Author: Jullie Gray
Editor’s Note: We are grateful for this guest article from our Principal Emerita, Dr. Jullie Gray. Dr. Gray was co-investigator on a recent study of the Aging Life Care Association. She shares the study findings below.
As we wind down Aging Life Care Month, we want time to recognize and celebrate the vital role that Aging Life Care Professionals® play in helping older adults and their families navigate life’s most complex transitions. The team at Aging Wisdom is proud to be part of this compassionate, ethical, and deeply human-centered field and to highlight the heart of what they do: Connect. …
Nothing can be more discouraging than returning home from a hospital stay, only to be readmitted due to something you didn’t anticipate, such as a drug interaction or a delayed recovery from anesthesia. As Kaiser Health News’ Navigating Aging contributing columnist Judith Graham identified in an insightful article about how to avoid readmission, “too often institutions don’t take the reality of seniors’ lives adequately into account, making it imperative that patients figure out how to advocate for themselves.” …
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On September 6, 2019, my mother turned 76. As was our birthday tradition, I invited her to lunch and suggested an outing to a local craft store she loved. For the first time ever, she refused to budge from her home. This was new behavior and it really worried me because her world was shrinking. She seemed to prefer solitary activities like beading, knitting, and weaving intricate pine needle baskets, only venturing out when she absolutely had to.
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According to the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), an estimated 5 million older Americans are victims of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation annually. Perceptions about elder abuse are usually wrong. Let’s take a look at the most common myths and learn the facts.
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by Jullie Gray, MSW, LICSW, CMC.
Ask anyone for their top advice about living a long, healthy life and you’ll probably hear tips about the importance of eating well, stopping smoking, exercising and getting regular medical checkups. Don’t throw those good habits out the window; but, it may come as a shock to learn that connecting with others may be the single most important ingredient for aging well.
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