Aging Life Care AssociationCOVID-19 Archives – Aging Life Care Association The experts in aging well. Thu, 14 May 2026 16:29:44 +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 COVID-19 Archives – Aging Life Care Association 32 32 93799987 Tips to Staying Healthy While Managing Incontinence During COVID https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/tips-to-staying-healthy-while-managing-incontinence-during-covid/ Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:30:28 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2256 Americans have adapted new ways of doing things as a result of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Coughs and fevers have become more serious and result in closer-than-usual attention. There are more and more signs everywhere we go about the importance of handwashing. And, many physicians and health care professionals have turned to telehealth to interact with … Continue reading Tips to Staying Healthy While Managing Incontinence During COVID →

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]]> 2256 COVID-19 Meets Flu Season https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/covid-19-meets-flu-season/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 17:44:14 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2245 After months of social distancing, hyper hand washing, and vigilant mask-wearing, are you ready for flu season? It’s coming, and it’s important to understand how the flu is similar—and different—from COVID-19, and what you can do to protect yourself and others. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), influenza (flu) and COVID-19 … Continue reading COVID-19 Meets Flu Season →

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]]> 2245 Love In the Time of COVID-19 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/love-in-the-time-of-covid-19/ Fri, 20 Mar 2020 22:55:11 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1869 by Lisa Kaufman I received a call this morning. A man who has never spoken with me before wanted my opinion about the care needs of his 80-year-old mother. He explained that she has moderate to severe (read severe) dementia, visual impairment, is hard of hearing and is in renal failure requiring dialysis. He went … Continue reading Love In the Time of COVID-19 →

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]]> 1869 Social Distancing-Social Engagement in the Age of Covid-19: What We Can Do https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/social-distancing-social-engagement-in-the-age-of-covid-19-what-we-can-do/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:00:31 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1870 by Miriam Zucker I live in New Rochelle, New York, a city whose fame is rooted with the Petrie’s of The Dick Van Dyke show. That image of a suburban family living on a quiet tree-lined street changed dramatically on March 10.  New Rochelle became the first COVID-19 containment area in the United States. On … Continue reading Social Distancing-Social Engagement in the Age of Covid-19: What We Can Do →

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]]> 1870 Caring for Someone with Coronavirus (COVID-19) https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/caring-for-someone-with-coronavirus-covid-19/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 08:31:00 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1866 By: Tasha Beauchamp What we know as of 3/1/20 COVID-19 is spread much like the regular flu—through coughs and sneezes that put droplets in the air and on surfaces. It may be 2–14 days after exposure before a person has symptoms. That means people can spread the virus without knowing it. And many have symptoms … Continue reading Caring for Someone with Coronavirus (COVID-19) →

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