https://oneconnectiondev.com:443/rethink/Home/rss/category/4135/elder-healthRSS documenthttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/nutrition-requirements-change-as-we-ageThu, 23 Feb 2023 23:12:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/nutrition-requirements-change-as-we-agehttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/primary-care-providers-are-hard-to-come-byThu, 09 Feb 2023 20:59:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/primary-care-providers-are-hard-to-come-byhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/change-of-pace-consider-walking-for-your-next-get-togetherFri, 16 Dec 2022 18:31:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/change-of-pace-consider-walking-for-your-next-get-togetherhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/be-mindful-most-bad-falls-have-a-causeThu, 03 Nov 2022 22:16:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/be-mindful-most-bad-falls-have-a-causehttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/getting-a-painful-lesson-in-fall-preventionFri, 07 Oct 2022 17:02:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/getting-a-painful-lesson-in-fall-preventionhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/be-mindful-brain-injuries-can-cause-change-in-personalityThu, 04 Aug 2022 20:33:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/be-mindful-brain-injuries-can-cause-change-in-personalityhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/eating-with-others-can-provide-an-emotional-boostThu, 21 Jul 2022 18:16:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/eating-with-others-can-provide-an-emotional-boosthttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/clearing-the-way-for-reading-enjoymentThu, 09 Jun 2022 15:48:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/clearing-the-way-for-reading-enjoymenthttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/that-cold-might-be-covid-so-its-best-to-play-it-safeThu, 26 May 2022 20:54:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/that-cold-might-be-covid-so-its-best-to-play-it-safehttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/trip-to-the-er-brings-fresh-insightsThu, 23 Dec 2021 18:48:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/trip-to-the-er-brings-fresh-insightshttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/knowing-where-to-turn-after-a-loved-ones-health-crisis Right now I’m aware of several neighbors dealing with the sudden health crises of aging loved ones. Once the short-term crisis is dealt with, they will have to decide where to turn next. I ...]]>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 18:11:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/knowing-where-to-turn-after-a-loved-ones-health-crisishttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/dashed-plans-due-to-covid-cause-stress-and-anxiety My husband keeps asking me why I cry at the drop of a hat lately. I have always been prone to tears when really stressed or when something touches my heart. And I guess that is exactly why I’m ...]]>Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:20:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/dashed-plans-due-to-covid-cause-stress-and-anxietyhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/listening-to-our-body-when-it-whispers Silent whispers from our body come in many forms and may include aches or pains, emotions, gut feelings or just a sense that something is off. It’s easy to ignore these signs, but by doing so ...]]>Thu, 06 May 2021 20:40:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/listening-to-our-body-when-it-whispershttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/checking-in-with-ourselves-is-more-important-than-ever I’m not sure anyone could have predicted what the beginning of 2021 would look like, particularly as we ushered out 2020 believing it was one of the most challenging years on record. And now, ...]]>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:53:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/checking-in-with-ourselves-is-more-important-than-everhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/covid-creates-tough-ethical-calls-for-care There’s no debating that seniors are most at risk during this pandemic. While COVID-19 deaths have spanned all age groups, the hardest hit has been the 65-and-older population, which accounts for ...]]>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:20:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/covid-creates-tough-ethical-calls-for-carehttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/what-should-we-expect-from-our-doctors What are our expectations when we visit our doctor? Do expectations differ with age? I pondered this question recently after an unsatisfactory visit to see a medical professional. Two years ...]]>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:22:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/what-should-we-expect-from-our-doctorshttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/social-isolation-results-in-memory-loss-in-later-life Fifty-four years ago, John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the song “Eleanor Rigby,” signaling us to “look at all the lonely people.” Studies in the U.K. show that half a million people over ...]]>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 18:03:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/social-isolation-results-in-memory-loss-in-later-lifehttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/feeling-sad-amid-covid-crisis Lately a lot of people have been asking me how I’m doing. They know I work with seniors. I’ve been answering that question by simply saying we’re very busy. I’d like to elaborate, but the truth ...]]>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:15:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/feeling-sad-amid-covid-crisishttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/five-steps-to-kick-that-out-of-control-feeling For most of us, our daily lives have been disrupted by the novel coronavirus pandemic and the resulting shelter-in-place order. Work, social and family life has been upended in ways we may ...]]>Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:43:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/five-steps-to-kick-that-out-of-control-feelinghttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/virus-presents-greatest-risk-to-seniors One of the first references to “getting old ain’t for sissies” was published in 1968. Fast-forward 52 years and whoever made the statement had no idea how true it would become. In a world where ...]]