Mindful Presence
Hospital gowns leave patients feeling open and vulnerable – their time is up
Following a 2014 study on this topic, I began to see a number of articles about the effect of the [...]
A Sense of Place
Preventing COVID-19 from decimating nursing home residents requires spending money and improving infection control
This article was originally published March 28, 2020. It's republished here for a retrospective look at the challenges in planning [...]
Mindful Presence - body, mind, spirit
Drug prescriptions in older adults with dementia: NIA-funded study finds increased risk of side effects and cognitive decline
At a Glance: An analysis found that almost 14% of older adults with dementia had long-term prescriptions for three or [...]
A Sense of Place
We need an ethical compass for fixing long-term care during the COVID-19 crisis
"Without clear ethical standards for long-term care, this won’t be the last tragedy or crisis... Health care, including long-term care, [...]
Creating Community
Coronavirus public health restrictions shouldn’t mean dying alone
Beautiful Voice editor's note: This article was originally published one year ago - May 28, 2020 - prior to the [...]
Mindful Presence - body, mind, spirit
Could ‘love hormone’ oxytocin help treat Alzheimer’s disease? Here’s what researchers currently know
"The study investigated what role oxytocin had in memory." - Author: Eleftheria Kodosaki, PhD, Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom [...]
Mindful Presence
Why there is no healing without grief
This article, originally published in 2016 just after the election, reflects the deep sense of loss experienced by many at [...]
Creating Community
Coronavirus shows how ageism is harmful to health of older adults
"The COVID-19 emergency has given us a chance to look again at the way Americans view and treat older people. [...]
Mindful Presence: body-mind-spirit
Looking for a proven way to be stress-free during the pandemic?
Health is the proper relationship between microcosm, which is man, and the macrocosm, which is the universe. Disease is a [...]
Care of body-mind-spirit
Exercise is medicine, and doctors are starting to prescribe it
The need for this change in how we approach health and disease comes from two key realizations. One is that [...]
Mindful Presence
We all hope for a ‘good death.’ But many aged-care residents are denied proper end-of-life care
Professor Davina Porock, PhD, holds a Professorial Research Fellowship in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Edith Cowan University [...]
Food for Life
Your gut microbiome may be linked to dementia, Parkinson’s disease and MS
"Our stomach and brain are connected through the 'gut-brain axis' . . . It might be time to look outside [...]