Daughter’s life instantly changed with mother’s Parkinson’s diagnosis
In 2011, my life was uprooted in an instant. Mom had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease the year before. While hearing this diagnosis was scary,...
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More college students balance course loads and elder caregiving
Students in the 9 a.m. public relations class at California State Northridge often rolled in drowsy, with coffee in hand and minutes to spare, but...
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Hispanic millennials are more likely to become caregivers for elder relatives
Over the course of two decades, 53-year-old Guillermo Argueta’s diabetes developed into cataracts and later resulted in kidney failure. That was when his sister, Ana...
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This woman with Alzheimer’s is helping people see the disease through a new lens
Cynthia Huling Hummel takes pride in being a life-long learner. The Presbyterian pastor and author already has a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree and a...
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Universal Family Care: advocates float a ‘big idea’ in advance of 2020 election
A pair of leading caregiver advocacy groups this week released a report outlining a roadmap for Universal Family Care, a social insurance plan that would...
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‘Slow TV’ pioneer uses videos to encourage seniors to ride exercycles
Residents of long-term care communities aren’t usually avid bike riders, but a company called Motitech is working to change that. The Norway-based company has taken...
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Dietary supplements provide no brain health benefit, study shows
Brain health supplements are a multi-billion dollar global industry fueled by millions of older adults hoping to improve or maintain their cognitive functioning as they...
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Website clears a path to accessible restaurants for people in wheelchairs
Portsmouth, New Hampshire is a vibrant mecca of restaurants, coffee shops and quaint bars. It’s also a quintessential historic New England seaport, a fact that...
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House calls improve care and lower costs. So why aren’t we funding more of them?
Dr. Eric De Jonge, a geriatrician at Medstar Health in Washington, D.C., is on his way to work—but not at a hospital. After parking his...
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