Caregiving Tips / Dementia / Alzheimer’s / Memory Loss / Helping Aging Parents / Mental Health Topics / Professionals

Supporting People with Dementia Who Live Alone: Must Have Resources

February 4, 2026

Living alone is a choice many of us treasure—the independence, the comfort of familiar surroundings, the dignity of managing our own daily rhythms. But what happens when dementia enters this…

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February 4, 2026

Healthy Aging & Wellness / Mental Health Topics / Psychotherapy / Wellness

Socioemotional Selectivity Theory: Why Older Adults Thrive Even When Time Runs Short

January 27, 2026

Social Withdrawal or Healthy Social Selectivity? Your 83-year-old client’s daughter calls you concerned that her mother just quit her book club after three years and is concerned that her mom…

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January 27, 2026

Healthy Aging & Wellness / Mental Health Topics / Wellness

“What can I do to keep my brain healthy?” – Global Council on Brain Health Answers

October 28, 2025

If you work with older adults, you’ve probably heard this question more times than you can count: “What can I do to keep my brain healthy?” The Global Council on…

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October 28, 2025

Dementia / Alzheimer’s / Memory Loss

Alzheimer’s Dementia Self-Portraits by William Utermohlen

October 16, 2025

What happens to a person’s sense of self when memory begins to fray? I often describe dementia as a fragmentation of self. And yet, even within that fragmentation, traces of…

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October 16, 2025

Dementia / Alzheimer’s / Memory Loss / Difficult Conversations / Mental Health Topics / Suicide Prevention

Suicide Risk After Dementia: Why the First Months Are Most Dangerous

September 30, 2025

  Suicide Risk Spikes After a Dementia Diagnosis: Here’s Why Receiving a dementia diagnosis changes everything. For many people, it brings relief—finally, there’s an explanation for the confusion, memory lapses,…

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September 30, 2025

Mental Health Topics / PTSD / PTSD

Why Does Trauma Go Untreated in Older Adults?

September 7, 2025

  When we think about trauma, we often imagine its effects on younger people—children, teens, or adults in midlife. But what about people 65 and older? The truth is trauma…

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September 7, 2025

Aging in Place / Caregiving Tips / Helping Aging Parents / Medical & Health Care / Mental Health Topics / Substance Use

7 Steps to Support an Older Adult After Alcohol Detox

August 30, 2025

When an older loved one completes alcohol detox and enters a medical rehab program, families often feel a swirl of emotions: relief, hope, fear, and sometimes overwhelm. You may find…

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August 30, 2025

Ageism / Mental Health Topics

Behind the Scenes of Building the Center for Mental Health & Aging

May 20, 2025

What does it really take to build a national movement for mental health and aging? If you've ever had a big dream or felt a deep calling to change the…

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May 20, 2025

Ageism / Anxiety / Depression / Mental Health Topics / Suicide Prevention

10 Ways to Help Older Adults Get Mental Health Care

May 9, 2025

Up to 1 in 5 older adults lives with a mental health condition like depression, anxiety, or substance use disorder. And yet—most go undiagnosed and untreated. Why? Because too often…

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May 9, 2025

Loneliness & Isolation

5 Inspiring Books to Combat Loneliness and Foster Connection Among Older Adults

April 16, 2025

Loneliness and social isolation can be as damaging to our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. While it may surprise some, research shows that older adults have lower rates…

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April 16, 2025

Ageism / Medical & Health Care / Mental Health Topics

10 Barriers Keeping Older Adults from Mental Health Care

February 11, 2025

20-22%  of older adults live with a mental health condition such as depression, anxiety, substance use disorder, or a dementia-related disorder. Yet, the vast majority go undetected and untreated. Why?…

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February 11, 2025

Assisted Living / Senior Living / Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion for Older Adults / Mental Health Topics / PTSD / PTSD

Immigration Rights & Resources in Long-Term Care

January 31, 2025

What kind of world are we living in where a person who needs assisted living—someone with dementia, functional disabilities, or frailty—can be detained by ICE?   A recent email from…

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January 31, 2025