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Category Archives: Something Special
Woman Writes Love Poems Every Sunday to Her Husband Who Died
Adèle Fontaine has self-published the poems in a new book
A woman in Edmonton, Alberta, writes a love poem to her husband every Sunday. The act is, of course, wonderful in-and-of-itself. However, it’s even more touching considering that he died four years ago. Adèle Fontaine’s husband Normand died November 24, … Continue reading
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Are Assisted Living Facilities Understaffed and Dangerous?
Lack of sufficient oversight may leave people with dementia vulnerable to harm
With the number of elderly persons with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia increasing each year, the need for specialized facilities to care for them has increased with dizzying speed. Forty percent of people in assisted living facilities in the United States … Continue reading
New Rule Forces Hospitals to Post Their Price Lists Online
But true pricing transparency is still a long way off
As of Jan.1 2019, the federal government is requiring all U.S. hospitals to post their price lists online. The requirement, which Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma called “a small step towards providing our beneficiaries with price … Continue reading
New Study of Music and Dementia Shows Positive Correlations
Personalized musical intervention may improve moods in individuals with dementia
Music is inextricable from the human experience — humans have not only been creating music for millennia, we’ve been fascinated with why we make it (and respond to it) for centuries. Countless studies have explored the physiological, emotional, and cognitive effects … Continue reading
U.S. Life Expectancy Decreased for Third Year
While life expectancy in most developed nations has moved steadily upward for decades, it's on a slow but steady decline in the U.S.
In the not so happy news of last year, U.S. life expectancy decreased once again, establishing a disturbing three-year trend. Close to two years ago SevenPonds reported that U.S. life expectancy had dropped to the lowest it had been in 20 years … Continue reading
Parkour, Older Adults and “Falling Better”
The acrobatic sport could be beneficial for people as they age
The sport and training method known as parkour is generally considered to be a young person’s endeavor. However, it is being touted as a new method to potentially teach older citizens how to fall “better” in order to prevent injuries … Continue reading
