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The Do More, Feel Better program trains seniors to help other older adults plan activities, which can boost mental health.
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It’s estimated that an older patient can spend three weeks of the year getting care — and that doesn’t count the time it takes to arrange appointments or deal with insurance companies.
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Assumptions that older people are one big, frail, homogenous group can lead to problems, says the author of Elderhood.
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A study involving 17 senior communities, including one in Pompano Beach, is part of a effort to adapt virtual reality so it can be beneficial to the health of older adults and lessen the impact of dementia.
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COVID would be a wake-up call, advocates for the elderly predicted: proof that the nation wasn’t doing enough to care for vulnerable older adults. But decisive actions experts had hoped for haven’t materialized.
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The course would be developed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in consultation with the Department of Elder Affairs.
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Members of the Special Committee on Aging are asking residents and their families to submit their bills and are calling for a Government Accountability Office study.
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The optional online course would teach how to interact with people who have dementia, recognize behaviors, use alternatives to physical restraints and spot signs of abuse, neglect or exploitation.
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As cognitive skills erode, driving skills weaken, but an older driver may not recognize that. Advance directives on driving are one way to handle this challenge.
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A recent study by the Alzheimer’s Association says hearing aids can reduce the onset of dementia in older adults with some kind of hearing loss by almost 50%.