Aging Life Care Associationmask-wearing Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/covid-19/mask-wearing/ The experts in aging well. Tue, 05 May 2026 16:58:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-ALCA_Logos_icon_cropped2-32x32.png mask-wearing Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/covid-19/mask-wearing/ 32 32 93799987 Dealing with Delta https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/dealing-with-delta/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:00:50 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2817 The Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading with alarming speed among the unvaccinated. As a protection to yourself, and your community,  unvaccinated individuals should get the shot as soon as possible. Immunity can take up to 6 weeks to develop, and we must all do our part in stopping the spread of this virus. In … Continue reading Dealing with Delta →

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]]> 2817 Is it time for the homecare industry to mandate vaccinations? https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/is-it-time-for-the-homecare-industry-to-mandate-vaccinations/ Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:00:17 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2798 I recently had a simple request from an elderly patient’s wife after her husband had a short stay in a rehabilitation facility. “I want the home health aide that comes to my house to be vaccinated,” she requested. Prior to my patient’s discharge from the sub-acute facility, the social worker sending out the referrals to the … Continue reading Is it time for the homecare industry to mandate vaccinations? →

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]]> 2798 Staying Safe Post-Vaccine https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/staying-safe-post-vaccine/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:44:02 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2416 After almost a year of living during a pandemic, there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel! Thanks to the rollout of vaccines for the coronavirus, we finally can hope to return to a state of normalcy by the end of the year. But it is important to continue to exercise caution … Continue reading Staying Safe Post-Vaccine →

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]]> 2416 Tips on Mask-wearing for People With Dementia https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/tips-on-mask-wearing-for-people-with-dementia/ Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:56:10 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2389 Although the temptation is strong now that vaccines are gaining distribution to become more relaxed about COVID-19 prevention, we cannot afford to let down our guards and stop masking up. In the United States, the CDC recommends anyone older than age 2 wear a mask, but there are many who are resistant to wearing one, … Continue reading Tips on Mask-wearing for People With Dementia →

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