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Thursday October 27, 2016

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As His Mother's Multiple Sclerosis Progresses, A Son Shifts To Caregiver

Fresh Air

October 27, 2016 • Novelist Mat Johnson's mother spent decades trying to escape her MS diagnosis. Johnson looks back on her journey — and what it meant when the disease finally caught up with her.

As His Mother's Multiple Sclerosis Progresses, A Son Shifts To Caregiver

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Tuesday August 9, 2016

Hospital Units Tailored To Older Patients Can Help Prevent Decline

Nurse specialist Annelie Nilsson checks on patient Janet Prochazka during her stay at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, after Prochazka took a bad fall in March. Heidi de Marco/Kaiser Health News hide caption

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Hospital Units Tailored To Older Patients Can Help Prevent Decline

KFF Health News

August 9, 2016 • Elderly hospital patients often arrive sick and leave worse off. But some hospitals are preventing these sharp declines by treating the elderly in units that minimize bedrest and spur mobility.

Hospital Units Tailored To Older Patients Can Help Prevent Decline

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Friday November 21, 2014

Maurice Rowland (left) and Miguel Alvarez were working at an assisted living home last fall. When it shut down, Maurice -- the cook -- and Miguel — the janitor -- stayed to take care of the residents left behind. StoryCorps hide caption

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'If We Left, They Wouldn't Have Nobody'

November 21, 2014 • When an assisted living home closed in California, many residents were still there with nowhere to go. But a cook and a janitor stayed, without pay, and took care of them.

'If We Left, They Wouldn't Have Nobody'

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Thursday December 8, 2011

Opinion

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Joining The Dementia Network, And Finding Gratitude

December 8, 2011 • For people 65 and over, the risk of some form of dementia is significant, and rises with age. When a loved one suffers from dementia, is it possible to feel gratitude, along with the inevitable sadness and frustration? Commentator Barbara J. King says yes.

Thursday May 12, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

May 12th Show

May 12, 2011 • In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, protecting residents in assisted living facilities, and what to expect next from Al Qaida. In the second hour, the authors of Born in Africa discuss the origins of man, and Ruben Navarrette on what Latinos need to do to make their voice heard.