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In Canada, steady increase in older population
On July 1, 2013, 15.3% of the Canadian population was 65 years or older, representing about 5.3 million people.
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Arts and crafts add value to lives of older women
Does participation in arts and crafts activities—popular avocations of older women—relate to their feelings of health and well-being? To find out, an analysis was undertaken of comments input into the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health by 114 women; in-depth interviews were completed with 23 women in their eighties.
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Family, eating and giving are top holiday choices in Canada
Indicating what they liked or didn’t like about the holidays in an online poll,
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Older adults likely to give back to others during the holidays
A poll was conducted among 1,021 US residents 18 years and older who participate in an online panel.
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Higher prevalence of dementia in assisted living, but fewer specialized residences
An independent analysis of data from the US 2010 National Survey of Residential Care Facilities compared small (4-10 bed) assisted living and residential care communities (adult care homes, board care homes and adult foster care) with medium (11-26 beds) and large/extra large residences of 26 or more beds (Assisted Living Federation of America/George Mason University, November 2013).
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People with dementia improve function by exercising
Does exercise improve functional abilities, and reduce depression and poor behaviors among people with dementia? The authors of an updated Cochrane Review sought to answer that question because more studies have been completed since the original review was published in 2008.
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