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The holidays often bring a variety of emotions, positive and negative. For many people, the weeks between Thanksgiving and the New Year can unearth feelings of sadness, loneliness and grief. For seniors especially, the holidays can evoke feelings of regret, painful memories of lost loved ones and longing for days past.
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The art of telling a good story is a gift shared by many great leaders. Last month my friend and colleague Larry Minnix retired as the leader of LeadingAge after 16 years as CEO. At his retirement celebration, many people referenced his ability to tell a story as one of his many outstanding talents. His southern drawl was an asset as he fashioned stories about seniors and caregivers as real people, with real needs – a departure from the normal Washington, D.C focus on statistics and future projections. Sometimes his stories included farm animals or a cousin named Bubba. Whether the stories were literal or a parable of sorts, he effectively carried the message in his own unique style.
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Every year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control emphasizes the importance of getting a flu vaccination and established National Influenza Vaccination Week. This year, National Influenza Vaccination Week takes place between December 6 and December 12, 2015.
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For many people, the idea of downsizing seems daunting because of all the physical “stuff” they’ve collected over the years. Often, seniors continue to live in the family home where they’ve been for decades, and the sheer mass of items to sort through is enough to make anyone want to crawl back into bed and put the whole thing off until another day.
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Did you know patients 55 years of age and older are 4.25 times more likely than younger patients to experience cardiac-related symptoms while shoveling snow? Learn what you can do to lessen the strain of winter on your loved one. If you are a caregiver or an adult child of an older adult living home alone, our infographic, "4 Tips to Prepare Your Aging Loved One for Winter," gives helpful advice on helping prepare those near and dear to you for the wintery road ahead.
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Last season, we published a post titled Caring for Aging Parents During the Holidays where we shared tips from Dr. Linda Rhodes, former Secretary of Aging and author of The Essential Guide to Caring for Aging Parents. In this post, Rhodes shares five things caregivers should look for and five things caregivers should do when visiting aging parents over the holidays. If you're an adult child visiting loved ones this Thanksgiving, we highly recommend you check it out.
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