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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
KPCC-FM’s “AirTalk” interviewed Edward Schneider of the USC Leonard Davis School on what families should consider when deciding whether to remove a family member from a nursing home.
Los Angeles Times quoted Edward Schneider of the USC Leonard Davis School on the recommendation to pull older adults from nursing homes. “I’d be loath to recommend anyone taking them home unless they thought the [nursing] home was not taking good enough care or doing enough screening,” Schneider said. “Be sure you can shield them better than the nursing home is shielding them from the virus.”
Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity (MSNHL) student Kayee Liu enjoys sitting down with patients and helping them develop healthy eating plans.
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