December 1, 2020
In honor of world AIDS day on 12/1, I am devoting today’s episode to HIV and Aging. And, yes. HIV is an important topic when it comes to aging. An…
March 16, 2020
With the Coronavirus affecting adults over 60 at greater levels than other age groups, many older adults are electing to “self-isolate” or are actually on “lock down” at long-term care…
March 13, 2020
With the Coronavirus affecting adults over 60 at greater levels than other age groups, many older adults are electing to “self-isolate” or are actually on “lock down” at long-term care…
March 11, 2020
When I first started working with dementia more than a decade ago, I didn't know much about dementia. Prior to this point, I had a lot of experience working with…
February 26, 2020
Dementia is one of the most important, but often overlooked, health care issues related to older African Americans. In fact, research shows that African Americans are two to…
January 7, 2020
Do you know if the medications your older loved ones are taking are actually harming them? You might have a guess, but how do you actually know?! Thankfully there is…
December 11, 2019
One of the most common questions y'all send to me and that I'm also asked frequently in my own practice with families are questions surrounding hallucinations, delusions, and psychosis.…
December 4, 2019
One of the most complicated situations families that I work with are faced with has to do with older adults with dementia developing a delirium. Is the dementia…
June 6, 2019
You care about your aging parent so much and for some reason, they're just not listening to you and your pleas for them to go to the doctor. You try…
May 30, 2019
It's normal for an older adult to forget where they put their keys, look all over for their glasses, then realize that they're wearing them, or have trouble remembering someone's…