>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:07:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/virus-presents-greatest-risk-to-seniorshttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/seniors-at-risk-during-outages Psychologist Abraham Maslow developed his famous “hierarchy of needs” theory in 1942. At the time, he saw food, water, sleep and shelter as the most basic of all human needs. I would contend ...]]>Thu, 07 Nov 2019 21:44:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/seniors-at-risk-during-outageshttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/listen-to-this-advice-about-hearing-loss On weekends, my husband and I walk our dog, Rolo, together. Rolo is blind and deaf, but is a joyful 10-year-old pup in otherwise good health. Me, on the other hand, while I am in good health, ...]]>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 16:41:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/listen-to-this-advice-about-hearing-losshttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/another-reminder-not-to-ignore-symptoms-of-heart-attack A few weeks ago, as he was walking his dog around his neighborhood, my friend Jerry experienced pain and pressure in his chest. He’d forgotten his cellphone, so he continued up the hill to his ...]]>Thu, 22 Aug 2019 16:54:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/another-reminder-not-to-ignore-symptoms-of-heart-attackhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/health-scare-takes-emotional-toll Most of my medical challenges occurred when I was young. Years later, I can’t really remember my feelings after those experiences. But as I contemplate my recent health scare—a piece of steak ...]]>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:13:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/health-scare-takes-emotional-tollhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/dont-ignore-symptoms-of-acid-reflux Every once in a while, the person upstairs gives you a wake-up call. Mine came a few weeks ago. Looking back, all the signs were there. I’d been keeping a supply of Tums in my purse for ...]]>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 17:53:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/dont-ignore-symptoms-of-acid-refluxhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/timeless-fitness-for-brain-body It seemed too good to be true. A set of exercises that, if practiced just 10 minutes a day, could make a positive difference in the quality of our body and brain. Activities that can be done by ...]]>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 21:12:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/timeless-fitness-for-brain-bodyhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/malnutrition-is-a-health-threat-thats-rarely-diagnosed As if being admitted to the hospital isn’t challenging enough, there’s often an additional underlying and undiagnosed condition occurring in one-third of seniors who are admitted: undernourishment. ...]]>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 17:40:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/malnutrition-is-a-health-threat-thats-rarely-diagnosedhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/many-seniors-struggle-after-hospital-stay Five years ago, I could not comprehend how my father’s two-day stay in the hospital resulted in a three-week stay in a skilled-nursing facility and a permanent decline in his functional abilities. ...]]>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:45:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/many-seniors-struggle-after-hospital-stayhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/are-we-facing-a-loneliness-epidemic Joanie and her husband lived a full life, busy careers and wonderful vacation trips after retirement. Today, Joanie sits silently, alone in front of her television, eating her dinner. ...]]>Thu, 31 May 2018 23:16:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/are-we-facing-a-loneliness-epidemichttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/are-we-taking-too-many-pills I recently assisted in moderating a local research study of individuals who took six or more prescription medications a day. Some participants spoke of needing to take pills with food, while ...]]>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 22:41:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/are-we-taking-too-many-pillshttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/new-medicare-cards-safer-to-carry The average American visits a doctor four times a year. Seniors visit a doctor nearly twice that much. At each doctor visit we are asked to show our identification and our insurance card. For most ...]]>Thu, 09 Nov 2017 20:06:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/new-medicare-cards-safer-to-carryhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/self-neglect-a-growing-problem Imagine your longtime neighbor is an elderly gentleman who lives alone. He’s been in and out of the hospital over the last few months. He rarely sees his only child, a son who lives on the other ...]]>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 19:20:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/self-neglect-a-growing-problemhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/life-is-never-the-same-after-suffering-a-stroke A widow with no children, Linda has volunteered for Senior Concerns’ Bargain Boutique and Thrift Shop for the past three years. On Jan. 17, her life changed dramatically. Scheduled to work at the ...]]>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 17:54:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/life-is-never-the-same-after-suffering-a-strokehttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/living-with-parkinsons I distinctly remember the day I realized my father had something wrong with him. It was 1992, and my husband and I had recently moved to  California . My parents came for their first visit to see ...]]>Thu, 04 May 2017 23:07:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/living-with-parkinsonshttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/solutions-to-decline-of-senses-continue-to-be-developed We humans tend to take our senses for granted—until they stop working as well as they had in the past. It’s a well-known fact of life that our senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste) all ...]]