Consumer Reports recently quoted Associate Professor Susan Enguídanos about legal requirements for advance directives in an article about executing online wills.
Forbes quoted Susan Enguídanos in an article on the importance of advance directives. “An advance directive is the best gift that a parent can give their children,” she said.
A former chair and member of the USC Leonard Davis Board of Councilors, Carr supported school scholarships and the Edward L. Schneider Chair in Gerontology. Continue Reading In Memoriam: Willard “Bill” Z. Carr Jr.
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Professor Valter Longo, director of the USC Longevity Institute, is investigating how fasting and diets that mimic fasting’s effects can help immune function, including the body’s response to viruses. Continue Reading What and when we eat affects our immune system. Here’s how.
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Members of the USC Student Gerontology Association and the USC chapter of the service group Glamour Gals are connecting with older adults across the country. Continue Reading Gerontology students reach out to older adults isolated by COVID-19
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Travel + Leisure quoted Jennifer Ailshire on how older adults can stay active in isolation. “My advice for everyone would be to focus on maintaining three types of activity: physical movement, cognitively stimulating activities, and social activities,” she said. “Strategies will vary depending on the person and their environment.”
Instructional Associate Professor Caroline Cicero, director of the USC Age-Friendly University Initiative, encourages everyone to determine how communities can foster connections with sequestered residents who may be overlooked by mainstream service providers. Continue Reading Thinking Creatively in the Age of COVID-19: Solutions for Older Adults
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Family caregivers are often invisible because of who they are, where they provide care, how the work is valued and a lack of data, which policymakers can change, says Donna Benton, director of the USC Family Caregiver Support Center. Continue Reading Column: I See Caregivers … When Will I See…
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Daily Trojan featured an article on the GlamourGals student group, founded and led by USC Leonard Davis Students, and how the group has transitioned from providing makeovers and manicures in senior living facilities to providing support remotely and via mail.
US News and World Report featured a column coauthored by Distinguished Scholar in Residence Paul Irving on how older homeless Americans need more help during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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