How independently can you live with macular degeneration?
About 20 million Americans live with macular degeneration, an age-related condition. It comes on gradually, painlessly, and progressively...
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You may not have to turn in your car keys after all.
Contrary to stereotypes, older drivers can be safer drivers. While there are more drivers in their 70s driving more miles each year, a...
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Are your parents making smart use of their smartphones?
Smartphones are an essential part of everyday life. For people like your parents – members of the Silent Generation or Baby Boomers –...
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How do you tell a parent it’s time to stop driving?
Last week, I wrote about how aging can affect driving safety. It affects different drivers in different ways, and some older drivers are...
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When’s the time to put the brakes on driving?
In 2020, Federal Highway Administration data showed that some 31 million licensed drivers 70 and older (9.4% of total US population) were...
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The time to plan for caregiving help is earlier than you think
Sometimes independence-undermining disabilities develop slowly over time, and sometimes they strike literally overnight. But either way,...
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Scientists may have discovered a way to slow muscle loss.
Age-related muscle decline …begins to accelerate at around 60,” says Dr. Daniel Ham, of the University of Basel's Biozentrum. “By age 80,...
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Who Needs Assisted Living? (And what kind of assistance?)
According to the Family Caregiver Alliance there’s a 68 percent probability that a disability will keep people 65 or older from...
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What most people “know” about aging just isn’t so. (And could lead to shorter lives.)
According to a 2002 National Institutes of Health study, false negative perceptions of aging can take an average of 7½ years off a...
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How millions of seniors undermine their own independence
Three low-cost, low-tech devices could help some 5 million seniors live independently at home years longer – if only they were willing to...
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How safe is surgery for older patients?
When it comes to surgery for older adults, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that “In modern surgery, it’s a rare event to...
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Who’d have thought this could be a way to stave off dementia?
The Lancet Commission report on dementia named factors that could prevent the onset of dementia or delay its progression. One of those –...
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How to avoid the pitfalls of parenting your parents
A middle-age man worries aloud about his father driving at night. His father complains about being badgered by his kids about his...
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Is bulk buying a good or a bad idea? Yes
Buying groceries and other household items in bulk has always offered the chance to save money. Today, particularly for seniors, it also...
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3 ways the post-COVID world will be better for seniors
The pandemic has accelerated three trends already in the works – and that’s good news for seniors. Remote Working In response to...
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