This news is off the rocker. “If you’re wondering what the quickest way to end up in a nursing home is, I’ll tell you what I see every week,” physical therapist John Thompson (@thefalldoc), who specializes in home healthcare. While you might be thinking the culprit is a bad fall, Thompson says the harm comes … Read more
An Indiana woman who bought her grandmother’s “hoarder house” for $20,000 to save it from being taken by the state has opened up about what she found inside—and how she is working to transform it into a stunning home for her family. Brandy Hagewood told Realtor.com® that she purchased the three-bedroom home in Angola, IN, in December 2022 when her grandmother, Marian, … Read more
On a summer afternoon when most New Yorkers were chaining themselves to the nearest air conditioner, the residents of the New Jewish Home on West 106th Street were enjoying a very active day. There was the trip to Broadway, a cuddle with puppies, a diving adventure on the high seas and skydiving above the Swiss … Read more
Age is just a number. New research suggests that older people should be encouraged to have sex. The University of Sheffield’s Sexual Rights Charter has developed new training that aims to minimize the stigma that surrounds seniors and sex. The UK’s first Sexual Rights Charter was designed to encourage people to have open discussions surrounding … Read more
A retired Australian couple became the stars of the sea as they spent nearly 500 days cruising around the world after booking 51 back-to-back cruises. Marty and Jess Ansen took off on their first cruise on June 16, 2022, after a long two years of strict COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia. They have yet to stop, … Read more
He’s (old) man’s best friend. A mischievous mutt has repeatedly escaped a local Michigan animal shelter to rendezvous at a nearby nursing home. Scout, a pup of unknown origins, scaled multiple tall fences and crossed a highway in the dead of night until he wandered into Bellaire’s Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility through the automatic … Read more
Nursing homes and their residents were on the front lines in the battle against COVID-19. But despite how vulnerable nursing home residents are to severe illness and death from the disease, most of them never received lifesaving drugs — including Paxlovid, approved by the Food and Drug Administration in May this year, after more than … Read more
A woman, who is under hospice care in Connecticut, was granted her dying wish of reuniting with her horse, Bella, this week. Karina Courtmanche, 79, has owned the horse for 30 years — since the animal was a baby — and wanted to see her again, according to Connecticut news outlet WFSB. “We were talking … Read more
She’s taking self-love to a whole new level. An elderly Ohio woman recently married herself in a touching ceremony dedicated to what matters most. Dorothy “Dottie” Fedeli, 77, wore a white dress and veil and decorated her walker for the Saturday event, WLWT5 reported. Fedeli, who lives at O’Bannon Terrace Retirement Home in Goshen, told … Read more
They wanted to stirrup trouble. A Tennessee granny’s wild 80th birthday featured a heart-racing performance from a group of raunchy cowboys. Katie Ingram, 44, dreamed of giving her mom, Barbara, one last hoorah — or, yeehaw — for her birthday, hiring the Ranch Hands Cowboylesque crew to put on a steamy show last year. “My mom was … Read more
Everything’s coming up roses for these seniors, who have newfound fans in Jay-Z and Rihanna. After a group of ladies at the Arcadia Senior Living facility in Kentucky went viral on TikTok for their recreation of Rihanna’s 2023 Super Bowl Halftime performance, Jay-Z rewarded them with a delivery of red roses, an insider confirmed to … Read more
A new study published this week found that the second COVID-19 booster that was made available to U.S. adults older than 50 this year was highly effective at protecting nursing home residents from hospitalizations and deaths, though its ability to prevent infections was not as potent. The analysis, published in the Centers for Disease Control … Read more
The federal government is no longer recommending universal masking in health care facilities, according to new CDC recommendations quietly published last week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention edict issued Friday reversed nearly two and a half of years of guidance in saying that face coverings are now only required in hospitals and nursing … Read more