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Eating plenty of fiber as part of our diets could also help improve brain health, but most Americans don’t do it. Dr. Donna Newsome of Texas Health Plano explains how the supplements work.
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The facility creates a new resource for dementia caregivers to receive support and for those with dementia to have a stimulating environment to interact with.
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Legislators are also trying to address the shortage of workers to care for elderly and disabled Texans.
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The CDC says one in four older adults falls each year. KERA’s Sam Baker talks about why with Dr. Deborah Freeland, an assistant professor of geriatric medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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For the past three decades, the Centenarians of Oklahoma volunteers have made it their mission to celebrate as many centenarians as they can. To date, they've honored more than 2,700 and counting.
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More than 40% of Texas' and 30% of U.S. coronavirus-related deaths have been residents or staff members at long-term elder care facilities. COVID-19 preys…
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Bars closing, social gatherings limited to 10 people, restaurants restricted to take-out only, visitors banned from nursing homes — COVID-19 has…
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Five San Antonio nursing homes were flagged for alleged instances of abuse and neglect of their residents. The Express-News reports the Centers for…
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The number of veterans in the VA healthcare system who are 70 or older is expected to grow 30 percent in the next eight years.