At Japan’s dementia cafes, forgotten orders are all part of the service
WAPO - This 12-seat cafe in Sengawa, a suburb in western Tokyo, hires elderly people with dementia to work as servers once a month. A former owner of the cafe has a parent with dementia, and the new owner agreed to let them rent out the space each month as a “dementia cafe.” The organizers now work with the local government to get connected to dementia patients in the area.
Just Because - Bears raid a Krispy Kreme doughnut van making deliveries on an Alaska military base
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Would you rather be useful or youthful? Here’s what 83% of older adults said in a survey.
MarketWatch - When asked what’s more important as they grow older, being youthful or being useful, 83% of the older adult population said usefulness matters more than youthfulness.
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As Covid Infections Rise, Nursing Homes Are Still Waiting for Vaccines
NY Times - Now that the U.S. government has stepped back from issuing vaccines, long-term care operators have yet to start administering shots to protect one of the most vulnerable populations. This is why Sage Stream works. Covid strikes. Place shuts down. No entertainment.
A healthy diet may lower dementia risk — even if you start late
WAPO - Doing puzzles, playing memory-boosting games, taking classes and reading are activities that we often turn to for help keeping our brains sharp. But research is showing that what you eat, how often you exercise and the type of exercise you do can help lower your risk of dementia to a greater extent than previously thought.
Couple celebrates 75th wedding anniversary: 'We were just meant to be together'
KGW8 - The couple says patience, trust and a good sense humor are a few of the staples behind their long-lasting marriage.
For South Korea’s Senior Subway Riders, the Joy Is in the Journey
NYTimes - Older adults who ride free of charge make up about 15 percent of Seoul’s annual ridership, according to data from the subway’s two main operators. The riders have become such an established part of the city’s fabric that they have a nickname — “Jigong Geosa,” derived from the phrase “free subway” — and the lines and stations frequented by them are well known.
High-tech platform to bring art collaboration to seniors with dementia through ScrippsAVID
McKnight’s - The older adults involved in the Opening Minds Through Art program don’t use any elaborate tools in the artwork they create. But through one new innovative tool, the program will be able to bring more of them into OMA’s art therapy program than ever before.
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