Seniors in the Center
Changing the way older adults access healthcare Above: At Northwestern Medicine, Anne Seltzer, social worker with the division of geriatrics, and geriatrician Sara Bradley, MD, work with patient Kareemeh Simon and her daughter, Mary. Courtesy of Northwestern Medicine. Photo by Laura Brown You know them as parents. Neighbors. The cashier at your local supermarket. Maybe even the usher at […]
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
The social and cognitive importance of hearing well Our hearing, they say, is the first thing to go as we age. And it seems to be something we don’t care much about. “Typically, people think, ‘Oh, Grandma can’t hear. She needs a hearing aid, but she’s stubborn and won’t get one. So be it,’” says […]