Addressing the financial and personal aspects of aging proactively helps to ensure that you will receive the care you need – and want – as you age.
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Cycling provides many physical and mental health benefits, but older riders have specific concerns, such as balance. A bike network expert explains what seniors need to be comfortable pedaling.
Many older people could live independent lives in smart homes, but so far the technology has failed to live up to the hype.
Family caregivers who have stronger support networks and positive communication with loved ones tend to be more resilient.
Publicly funded primary and home care should be accessible to all older adults, regardless of where they live.
What is life like at 100? Centenarians shared their joys and future hopes with a team of Saskatchewan researchers.
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.
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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Schlegel Research Chair in Geriatric Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor | Schlegel Chair in Clinical Epidemiology & Aging | Canada Research Chair in Integrated Care for Seniors, McMaster University
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Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Regina
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Assistant Professor of Geriatric Education, University of North Dakota
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Instructor, School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida
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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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PhD Student, Western University
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Instructor, Nursing, Saskatchewan Polytechnic
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Assistant Professor of Gerontological Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington
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Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Assistant Professor, Cognitive Robotics, Multiagent systems, Internet of Things, Heriot-Watt University
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Associate Research Scientist, Nursing, Saskatchewan Polytechnic
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Assistant Professor of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign