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Shedding Light on Sundowners Syndrome

Daylight savings time began this month, allowing most of the United States and other parts of the world one more merciful hour of sunlight each day. This is good news…

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3 Pieces of Your Retirement Planning Pie

Published: March 11, 2021 A once-in-a-lifetime trip takes lots of planning. Domestic or foreign? Tour or DIY? If foreign, any travel advisories (COVID-19, civil unrest, crime)? What is currency, language,…

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National Nutrition Month: Personalize Your Plate

Published: March 5, 2021 We like to add a personal touch to our appearance with a favorite headband or hat. We personalize our home by decorating with cherished artwork and…

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Voice Assistants Connect Older Adults

Published: January 29, 2021 After Judy Riggle’s stroke in 2018, she moved from her cottage to the Stephens Care Center at Kendal at Oberlin. Her husband Tom and cocker spaniel…

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Aging in Place in Community: Design for Future Needs

Published: February 25, 2021 Your home is familiar, probably comfortable, and hopefully filled with many fond memories, so why not stay there as you age? Sure, some shelves need to…

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Designing Your Best Day

Creating a Supportive Daily Routine This three part health and wellness series was held January 21, February 4, and February 18, 2021. It was intentionally designed to help participants work…

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Healthy Aging: The Friendship Factor

Published: February 18, 2021 Think of all the ways you and your friends have connected in the past week. Emails, texts and photos, maybe Zoom visits and, oh yes, phone…

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What is Memory Care?

Is your loved one starting to experience cognitive impairment symptoms such as memory loss, confusion and disorientation? Whether your family member is living on their own or living at an…

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Taking Cardiovascular Health to Heart

The actual human heart looks nothing like the cartoonish renditions that have saturated countless media for hundreds of years, particularly during the month of February. The first known publication of…

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