Aging
‘Pre-Hospice’ Saves Money By Keeping People At Home Near The End Of Life
Gerald Chinchar isn’t quite at the end of life, but the end is not far away. The 77-year-old fell twice last year, shattering his hip and femur, and now gets around his San Diego home in a wheelchair. His medications fill a dresser drawer, and congestive heart failure puts him at high risk of emergency […]
Want To Live Past 100? Centenarians Share Secrets Of Knee Bends And Nips Of Scotch
Gertrude Siegel is 101 and hears it all the time. “Everyone says ‘I want to be just like you.’ I tell them to get in line,” she said. John and Charlotte Henderson, 104 and 102, often field questions from wannabes eager to learn their secrets. “Living in moderation,” he said. “We never overdo anything. Eat […]
¿Quiere vivir 100 años y disfrutarlos? Estos centenarios comparten sus secretos
Gertrude Siegel tiene 101 años y siempre le preguntan el secreto. “Todo el mundo dice: ‘Quiero ser como tú’. Les digo que se pongan en la fila”, contó. John y Charlotte Henderson, de 104 y 102 respectivamente, a menudo contestan preguntas de ansiosos aspirantes a centenarios. “Vive con moderación”, aconsejan. “Nunca exageres nada. Come bien. […]
Boomerang Seniors: Aging Adults Move To Be Near Mom Or Dad
Like many peers in their 70s, Lois and Richard Jones of Media, Pa., sold their home and downsized, opting for an apartment in a nearby senior living community they had come to know well. For 13 years, they have visited Lois’ mother, Madge Wertzberger, there. Wertzberger, 95, is in assisted living at Granite Farms Estates. Lois, 73, and […]
Fenómeno en aumento: los abuelos que cuidan a sus padres
Al igual que muchos de los adultos en sus 70s, Lois y Richard Jones de Media, Pensilvania, vendieron su casa y redujeron sus pertenencias, optando por un apartamento cercano en una comunidad para personas mayores que conocen bien. Durante 13 años, han visitado allí a la madre de Lois, Madge Wertzberger. Wertzberger, de 95 años, […]
To Help Ward Off Alzheimer’s, Think Before You Eat
Diets designed to boost brain health, targeted largely at older adults, are a new, noteworthy development in the field of nutrition. The latest version is the Canadian Brain Health Food Guide, created by scientists in Toronto. Another, the MIND diet, comes from experts at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and Harvard T.H. Chan School […]
Dos dietas científicas mantienen sano al cerebro y ayudan a prevenir el Alzheimer
Las dietas diseñadas para mejorar la salud del cerebro, dirigidas a los adultos mayores, son un nuevo y notable desarrollo en el campo de la nutrición. La última versión es la Canadian Brain Health Food Guide (Guía Alimentaria Canadiense para la Salud Cerebral), creada por científicos en Toronto. Otra, la dieta MIND, fue desarrollada por […]
Coming Full Circle, Doulas Cradle The Dying
As Ellen Gutenstein lay in her bed at home, dying from lung cancer that had metastasized in her brain, a heart-wrenching Mother’s Day card arrived from her granddaughter. Neither Ellen’s daughter — nor her husband — felt they could read it to her without breaking down. Fortunately, a volunteer from the local hospice’s doula program […]
How To Help Alzheimer’s Patients Enjoy Life, Not Just ‘Fade Away’
Alzheimer’s disease has an unusual distinction: It’s the illness that Americans fear most — more than cancer, stroke or heart disease. The rhetoric surrounding Alzheimer’s reflects this. People “fade away” and are tragically “robbed of their identities” as this incurable condition progresses, we’re told time and again. Yet, a sizable body of research suggests this […]
Cómo ayudar a pacientes con Alzheimer a disfrutar la vida, sin desaparecer de a poco
El Alzheimer tiene una distinción inusual: es la enfermedad que más temen las personas, más que el cáncer, los accidentes cerebrovasculares o las afecciones cardíacas. La retórica que rodea al Alzheimer refleja esto. Se nos dice una y otra vez que las personas “se desvanecen” y que se las “despoja trágicamente de sus identidades” a […]