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How to Reduce Your Risk of Falling
This resource is easy to read, and gives tips from what
to do when you wake up in the morning, to how to lift
safely, what to do to eliminate hazards and ideas for
stair safety. There is much more.
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Holiday Gift Basket
Ideas for Mature Adults
Read this list for great gift ideas for the older
adult.
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Checklist
Holiday Fun With a Frail, Elder Mom
Use these suggestions to have some holiday fun!
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Article
Tips for Successful Aging
Read this brief checklist for ideas to stay safe and
healthy as you age.
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Accepting the Aging Challenge
Read Dr. Vanessa's personal experience on handling the
aging challenge.
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How to Deal With the Burdens of Life
This article takes a light-hearted approach to dealing
with the everyday burdens of life.
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Coping With Cognitive Changes
You can take personal
control of your situation and choose new ways to cope
with changes.
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How Normal Aging Affects the Body and Aging Delay
Tactics
This article is a condensed explanation of the body's
aging process.
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Aging Initiative: Fact Sheets
These are a series of facts sheets for older adults and
caregivers written by the Environmental Protection
Agency. They are also available in larger font for low
vision challenges, and have been translated into 12
languages.
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Aging and Transportation
As individuals age, changes in vision, physical strength
and cognition can contribute to a loss of
self-confidence and ability to safely operate a motor
vehicle. This can lead to giving up or losing a
drivers license as well as driving a vehicle.
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Did I Forget Something?
The older we get, the greater the likelihood of
experiencing some cognitive changes. But the good
news is serious cognitive changes are not an expected
element of normal aging. There are no hard and
fast rules about aging and significant loss of cognitive
abilities. Everyone is different. Not all
older people will lose significant cognitive skills.
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