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Q&A: COVID-19 boosters for 65 and over
Dr. Kansagra, Acting Senior Deputy Director of NCDHHS' Division of Public Health, answers readers' questions about boosters for those 65 and older.
Tags: coronavirus, Delta variant, Booster, CDC, FDA, coronavirus vaccine
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NC takes conservative approach to outbreaks in congregate care settings
While the number of outbreaks in North Carolina Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities at the moment can seem alarming, it's important to look more deeply at the details.
Tags: coronavirus, Delta variant, nursing home, outbreak, vaccination, vaccine mandate
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Changing One's Medicare Plan Before a Move
Changing one's Medicare plan before a move can be daunting. Here is what you need to know.
Tags: Medicare, moving, Social Security, SHIIP, Senior Health Insurance Information Prgm
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How to get a handicap parking permit
With aging can come various maladies that make walking far distances challenging or painful. Here is how to apply for a handicapped parking permit.
Tags: disabilities, Division of Motor Vehicles
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Understanding Boosters
Booster shots are now available in Wake County for immunocompromised individuals meeting CDC criteria.
Tags: coronavirus, Delta variant, Booster
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The Delta Variant: What you need to know
Hospitalizations have increased 128% in the last two weeks. The average age of patients hospitalized is 44. Over 90% of patients are not vaccinated.
Tags: Delta variant, infection, mask mandate, vaccination
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Yoga or Tai Chi: Just What the Doctor Ordered
It's been scientifically proven that eastern exercises, like Tai Chi and yoga, not only increase strength and flexibility, they might be more effective than anything else in reducing the fall risk in elderly people. And falls are responsible for 50% of deaths in old people.
Tags: yoga, health, fall, mental health, aging in place
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Changing Your Story
As C.S. Lewis once said, "You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."
Tags: community relations, books, aging in place, moving, friendships
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For the Birds
What happened when 31-year-old Harvard Medical grad Bill Thomas became medical director of a nursing home, where he brought in pets, birds, and gardens? You might be surprised!
Tags: mental health, birds, wildlife, aging, Harvard Medical School, pets
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Slow Down
A daily mindfulness practice is associated with decreased anxiety and depression, improved management of chronic pain (especially for those for whom nothing else has worked), Improved cardiovascular health, lower blood pressure, improved emotion regulation and many other benefits.
Tags: aging in place, Caregiving & Burnout, mindfulness, anxiety, stress, depression
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Being Chased By the Hounds: Surrendering to Caregiver Burnout
When there's a pack of dogs chasing you in your dreams every night, it might be an indicator of severe caregiver burnout and time to care for the caregiver.
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Tools for Dementia Caregivers
As needs arise, families devise ways to meet them. Here are some creative tools I have seen families use while caring for loved ones at home.
Tags: dementia, tools
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