CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — Senior citizens residing in two local apartment communities will get full Wi-Fi connections for the first time thanks to the work of a local organization focused on making neighborhood connections. After hearing numerous reports of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic and reasoning the effect on those in senior community […]
Month: December 2020
Covid Spurs Families to Shun Nursing Homes, a Shift That Appears Long Lasting
Fearing infection and isolation, relatives are turning to home care as new services make that option more possible for many https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-spurs-families-to-shun-nursing-homes-a-shift-that-appears-long-lasting-11608565170?mod=hp_lead_pos5 […]
Combating an Epidemic of Loneliness
Ways to seek support while social distancing. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/well/pandemic-loneliness-isolation-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=At%20Home&pgtype=Homepage […]
Improving Your Balance to Prevent Falls
Balance is something the body learns to do automatically by engaging the postural muscles. Several times a day, whether I’m indoors or out, my bone doctor’s mantra reverberates in my head: “Do Not Fall!” […]