News on aging.

Are you in one of those families that conveniently looks the other way?  Sure, it might be acceptable to look the other way when Cousin Fred has a mid-life crisis and buys a motorcycle or when Aunt June starts wearing a bad wig. Don’t get involved, it’s not your business, right?  However, looking the other way from an elder who is physically declining or suffering from isolation and depression could be devastating in the long run. Here are the signs that a family meeting is overdue.

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For the last 12 months we have worked together to keep each other safe and mitigate the spread of COVID 19 on our campuses. We are grateful that we were among the first to receive the vaccine and that over 90% of our residents participated.  We have been encouraged by the dropping COVID case counts across our state and the release of another vaccine option.  On March 2, 2021, Governor Abbott announced that the mask mandate would end on March 10, 2021 and businesses were free to open at 100%

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Top tips for how you can be prepared for a short-term, inpatient rehabilitation stay during a pandemic.