Aging

By age 60-ish, most of us know a lot about calorie-counting, fat grams, the dangers of too much sodium and the fruit-and-vegetable daily goal. Yet, nutrition experts who counsel older adults say they often hear: “I didn’t know that!” or “Really?” as they talk about nutrition with their clients and their webinar audiences. Think you
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Posted on October 19, 2021 by Admin Helping your parents transition into senior living starts with an open discussion that keeps their needs, wishes, and best interests at the forefront of the conversation. This decision can be challenging, but unthreading the intricacies involved will ultimately help everyone feel more stable. Here are some questions for your family to consider:  How do your parents feel about where
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Aunque esta historia es precisa hasta el lunes 4 de octubre, esta es una historia que se está moviendo rápidamente. Para conocer los desarrollos de última hora, los lectores también deben consultar aquí y consultar sus departamentos de salud estatales (la lista está aquí).  ¿Confundido acerca de si es hora de salir a buscar su
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Posted on October 15, 2021 by Admin One of the benefits of moving into a senior living community is the opportunity to stay active and engaged. Communities use an assortment of names to describe these opportunities — “senior activities,” “elderly enrichment,” or Atria’s Engage Life® programs — but they generally refer to a customized calendar of events where residents can connect with each other, pursue their passions and express themselves creatively. Let’s delve into the types of activities you can
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Posted on October 8, 2021 by Admin The health, wellbeing and happiness of Atria residents and their families are of the utmost importance to us – which is why we take their feedback seriously. To that end, we send out surveys to our communities twice a year to gauge the opinions and insights of the world’s wisest people.   We’re excited
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Although this story is accurate as of Monday, October 4, this is a very fast-moving story. For up to the minute developments, readers should also check here, and check their state health departments (list is here).   Confused about whether it’s time to head out for your COVID booster vaccine? You’re not alone. Over the past
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Posted on October 5, 2021 by Admin At Atria, we admire sports icon and champion of equality Billie Jean King not only for her spectacular achievements in sports, but for how her indomitable spirit inspires us to create a more inclusive world. Her beliefs and life experience make her the perfect spokesperson for our Next Chapter series that explores how older adults are redefining aging. 
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If you have it, you probably don’t need the statistics to tell you that chronic pain is common, affecting at least 50 million U.S. adults, and so you have plenty of company. What you might need are facts – and better ways – to help you cope and to talk more productively with your doctor
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Posted on September 13, 2021 by Admin Currently, around one million Americans live in some type of senior living community – a figure that’s expected to double by 2030, in part because senior living communities provide abundant mental, physical and emotional benefits that often allow older adults to thrive. Let’s walk through the process of deciding between staying at home or living in
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Posted on September 10, 2021 by Admin Ruth, Edith, and Lorraine, the centenarian “Golden Girls” of Atria West 86 in the Upper West Side of New York, have received a lot of media attention since celebrating their 100th birthdays together. Featured in People, ABC News, the New York Post, and other major outlets, the three friends raised three glasses of champagne together
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Got the vaccine? You’re still not safe…from Covid Scams. According to several reports, criminals and scammers are using scam robocalls, texts and emails to cash in on COVID-19 and playing on people’s ignorance or uncertainty about appointments and next steps. The newest?  The Bogus Email Scammers are impersonating FTC Chair Lina Khan in a new
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This summer, deadly heatwaves over the US and Canadian Pacific Northwest claimed the lives of more than 100 people, many of them seniors over 70. In Washington state alone, the early summer heat wave killed more than 100 people, making it the deadliest weather-related event in the state’s history. And while the calendar has just
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As we get older, it’s more and more likely that more of us will live alone.  According to the latest information from the Merck Manuals, some 28% (14.7 million) of US community-dwelling older adults live alone (21% of older men and 34% of older women). The numbers increase with age – some 44 percent of
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Some 50 million Americans suffer from allergies of one sort or another, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. If you have allergies, of course you know it—and maybe everyone around you does, too, as you sneeze, wheeze, itch and complain. But how much of what you know about allergies is truth,
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More than 50 years ago, on July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare into law, saying at the time, “I’ll spend the goddamn money,” he said. “I may cut back on tanks – but not on health.” [embedded content] The story behind Medicare’s birth in Independence, Missouri, detailed here, reveals that LBJ called former President
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The statistics are sobering. More than 6 million Americans have Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, the progressive brain disorder that begins with mild memory loss and can progress to a loss of ability to talk or respond to the environment. Even the most chill older adult can’t help but worry at least a
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