>Thu, 16 Feb 2017 20:02:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/solutions-to-decline-of-senses-continue-to-be-developedhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/having-a-healthy-fear-of-the-flu It had been a long time since I’d been around someone with the actual flu, but over the New Year’s holiday two of my friends came down with the virus. Now I can clearly see I hadn’t given the flu ...]]>Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:12:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/having-a-healthy-fear-of-the-fluhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/doctors-order-is-best-gift-of-all With a yearlong waiting list to enter a skilled-nursing facility for long-term care, my father was placed on palliative care at home recently. While it may not seem so, it was an early  Christmas ...]]>Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:23:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/doctors-order-is-best-gift-of-allhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/understanding-new-roles-in-healthcare Most of us know that hospital staffing is made up of doctors and nurses. But if you haven’t visited a hospital lately, you may not know about the evolving set of specialties found in today’s ...]]>Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:55:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/understanding-new-roles-in-healthcarehttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/picking-the-right-skilled-nursing-facility An individual typically takes one of two paths to a skilled nursing facility: straight from the hospital or from home when they become too frail or sick to care for themselves. In the first case, ...]]>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:27:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/picking-the-right-skilled-nursing-facilityhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/dealing-with-the-most-difficult-transition Next week we begin the heart-wrenching steps to place my father in a skilled-nursing facility in  New Hampshire . Parkinson’s disease has taken its toll on him and on my mother, his caregiver. I ...]]>Thu, 06 Oct 2016 21:20:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/dealing-with-the-most-difficult-transitionhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/one-subject-thats-seriously-tough-to-swallowFri, 22 Jan 2016 01:42:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/one-subject-thats-seriously-tough-to-swallowhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/screening-for-memory-lossThu, 29 Oct 2015 22:08:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/screening-for-memory-losshttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/waiting-for-a-call-backThu, 01 Oct 2015 17:06:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/waiting-for-a-call-backhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/seniors-thrive-in-adult-day-programsThu, 03 Sep 2015 19:44:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/seniors-thrive-in-adult-day-programshttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/improving-senior-nutritionThu, 04 Jun 2015 23:48:00 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GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/a-different-kind-of-path-1https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/hospitalizing-a-parent-10-things-to-considerThu, 04 Apr 2013 10:35:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/hospitalizing-a-parent-10-things-to-considerhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/hospitalizing-a-parent-10-things-to-consider-2Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:31:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/hospitalizing-a-parent-10-things-to-consider-2https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/walking-your-way-to-fitness-and-friendship-1Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:53:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/walking-your-way-to-fitness-and-friendship-1https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/condiments-for-christmas-1Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:03:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/condiments-for-christmas-1https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/what-i-learned-from-my-shingles-scare-1Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:32:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/what-i-learned-from-my-shingles-scare-1https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/the-epidemic-among-us-1Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:37:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/the-epidemic-among-us-1https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/putting-the-focus-on-senior-hungerThu, 12 Apr 2012 16:53:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/putting-the-focus-on-senior-hungerhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/does-playing-chess-prevent-alzheimerrsquosThu, 16 Feb 2012 07:59:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/does-playing-chess-prevent-alzheimerrsquoshttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/dementia-and-utis-1Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:03:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/dementia-and-utis-1https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/alzheimer-interventionsThu, 28 Apr 2011 11:09:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/alzheimer-interventionshttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/curiosity-boosts-the-brainThu, 03 Mar 2011 19:33:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/curiosity-boosts-the-brainhttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/many-boomers-donrsquot-notice-early-signs-of-alzheimerrsquosThu, 03 Feb 2011 15:10:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/many-boomers-donrsquot-notice-early-signs-of-alzheimerrsquoshttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/be-observant-when-visiting-the-elderly-this-holiday-1Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:00:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/be-observant-when-visiting-the-elderly-this-holiday-1https://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/disaster-preparedness-for-those-with-dementiaThu, 30 Sep 2010 03:00:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/disaster-preparedness-for-those-with-dementiahttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/daily-choices-and-your-healthThu, 29 Jul 2010 03:00:00 GMThttps://oneconnectiondev.com/rethink/daily-choices-and-your-health