Right at Home For many residents of long-term care facilities, the coronavirus pandemic has increased their loneliness, anxiety, and fear.…
Above photo: Art Ballard, 91, is a retired jeweler in Monrovia, California, who relies on a gym — which he…
Regina Fargis didn’t know what to do. Fargis runs Summit Hills — a health and retirement community in Spartanburg, South…
Above photo: The Cinco de Mayo happy hour cart makes its way around Artis Senior Living. Photo courtesy of Artis…
With tight restrictions in place at their continuing care retirement community, Tom and Janice Showler are getting on each other’s…
She knew it wasn’t a good idea and her daughter would disapprove. Nonetheless, Barbara Figge Fox, 79, recently went to…
Close down group meals for seniors. Cancel social gatherings. The directive, from the Illinois Department on Aging, sent shock waves…
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother, who is 82, has no major health issues, but she’s become rather weak and frail…
The vast majority of seniors don’t have long-term-care insurance. For all but the wealthiest, deteriorating health or an imminent need…
As Americans age and the need for long-term care grows, the options for providing it continue to evolve. An increasingly…
Harvard Health Letters We all experience a little stress from time to time. It’s not so hard to handle when…
By Susan B. Garland, Kiplinger Retirement Report Childless and divorced, Linda Wiesman, 67, is apprehensive about her future. With two…
Source: University of Michigan Medical School whatdoctorsknow.com Anyone who takes medicine to get their blood sugar or blood pressure down…
By Eleanor Laise, Kiplinger’s Retirement Report You make a routine trip to the pharmacy to fill a prescription. But the…
