Judith Graham

Medical staff in full personal protective gear check charts while removing patients from Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, California.

As coronavirus lurks, families are locked out of nursing homes. Is it safe inside?

May 12, 2020 at 6:03 p.m.

Families are beset by fear and anxiety as COVID-19 makes inroads at nursing homes across the country, threatening the lives of vulnerable older adults. Alarmingly more than 10,000 residents and...

In shutting out threat, seniors in continuing care communities feel shut in

May 12, 2020 at 4:33 p.m.

With tight restrictions in place at their continuing care retirement community, Tom and Janice Showler are getting on each other's nerves. Most days, Tom, 76, likes to drive out of...

Older adults with COVID-19 have several atypical symptoms such as seeming "off" or not acting like themselves early on after being infected by the coronavirus, according to physicians.

Seniors with coronavirus show unusual symptoms, doctors say

April 27, 2020 at 7:17 p.m.

Older adults with COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, have several "atypical" symptoms, complicating efforts to ensure they get timely and appropriate treatment, according to physicians. COVID-19 is typically...

Administrators at Metron of Cedar Springs nursing home, in Cedar Springs, Mich. announced the nursing home has multiple residents and staff members who have tested positive for the coronavirus. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)

Should you bring mom home from assisted living during the pandemic?

April 2, 2020 at 7:50 p.m.

Dr. Alison Webb took her 81-year-old father out of assisted living, to live. Coleen Hubbard took her 85-year-old mother out of independent living, to die. With the coronavirus moving through...

Seniors shop for groceries during special hours open to seniors and the disabled only at Northgate Gonzalez Market, a Hispanic specialty supermarket in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Does everyone over 60 need to take the same coronavirus precautions?

March 26, 2020 at 9:58 p.m.

She knew it wasn't a good idea and her daughter would disapprove. Nonetheless, Barbara Figge Fox, 79, recently went to four stores in Princeton, New Jersey, to shop for canned...

Stalked by the fear that dementia is stalking you

February 26, 2020 at 8:02 p.m.

Do I know I'm at risk for developing dementia? You bet. My father died of Alzheimer's disease at age 72; my sister was felled by frontotemporal dementia at 58. And...

Because seniors are at higher risk of cognitive impairment, proponents say screening asymptomatic older adults is an important strategy to identify people who may be developing dementia and to improve their care. But the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force cited insufficient evidence the tests are helpful.

Medical experts decline to endorse cognitive screening for older adults

February 26, 2020 at 5:44 p.m.

A leading group of medical experts on Tuesday declined to endorse cognitive screening for older adults, fueling a debate that has simmered for years. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force...

Why home health care is suddenly harder to come by for Medicare patients

February 20, 2020 at 2:25 p.m.

The decision came out of the blue. "Your husband isn't going to get any better, so we can't continue services," an occupational therapist told Deloise "Del" Holloway in early November....

Conflicts about living arrangements and health care decisions can threaten relationships between aging parents and their adult children just when understanding and support are needed the most.

Parenting your aging parents when they don’t want help

January 1, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

David Solie's 89-year-old mother, Carol, was unyielding. "No, I will not move," she told her son every time he suggested that she leave her home and relocate to a senior...

Relationships between adult children and their parents can fray with age. Experts offer help on how loved ones can preserve the love and negotiate those tension-filled final years.

Parenting your aging parents when they don’t want help

December 23, 2019 at 7:20 p.m.

David Solie's 89-year-old mother, Carol, was unyielding. "No, I will not move," she told her son every time he suggested that she leave her home and relocate to a senior...

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