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Archives for December 2021

EP: 89 – AARP / Age-Friendly Social Innovation Challenge: Part I: Overview

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Welcome to This Is Getting Old with your host Melissa Batchelor. I share a recent initiative I’ve been working on called the AARP / Age-Friendly Social Innovation Challenge. This episode is Part I: Overview of a special 10-part series related to several regional events we’ve held at the George Washington University’s Center for Aging, Health [...]

EP: 88 – Alzheimer’s Care: Swallowing Problems Part 4: Maximizing Independence in Eating

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Typically, around 85% of people will experience swallowing problems, medically known as dysphasia, at the end-of-life. What this means is that your loved one, or someone you care for, has trouble swallowing food, liquids, or both. This is a 4-part series on Alzheimer's Care and Swallowing Problems, and this episode is focused on The Basics. [...]

EP: 87 – Alzheimer’s Care: Swallowing Problems Part 3: Adaptive Equipment

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Typically, around 85% of people will experience swallowing problems, medically known as dysphasia, at the end-of-life. What this means is that your loved one, or someone you care for, has trouble swallowing food, liquids, or both. This is a 4-part series on Alzheimer's Care and Swallowing Problems, and this episode is focused on The Basics. [...]