From Bad to Worse – When Seniors with Hearing Loss Deal with Masks
By Rabbi Barbara Aiello The Covid-19 era has created myriad life style changes for seniors among them the social isolation that results from limited contact with others. So imagine how happy Lydia was when she noticed that right in front of her in the grocery checkout...
Judge Judy’s Advice to Seniors
The timer on the kitchen stove began its ding –ding-ding reminding Iris to switch on the television and call to her husband. “Come on, Larry. It’s five minutes to Judge Judy!” That was enough for Larry to stop his cleaning binge and in minutes both Iris and Larry had...
Elderly, Oldster, or Senior – What Do Older People Prefer to Be Called?
Aging Jewishly – What Our Traditions Tell Us about Growing Old By Rabbi Barbara Aiello The supermarket checkout line was long and social distancing made it seem longer. As Dorothea and her granddaughter, Lisa moved forward the young man ahead of them turned abruptly...
Caregiving During Covid – What Not To Say
By Rabbi Barbara Aiello “My brother and I made plans to have Mom move to Assisted Living. But that was before Covid hit the nursing homes so we kept Mom at home. My brother helps some but I am Mom’s main care giver. It’s been almost a year and I’m burned out,...
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