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Easy Entry Into Uncomfortable Conversations: Talking Finances With Your Older Loved One

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2025
Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, editor in chief of Caring for the Ages, talks with Senior Contributing Writer Joanne Kaldy about the challenges of having productive conversations with older loved ones about their future and their finances.

Navigating the Cannabis Conversation: Separating Fact From Fear

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2025
Research into health reporting reveals a consistent pattern of media misinformation, especially related to health and science. Headlines and news stories often misrepresent studies through omissions, misrepresentation of their design, sensationalism...

“The Beauty Remains”: What Renoir’s Battle With Rheumatoid Arthritis Teaches Us About the Healing Power of Creativity

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2025
During my teens, I viewed the paintings of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the renowned French Impressionist, for the first time, and I was immediately enthralled by the vibrancy of his work, his subjects bathed in natural sunlight in the great outdoors...

Hearing Loss and Dementia

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2025
Individuals who experience hearing loss have nearly double the risk of developing dementia, an Israeli study found. Ared Kodesh, MD, of University of Haifa, and colleagues conducted a national cohort study in which they followed 102,067 members of a...

How Common Is Paid Family Care?

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2025
The number of family and friends who receive payment to provide care has been increasing, researchers have found.

Exercising Resiliency When the World Feels Like It’s Spinning Out of Control

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2025
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What Nursing Assistants Teach Us About Providing High Quality Care for Residents

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2025
The post-acute and long-term care industry continues to be under strain due to workforce shortages, higher costs of providing care, additional regulatory requirements, and consumer and media concerns about the quality of care being provided. Despite...

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Person-Centered Care Is the Foundation of Assisted Living

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2025
Assisted living is a dynamic, evolving part of the long-term care continuum. It offers a mix of companionship, independence, privacy, and security in a homelike environment. It is uniquely designed to meet the varying needs of the one million...

Adapting Our Care for Younger Residents in Long-Term Care

Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2025
As a family medicine physician, treating patients across the age spectrum is not unusual for me. Most of my experiences have been in clinical and hospital settings, but I am beginning to have more experience with younger patients in the post-acute...