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A COVID-19 Nursing Home Death: My Uncle Jonas

Jonas Chaves, who died after contracting COVID-19 in a nursing home

His passing is emblematic of the COVID-19 tragedies in long-term care

MAY 29, 2020 | By Richard Harris

‘I’m Thankful Mom Is Not Here to Live Through This’

Judith Helfand and her mother, Florence

For Next Avenue readers, the pandemic provokes sadness for others unable to mourn

MAY 28, 2020 | By Julie Pfitzinger

‘No Intubation’ — For Some, COVID-19 Changed Their Living Will

closeup elder hand writing paper working with ball pen in office desk.

Severe cases take invasive treatment that many would rather forgo

MAY 26, 2020 | By Judith Graham

Will COVID-19 Make the Decline Narrative of Aging Worse?

Man outdoors with cane

What experts in aging think the future holds for boomer bashing

MAY 8, 2020 | By Richard Eisenberg

You Need a Ventilator. But Do You Want One?

Critical state intubated on ALV patient in intensive care department

Get to know the device, how it's being used and its risks

APRIL 27, 2020 | By Grace Birnstengel

A Funeral Home Director’s View of the Pandemic

Gravediggers in protective clothing at a recent New York City-area funeral

The pain that she and colleagues feel, turning away the grieving

APRIL 27, 2020 | By Alexandra Kathryn Mosca

Early Midlife Crisis Hits Millennials

worried millennial

Journalist Gail Sheehy on their health and money worries in the pandemic

APRIL 21, 2020 | By Gail Sheehy

Death in the Time of the Coronavirus

Vicky Gottlieb and her mother

What it means to lose and mourn a loved one during the pandemic

APRIL 20, 2020 | By Vicky Gottlieb

What the Coronavirus Crisis Says About the Power of Financial Planning

couple financial planning

This Influencer in Aging shares money lessons from the pandemic

APRIL 17, 2020 | By Ron Long

Hospice: Demanded But Threatened By COVID-19

Older woman lies in bed at home, presumably on home hospice.

How can medicine’s most compassionate arm thrive in pandemic times?

APRIL 10, 2020 | By Grace Birnstengel

Funeral Planning in the Time of COVID-19

candle and flower

Experts offer alternatives for services and connecting with others

APRIL 7, 2020 | By Emily Gurnon

A Pandemic Lesson: The Importance of Person-Centered Care

An Influencer in Aging reflects on people with complex care needs

APRIL 6, 2020 | By Dr. Bruce Chernof

New Tools Help Document Care Wishes for Advanced-Stage Dementia

Karen Gallant, who has a sister with advanced-stage dementia.

The process adds nuance to quality-of-life considerations

MARCH 31, 2020 | By Beth Baker

OPINION: The Heightened Importance of Advance Care Planning Now

Family at the hospital

A palliative medicine doctor's frustrations with what needs to change

MARCH 26, 2020 | By Dr. Mariana Khawand-Azoulai

Offering Sympathy From a Distance in the Time of Coronavirus

man kneeling alone at gravesite

When a friend is grieving a loss, here are ways to provide support

MARCH 19, 2020 | By Margie Zable Fisher

Grieving the Death of a Pet

A couple cuddles its golden retriever

Emotions are very real as pet owners come to terms with a difficult loss

MARCH 4, 2020 | By Chris Haws

LGBTQ Bereaved Spouses Seek Solace

LaFawn (left) and Keisha Williams on their wedding day

Community members facing loss are leaning on each other for support

FEBRUARY 10, 2020 | By Kevyn Burger

When Advance Directives Are a False Sense of Security

Susan Saran, who lives with dementia

This woman with dementia thought her care facility would honor her wishes

FEBRUARY 5, 2020 | By JoNel Aleccia

The State of the Medical Aid-in-Dying Debate

Author Diane Rehm

Diane Rehm updates us in her new book, 'When My Time Comes'

FEBRUARY 4, 2020 | By Richard Harris

The Emotional Wallop of My Friend’s Green Burial

a tranquil forest

What I learned about the realities of this new, but old, practice

JANUARY 30, 2020 | By Janet Siroto

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As An HIV Survivor, COVID-19 Stigma Is Sadly Familiar

The shunning and fear isn't fact-based. It's also an obstacle in ending a pandemic.

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Four long-term survivors of HIV: Joseph Gaxiola, Stephanie Stuart, Sharon Bosley and Robert Toth

Still Here, Still Positive

A series on America's first generation aging with HIV/AIDS

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In Good Company

We all feel lonely at times. But it doesn't have to be that way.

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