In Brief

A Maverick Pharmacy

Excessive drug costs frustrate even billionaire Mark Cuban. To cope, in 2022 he started Cost Plus Drugs, an online supplier…

2 years ago

Virtual Reality Enables Empathetic Dementia Care

Catherine Samatas recently traveled from Deerfield to Israel with residents of the assisted living home where she works. But instead…

2 years ago

TikTok Tips for Dementia Care

Teepa Snow thought TikTok was just for singing, dancing, and funny videos. At her team’s urging, Snow, founder of the…

2 years ago

Songs for the Ages

Sandy and Jon Miller of Downers Grove are passionate about music and its power to bring people together. While running…

2 years ago

Understanding Mild Cognitive Impairment

Many people confuse mild cognitive impairment (MCI) — memory loss that doesn’t impact daily functioning — with normal aging.  Yet,…

2 years ago

Summer Travel with Seniors

With travel back to pre-pandemic levels, people are itching to get away. But for older adults and their caregivers, travel…

2 years ago

Silver Search Shines

About 230,000 people with Alzheimer’s disease live in Illinois, and many will wander away at some point. But thanks to…

3 years ago

4 Tough Questions to Ask Aging Parents

As our parents get older, it’s imperative we understand their end-of-life wishes. This involves some hard questions — and that’s…

3 years ago

Ballet Helps Seniors Find Balance

JoAnn King, a retired teacher and school librarian, couldn’t take ballet lessons as a child because her parents opposed them.…

3 years ago

The Power of a Good Nap

Next time you nap, you can rest easy. Because it turns out that if you snooze, you don’t lose. Taking…

3 years ago

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