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Home visits are in!
If the person you care for needs therapy or other medical services but has trouble getting out,…
What is "inflammaging"?
Chronic inflammation is like the body (your “house”) catching fire. We have all dealt with acute inflammation.…
Adaptive clothing
If you have dressed a relative with dementia or assisted a family member with Parkinson’s, you know…
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Strategies for older adults
Disclosing a dementia or MCI diagnosis
Once you have come to terms with your diagnosis, it’s a big step to let others know. You can’t control their reactions, but you can help them learn more about your condition and how best to support you.
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Choosing a health care agent
April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day. To honor the importance of advance planning, we present issues to consider when you appoint someone to make healthcare decisions for you should you become unable to voice your own wishes (a coma, dementia, under anesthesia during surgery). This person is known as your “health care agent.”
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