Seniors Talking About Love

Seniors Talking About Love Who better to talk about love than seniors who have lived a life brimming with it? Marquis Companies residents and Consonus Healthcare rehab clients talk about what it is, what they’ve learned and why nothing’s more important than love and laughter.

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Crisis facing American seniors: Life as "elder orphans"

Crisis facing American seniors: Life as "elder orphans" A quarter of Americans over 65 are at risk of becoming so-called “elder orphans” — facing loneliness, depression and limited access to basic needs. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports on the emerging problem.

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Sex and the Senior Center

Sex and the Senior Center Why is aging so often equated with asexuality? In this episode of If Our Bodies Could Talk, James Hamblin explores how Americans are leaving a massive segment of the population out of conversations around sex. Subscribe to The Atlantic on YouTube: http://bit.ly/subAtlanticYT

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Can we improve social support for the elderly during COVID-19?

Can we improve social support for the elderly during COVID-19? This research highlights which groups of elderly people have either non-existent or insufficient social support during the COVID-19 pandemic and are therefore more vulnerable. For these elderly people, sustainable care policy planning and crisis intervention planning should be organised especially for future waves of the…

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