Author: JCA
Screening & Panel Discussion of “Spark”
KC Blog / By JCA / March 9, 2023
A Special Screening & Panel Discussion of Spark Thursday, March 16, 2023 | 6:00 – 8:00PM “You’re only given a little spark of madness—you mustn’t lose it.” – Robin Williams Watermark Communities is proud to partner with Insight Memory Care to bring this 45-minute educational documentary to our members and the broader community. SPARK is …
Free Virtual Class: Tap Into Stress Relief
KC Blog / By JCA / March 6, 2023
Stress Relieve Technique for Over 60 Free Virtual Tap Into Stress Relief event from Kaiser Permanente’s Thriving After 60 program Thursday, March 9, from 10:00am – 11:00am. How does Tapping Work? The basic technique requires you to focus on the negative emotion at hand: a fear or anxiety, a bad memory, an unresolved problem, or anything that’s bothering you. While …
Lower Dementia Incidence Linked With Vitamin D Supplements
KC Blog / By JCA / March 6, 2023
Lower Dementia Incidence Linked With Vitamin D Supplements—But large observational study has significant limitations by Judy George for Meedpage Today Vitamin D supplements were linked with lower dementia incidence and longer dementia-free survival, prospective data showed. In a sample of 12,000 older adults, exposure to vitamin D supplementation was associated with a 40% lower dementia …
USAging Offers Brochures on a Range of Topics for Older Adults
JCA Blog, News, Uncategorized / By JCA / March 1, 2023
USAging, the representative organization for the national network of Area Agencies on Aging, offers more than two dozen brochures on many topics of interest to older adults and their caregivers. They are called Consumer Brochures, but they cover a range of topics including volunteering, emotional wellness, home repair, avoiding scams, transportation options, preventing isolation, tips …
Study of Green Tea Offers Possible Treatment for Alzheimer’s
KC Blog / By JCA / February 27, 2023
from the NIH National Institute on Aging, February 16, 2023 Study of green tea and other molecules uncovers new therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer’s Researchers have discovered how a molecule found in green tea breaks apart tangles of the protein tau, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Based on this finding, the team identified other molecules that …
Don’t Put Off Getting Your Hearing Checked
JCA Blog / By JCA / February 16, 2023
by David Smith, JCA Board Member Approximately one in three people between 65 and 74 have hearing loss, and 50% of those over 74 are hard of hearing. If you are over 65, you may have wondered how well you are hearing and whether you may benefit from a hearing aid. To be certain, you …
Declutter When Stressed!
KC Blog / By JCA / February 13, 2023
Next Chapter News with Debbie by Debbie Sokobin, Next Chapter Copncierge As a Caregiver, do you find that your house gets away from you at times? I know that my [ever-present] piles have a way of encroaching on my sanity some days. Or if you find yourself overwhelmed with an impending downsizing project or just …
For Kensington Club Members: March Events
KC Blog, Uncategorized / By JCA / February 13, 2023
See Me at the Smithsonian is pleased to announce the following dementia-friendly program dates in March and April: Wednesday, March 1st at 2:00p ET with the National Museum of Asian Art Wednesday, March 15th at 2:00p ET with the National Museum of African American History and Culture Wednesday, April 5th at 2:00p ET with the National Museum of Asian Art To …
Substance Abuse and Addiction in the Elderly
JCA Blog, News / By JCA / February 12, 2023
by Alyssa Hill for addictiongroup.org Many adults aged 65 and older misuse prescription and illicit drugs, but alcohol remains the most widely abused substance. Abuse of opioids, prescription medications, and marijuana is also common. Thirty percent of the U.S. population consists of “baby boomers,” which is a generation of people born between 1946 and 1964. …
Webinar – Courageous Conversations
KC Blog / By JCA / February 8, 2023
Courageous Conversations: Wednesday, March 1, 12:00-1:00(virtual) Maryland Gerontological Association is sponsoring this free opportunity to learn how to take on tough topics such as “It’s time to move” “It’s time to give up the keys to the car” “You should complete an advance directive document” and other similar difficult conversations Presenter: Alexis Weller, MHA Register …