7 Tips for Managing Your Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
During this time of physical distancing and uncertainty, many older adults and caregivers are feeling isolated, lonely, agitated, and withdrawn. It’s critically important for you to stay in touch with your counselor, therapist, or psychiatrist if you have an existing mental health condition or substance use disorder.
Ensuring Access to Needed Medications During the COVID-19 Pandemic
One of the challenges many people may face during the coronavirus pandemic is access to needed prescription and over-the-counter medications. Our tips below offer advice for how to get your medications, as well as find help affording them.
ReadGetting the Care You Need via Telemedicine
Telemedicine—consulting with healthcare professionals via video—is a new reality. The federal government has temporarily expanded telemedicine services for Medicare beneficiaries to cover these virtual visits.
ReadOlder Americans Are Not Expendable
We should not act as if the pandemic offers only “either-or” choices. We do not have to choose either to protect people’s health or to protect the economy.
ReadEncouraging older adults to stay active and safe during the coronavirus pandemic
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ReadStaying Connected While Staying Home
Limiting physical interaction does not have to mean stopping social interaction altogether. We’ve gathered tips—some high-tech, some low-tech—from our Aging Mastery® Program to help you stay active and involved.
ReadDo Your Part to Stem COVID-19: An Intergenerational Call to Action
Older adults, especially those with chronic health conditions, are the most vulnerable to experiencing severe complications from COVID-19. But it is everyone’s responsibility to slow the outbreak and protect ourselves and our older loved ones, neighbors, and friends. Here are 5 ways you can help.
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