The Sacramento Bee quoted Jennifer Ailshire of the USC Leonard Davis School on residents of long-term care facilities suffering from increased loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The residents may suffer psychological harm; they may feel isolated; they may not understand what’s happening,” Ailshire said.
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.
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.”
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.”
Forbes (via Next Avenue) quoted Caroline Cicero of the USC Leonard Davis School on how to care for people with dementia during the COVID-19 outbreak.