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… Overview Growing older often means getting tired faster and … to do. This may be a health problem called frailty. Frailty is more than just "slowing down." An …
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… happiness, safety and financial security. Older adults can experience different kinds of harm … from people they rely on or trust. Abuse of older adults can occur at home, in the …
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… a person's health, happiness and safety. Older adults can experience different kinds of harm … from people they rely on or trust. Abuse of older adults can occur at home, in the …
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… Series Eighty per cent of caregiving for older adults is provided by families, usually by a … What types of abuse or neglect can happen to older adults? Abuse and neglect in later life …
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… Actionset Overview Older adults may not experience or express grief in the same way as other adults. Older adults often have many major losses …
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… your brain health Prevent, slow or reverse frailty. Frailty is when older adults have reduced function and health. That …
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… can help you enjoy life again. What puts older adults at risk for depression? Both older and younger adults go through the same …
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… Financial abuse can take away or limit an older person's resources, choices and options. … involve a family member or person whom the older adult trusts, such as a friend or care … abuse can happen to both men and women. Older adults at higher risk of financial abuse tend …
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… disorder happens only to teens and younger adults. But people of all ages can have this disorder, including older adults. Older adults may use drugs, misuse …
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… Basic Care Dental care for older people is much the same as for younger adults. But older adults do have concerns that younger …