Credit: Heidi de Marco/KHNDelmar Scroughams and his wife, Vergie “Verg” Scroughams, pray before dinner in May 2018. Delmar developed dementia after a stroke in 2009 and recently started displaying anger. “In 45 years of marriage, we’ve never had a big fight,” says Verg. “That’s not my Delmar.” Editor’s Note: This... read more →
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By Beth LevineFrom Grandparents.com May 25, 2016 (This article previously appeared on Grandparents.com.) “As many as five million Americans age 65 and older may have Alzheimer’s Disease, and that number is expected to double for every five-year interval beyond age 65.” That’s a statistic from the National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke. While... read more →
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Catherine Schnaubelt , CONTRIBUTOR - I write about retirement and wealth transfer planning. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Although massively underreported, financial exploitation is increasingly becoming a rampant form of abuse among aging adults, particularly those with cognitive impairments such as Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia. These crimes are... read more →
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Here's how to get respite care, and sometimes get help paying for it By Sherri SnellingCaregiving ExpertJune 23, 2017 Credit: Adobe Stock Part of the TRANSFORMING LIFE AS WE AGE SPECIAL REPORT “Respite care” can be a little difficult to understand. The words don’t make it clear who is being helped. The... read more →
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Most people think that tech and people 65+ don't mix. Not true. By Seth SternbergCo-founder and CEO of HonorJune 8, 2018 Happy asian senior man using the mobile phone at home (This essay is the 16th in the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging series, The Business of Aging, running... read more →
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Some of its features can greatly help with daily living By Randy RielandMay 4, 2018 Credit: Adobe Stock Old folks just don’t like technology. That’s been the conventional wisdom for years, particularly as smartphones became a hub of daily life. Slick handheld devices were seen as too expensive and complicated for... read more →
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How that struggle can be helped by storytelling By Liz SeegertJune 12, 2017 There’s really no getting around the complicated relationships among siblings caring for parents. While some families work almost seamlessly as a team, others are like ships passing in the night, sharing little except a rotating schedule. And for... read more →
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Advice on the top three financial frauds targeting older Americans By Richard EisenbergMoney & Work EditorApril 26, 2018 Credit: Adobe Stock The U.S. Department of Justice recently conducted the largest coordinated sweep of elder financial fraud cases in history, charging more than 200 people with stealing more than half a billion... read more →
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A study suggests that swimming reduces the risk of dangerous in-home falls Credit: Adobe Stock (This article originally appeared on Grandparents.com.) Odds are you know an older adult who’s fallen at home. Perhaps the person ended up with a few bruises, or maybe injuries and a trip to the hospital with... read more →
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Penn’s newest PIK professor George Demiris, who has joint appointments in Nursing and Medicine, studies smart homes and health informatics in a quest to ease the care process for older adults, the very sick, and their family-member caregivers Penn Integrates Knowledge professor George Demiris takes a two-pronged approach to research:... read more →