mental health ailments. Teaching students how to listen deeply to older people can lessen those effects.
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In tough conversations, show your respect for loved ones’ autonomy and dignity.
Some older patients forego the food provided at their health care facility because it isn’t aligned with their religious and cultural preferences.
COVID-19 hit long-term care facilities hard. Addressing the trauma that residents and staff endured is key to regaining trust in a space that may no longer feel safe.
What if assisted living facilities became more active communities, where the residents were less sedentary? This could potentially enable residents to gain more independence, rather than losing it.
Assisted living facilities are one option for seniors. But finding clear and accurate information about them isn’t easy.
From offshore oil and gas to the homes of people with disabilities, this is emerging as one of the most exciting areas of tech.
Medicaid, a state-federal entitlement program that people associate only with the poor, pays for care for more than six in 10 nursing home residents. That could be you, or someone you love.
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Professor of Health Law and Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University
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Instructor, School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida
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Assistant Professor, Cognitive Robotics, Multiagent systems, Internet of Things, Heriot-Watt University
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Professor, Director Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging, University of South Florida
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Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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PhD Student, Western University
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Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Assistant Professor of Geriatric Education, University of North Dakota
