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Posted on June 8, 2023 - Fighting Frailty: a study finds yoga can help!

Posted on June 5, 2023 - For people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers, mealtime may bring some challenges. Familiar foods and routines can help. Here are six tips.

Posted on May 31, 2023 - Father’s Day is a great time to touch base with your dad and thank him for the hard work, sacrifices, life lessons and other ways he helped in your upbringing. While your relationship may look different now from when you were a kid, dads and adult children can still play meaningful roles in each other’s lives. This Father’s Day, take the opportunity to talk to dad about aging well.

Posted on May 30, 2023 - There are things we can do to reduce our risk of falling.

Posted on May 24, 2023 - Movies and television shows have long portrayed people with dementia in a very stereotypical way. The scene is usually a woman wandering around (probably in a nightgown) outside of home; she appears lost and distracted. The woman is unable to recognize her own children when they find her and want to bring her to safety; she may even resist. She has Alzheimer’s. While there is some truth to this vignette—most individuals with dementia are women and the greatest number of dementia cases are Alzheimer’s—ironically, a big aspect of this condition is forgotten. Dementia often includes sensory loss as well. Hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, and touching can all be impacted.