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6 days ago
1 min

Staying Connected

For the third time this year I helped a family place a loved one with dementia into a nursing home. Every single time I work with famili...

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Linda A Curtis, LMSW

Jun 30
1 min

The American Nursing Home Is a Design Failure

"The American Nursing Home Is a Design Failure" is the title of a article in "New York" this week. Design Failure? At a mini...

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Linda A Curtis, LMSW

Jun 19
1 min

Safety in Dementia

The vast majority of us want to remain in our homes when we get older. I have never talked to a person who told me "Yes, I really want ...

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Linda A Curtis, LMSW

Jun 16
1 min

"Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once" (Robert Browning)

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Linda A Curtis, LMSW

Jun 11
1 min

For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair

This article is republished from Kaiser Health News

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Linda A Curtis, LMSW

Jun 7
1 min

Why Does COVID-19 Prey on the Elderly?

Get some answers at a free webinar on Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 at 2:00 PM (EST)https://nutritionandaging.org/…/why-covid-19-preys-on-olde…...

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Linda A Curtis, LMSW

Jun 4
1 min

"Hawkeye" at 84

I am sure that I am not alone in in my 1970s crush on Alan Alda as Dr. Hawkeye Pierce on the hit TV show "M*A*S*H". Alda like the rest o...

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Linda A Curtis, LMSW

May 29
1 min

Neighborhood Support Groups

"Mutual Aid" groups are a informal support networks that have been increasing exponentially since the beginning of COVID-19. These vol...

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Linda A Curtis, LMSW

May 27
1 min

Dementia & COVID-19

Family caregivers taking care of loved ones with dementia have enough to worry about on a daily basis but with the additional stress and w...

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Linda A Curtis, LMSW

May 26
2 min

Community Medicaid Program Cuts

...cuts to the budget announced on March 31, 2020 funds to these programs have been severely cut back....

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Linda A Curtis, LMSW

Apr 22
1 min

Our Elderly in Nursing Homes

COVID-19 is raging through many nursing homes across the country as I write this post. CMS (Center for Medicare & Medicaid) has "relaxe...

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Linda A Curtis, LMSW

Apr 18
1 min

why I love my work

Most Americans have grown in a "nuclear family"-- Mom, Dad and kids. My childhood was a bit different. My maternal grandparents, immi...

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Linda A Curtis, LMSW

Apr 17
1 min

Help Is Out There

Since we are all "sheltering in place" with COVID-19 now more than ever many elderly folks in our communities need help but don't know h...

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