A new initiative at the Rush Center for Excellence in Aging aims to aid older adults and healthcare students through short films. Through the Schaalman Senior Voices Program, which launched last year, older adults share their personal journeys, perspectives on aging, and what’s essential to their care. The short films are showcased on Rush’s website […]
Doctor’s appointments are short — typically about 15 minutes. Yet, there can be so much to discuss, especially for older adults. Preparation is key, says Jeffrey Linder, MD, MPH, a general internist and primary care clinician-investigator at Northwestern Medicine. Some tips to get the most out of your appointments: Write down your questions in advance. “It would be […]Read More
Nationally, more than 6 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease. As that number increases, so, too, does the number of people caring for them. A recent Alzheimer’s Association report paints a sobering picture of the disease’s toll A section of the report looked at race, ethnicity, and Alzheimer’s in America and found 36% of Black Americans, […]Read More
The AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents program provides a way for volunteers to mentor children in their communities. Read More
The seniors providing services are happy to have the extra income. Both the providers and the receivers benefit from the companionship.Read More
With differing doses, schedules, and side effects, managing a senior’s medications can be overwhelming or even downright dangerous. More than a third of older adults take at least five prescription medicines, according to a study published in 2016 in JAMA Internal Medicine. “We often find dozens of medications, current and old, at our clients’ homes,” […]Read More
A legacy video is a unique way to bond with older relatives over stories that would be lost if nobody asked for them to be told. “It encapsulates decades of living into a highlight reel,” says retired WGN news anchor Robert Jordan, CEO of Video Family Biographies in Lincolnwood. “We don’t normally have that chance […]Read More
In the past, geriatric research has often lacked the perspective of older adults themselves. An advisory board made up of older adults in the Chicago area aims to change that. Researchers designed the Bureau of Sages — a collaboration between CJE Senior Life’s Leonard Schanfield Research Institute and residents from the Lieberman Center for Health […]Read More
Despite strict coronavirus lockdown orders, residents at a senior living community found a way to connect with their neighbors — through a pen pal program. When GreenFields of Geneva closed much of its programming due to coronavirus concerns, Karen Tomko, life enrichment manager for independent living, wanted to keep residents engaged. Tomko posted on her […]Read More
Launi Whedon’s husband David was diagnosed at age 62 with primary progressive aphasia, a form of frontotemporal dementia. “There is no cure, and the prognosis is grim, so I knew I needed ways to cope,” says Whedon, who participated in a research study that teaches caregiving skills. The program, called LEAF — Life Enhancing Activities […]Read More
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