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Knee deep into the typical fall fashion season, many are wondering what’s the point – at this point? Who knows when we’ll ever be out celebrating or socializing again, so what does it matter what we wear? And who has money or interest in buying new clothes when so much…

It’s an almost universal fear: What will happen if you begin to notice cognitive decline in yourself? Perhaps you start to forget a few names or places. Or maybe it takes you a little longer to do some simple calculations. Or what if you’ve forgotten an event that a friend…

by agebuzz Managing Editor Connie Zuckerman   Let’s face it: the need to quarantine these past few months has not been easy on anyone. But it’s been especially difficult for older adults, many of whom live alone or in isolated circumstances away from family and loved ones. For these seniors,…

The deadly impact of the coronavirus, especially among long term care residents, has certainly highlighted a fact of life that many of us would like to deny or avoid: that is, the difficult decision to have a loved one or even yourself live in such a facility. Infection control measures…

Even before COVID-19, researchers and clinicians alike were worried about an “epidemic of loneliness” sweeping both our country and the world more globally. But in particular, since the arrival of the coronavirus and the necessary social isolation and social distancing it’s caused, researchers have been monitoring the impact on vulnerable…

Whether young or old, it’s likely that the COVID pandemic has left you questioning where you want to live and under what circumstances. Wherever you call home, you’ve likely never thought so much about where you live and whether you should move. For older adults, for whom transitional and new…