News of the Week - 6/07/24
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This year will likely be the last major D-Day anniversary with living veterans in attendance. Organizers are going all-out
A teen dropped out of high school during WWII. Now 99, she just graduated.
When dementia becomes too much to handle, this tool offers guidance.
America’s best decade, according to data.
Black Americans are underrepresented in residential care communities, AP/CNHI News analysis finds.
Efforts to address older adult loneliness laid out in proposed bill.
At 102, my grandfather’s memory is fading. Coffee keeps us connected.
Just because - 'Unlucky in love' flamingo lays first egg aged 70.
Leisure activities could mediate link between loneliness, cognitive issues.
More older adults becoming comfortable with using technology to help them age in place.
This year will likely be the last major D-Day anniversary with living veterans in attendance. Organizers are going all-out
CNN - At 99 years old, Jack Foy is considered the youngster among his group of friends that fought in World War II.
But their advanced age isn’t going to stop them from making the transatlantic journey to honor their fallen comrades on the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
On June 6, Foy – a survivor of the Battle of the Bulge – and his fellow American veterans will join dignitaries and heads of state from around the world to commemorate the approximately 160,000 Allied troops who, eight decades ago, carried out the largest seaborne invasion in human history.
A teen dropped out of high school during WWII. Now 99, she just graduated.
WAPO - Eleanor Monninger was always a little embarrassed about never graduating high school, but the 99-year-old faced 3,000 people in the audience — including nearly 150 fellow graduates who were more than 80 years her junior — as she wore her cap and gown and held her diploma.
When dementia becomes too much to handle, this tool offers guidance
WAPO - A first-of-its-kind website offers caregivers a comprehensive approach to managing combativeness and other neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia.
America’s best decade, according to data
WAPO - What is surprising, or maybe not, is how much MUSIC plays into the data.
Black Americans are underrepresented in residential care communities, AP/CNHI News analysis finds
AP - Black Americans are less likely to use residential care communities, such as assisted-living facilities, and more likely to live in nursing homes, CNHI News and The Associated Press found as part of an examination into America’s long-term care options. The opposite is true for white Americans.
Efforts to address older adult loneliness laid out in proposed bill
McKnight’s - A new bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives calls for including screening older adults for loneliness and the coordination of supportive services and healthcare to address the negative health effects of loneliness in older adults. I love the way assisted living jumped on this as if they were the only solution to the loneliness problem.
At 102, my grandfather’s memory is fading. Coffee keeps us connected.
WAPO - From the author - For birthdays, we Chinese have a wish: “Cháng mìng bai suì.” May you live 100 years. Recently, my grandpa bested that by two. At 102, he is one of an estimated 722,000 centenarians in the world. My grandpa (wo de wài gōng) lives in Taiwan, where his age is such a big deal that the mayor of Taipei, the capital city, sent him a personalized banner to hang at his home.
'Unlucky in love' flamingo lays first egg aged 70
BBC - A flamingo who was described as having been "unlucky in love" has laid her first egg at a nature reserve aged 70. According to the bird age calculator, that makes the bird 360 human years old. So it’s never too late!
Leisure activities could mediate link between loneliness, cognitive issues
McKnight’s - A new study shows that leisure activities, including mental, physical and social engagements, may play a significant role in easing loneliness and the cognitive decline that can come with it.
More older adults becoming comfortable with using technology to help them age in place
McKnight’s - Although fewer older adults say their homes are equipped to allow them to age in place in 2024 compared with 2023, more of them are getting comfortable with the idea of using assistive or health-related technologies to keep them living where they are, according to the results of a US News & World Report survey.
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- John F. Kennedy
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