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How to Be a Great Virtual Grandparent

Posted on May 20, 2020

7 ways to strengthen the grandparent-grandchild bond while sheltering in place ://www.nextavenue.org/great-virtual-grandparent/ […]

Senior-Housing Communities Face Higher Vacancy Rates Amid Coronavirus

Posted on May 12, 2020

The aging-at-home movement, well under way when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, will likely be stoked by the staggering number of related deaths at U.S. nursing homes and other senior communities as well as the surge in telemedicine use. https://www.wsj.com/articles/senior-housing-communities-face-higher-vacancy-rates-amid-coronavirus-11589284805?mod=hp_listb_pos1 […]

The ‘New Normal’ for Many Older Adults Is on the Internet

Posted on May 6, 2020

For some people over 65 facing loneliness and prolonged isolation, expanded tech literacy is a new skill that may stay with them long after lockdowns lift. https://www.citylab.com/life/2020/05/seniors-tech-online-resources-computer-video-coronavirus/610405/ […]

The History of Loneliness

Posted on May 5, 2020

Until a century or so ago, almost no one lived alone; now many endure shutdowns and lockdowns on their own. How did modern life get so lonely? https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/06/the-history-of-loneliness […]

It’s Grandparents to the Rescue for Stressed Working-From-Home Parents

Posted on May 5, 2020

https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-grandparents-to-the-rescue-for-stressed-working-from-home-parents-11588671001?mod=hp_lead_pos12 […]

Researchers Asked Older Adults About The Strategies They Use For Combatting Loneliness. Here’s What They Said

Posted on April 27, 2020

In an ever-more connected world, it would be easy to assume that loneliness was on its way out — after all, we now have unlimited opportunity to communicate with almost anyone we want at any time we please. […]

Be a Friend to the Elderly, Get Paid

Posted on April 27, 2020

Combating loneliness is vital work. Services that offer “grandkids on demand” are doing just that. […]

We Don’t Just Need to Connect — We Need to Reconnect

Posted on April 27, 2020

Rekindling dormant ties can bring unexpected benefits to our lives. […]

My Husband Had Covid-19. Here’s How My Friends Helped

Posted on April 20, 2020

April 15, 2020 https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-help-a-friend-care-for-a-coronavirus-patient-11586953801?mod=hp_jr_pos1 […]

New York State’s Population is Aging: Will Communities Be Ready?

Posted on March 12, 2020

Claire Pendergrast, January 7, 2020, Maxwell /Syracuse University […]

Guilderland Neighbors to offer help with aging in place

Posted on February 3, 2020

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Government-Run ‘Caregiver Peace Corps’ Unlikely to Dent US Home Care Business

Posted on January 13, 2020

By Joyce Famakinwa, November 11, 2019 […]

For 25 years, Community Caregivers has marshaled volunteers to help people in need

Posted on January 3, 2020

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Residents advocate for helping-hands program

Posted on October 18, 2019

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The Village Movement in the Capital District Presentation October 15, 2019

Posted on October 15, 2019

Village Presentation October 2019 Ken Harris, Executive Director, Albany Guardian Society Betsy Mulvey, Project Director, Villages Technical Assistance Center-VTAC […]