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For LGBTQ+ seniors, finding healthcare that respects their identify, relationships, and lifestyle can require a little more intention. This Pride Month, we’re sharing what inclusive senior care really looks like—and why it matters. “Care That Sees You Fully: Supporting LGBTQ+ Seniors.”

Care That Sees You Fully: Supporting LGBTQ+ Seniors - Broward/Palm Beach Counties, Florida - Guiding Care Care That Sees You Fully: Supporting LGBTQ+ Seniors Every older adult deserves care that sees them fully. Not just their medical history or their daily needs, but their identity, their relationships, and the life they’ve built. For LGBTQ+ seniors, finding that kind of care can require a little mor...

Most people over 50 have LGBTQ+ friends or family, but LGBTQ+ people over 50 face more aging-related challenges, poll finds.

Most people over 50 have LGBTQ+ friends or family, but LGBTQ+ people over 50 face more aging-related challenges, poll finds University of Michigan team explores connections between non-LGBTQ+ and LGBTQ+ people of all ages, and the health and social experiences of LGBTQ+ people over 50

Washington has launched the first program to help cover home care and other supports. A number of states are paying attention.

A New Option for Long-Term Care Costs (Gift Article) Washington has launched the first program to help cover home care and other supports. A number of states are paying attention.

How excessive heat kills and how to stay safe

COMIC: How excessive heat kills and how to stay safe Human bodies have a natural cooling system, but it can do only so much in high temperatures and humidity. Here's the science behind how heat kills. And how to protect yourself.

https://theconversation.com/who-are-hospital-ethics-consultants-and-why-should-you-care-277084

Who are hospital ethics consultants, and why should you care? Hospitals rely on ethics consultants to help navigate difficult decisions about life support, consent and a patient’s wishes when the path forward is unclear.

https://www.verywellhealth.com/benefits-of-incline-walking-8756320

10 Health Benefits of Incline Walking and How to Get Started Outside of building muscles and adding challenge to your walking workout, the health benefits of incline walking extend to weight loss, preventing injuries, and more.

Seven Signs That an Aging Parent Needs Help Worried about the safety of your aging parents? Here are seven signs to look for to see if your aging parent needs help.

Losing someone is hard. But there’s a difference between grief that’s painful and grief that takes over your life entirely. Scientists now have a clearer picture of what’s happening in the brain and body when mourning becomes something more. Read “Understanding Prolonged Grief Disorder.”

Understanding Prolonged Grief Disorder - Broward/Palm Beach Counties, Florida - Guiding Care Understanding Prolonged Grief Disorder Most of us know grief as a wave—devastating at first, then gradually, mercifully, receding. We return to work. We laugh again. We find a way to carry the loss rather than be crushed by it. But for some people, that wave never pulls back. The pain is as raw af...

If someone you love is a caregiver, saying “let me know if you need anything” isn’t enough. Here’s how to actually show up for them. 🔗 “The Caregiver in Your Life Needs Help—Here’s What to Do.”

The Caregiver in Your Life Needs Help—Here’s What to Do - Broward/Palm Beach Counties, Florida - Guiding Care If someone you love is a caregiver, they need your support—even if they haven’t asked for it. Especially if they haven’t asked for it. A new report from the Michigan Poll on Healthy Aging reveals that most caregivers have no backup support at all. Forty-one percent of people who provide some f...