COVID Recovery: Rebuilding Human Connections
We can restore human connection and relationships post-COVID by understanding the importance of re-awakening the senses through the simple act of touch.
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Broken Heart Syndrome: Another Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic
As if life could not get worse. A recent study suggests more people are suffering with stress cardiomyopathy during this COVID-19 pandemic. Stress cardiomyopathy is also called broken heart syndrome.
Creating Feelings of Belonging Through Touch
Several months ago, pre-COVID 19, I took a dance class. There were only about 8 or 10 women in the class. For the most part, we did not know each other. Although I have no identifiable dancing skills, I had the feeling of belonging there.
Touch for Elders is Needed Now More than Ever
The AGE-u-cate Training Institute supports aging services providers as they respond to the isolation crisis facing their elderly residents and clients.
Post COVID Long Term Care Reform
The COVID-19 pandemic must inspire significant changes in how long term care is treated and resourced.
The Trauma of Relocation for People with Dementia
Aging Services Future Focus
On the brink of a new decade, I contemplate what the next ten years will look like for the aging services industry. Reflecting on the past provides me some hope for the future. In some respects, we have come a long way. By the same token, we should maintain a future focus and continue to develop more strategies that support the quality of living of frail elders.