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How COVID-19 Is Changing End-of-Life Care

Entrepreneur Mika Newton with his wife Nuray, his daughter Ava and his mom, Raija

Some hospice agencies have been reluctant to go into homes lately

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 | By Sherri Snelling

My Mother’s Final Wish: A Rabbi’s Visit

Marc Silver with his mom, Shirley

Her unexpected request to daven, or pray, brought peace

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 | By Marc Silver

A Day in the Life of an End-of-Life Doula

Doula Wendy Brown talking at a distance to Holli Roseberg at Mt. Olivet Nursing Home in Minneapolis

Wendy Longacre Brown helps clients find meaning and families find peace

JULY 31, 2020 | By Julie Kendrick

Granting My Grandmother’s Final Wish

Stephany (at right), her mom and her grandma

Being unable to bury our dead makes it harder to resurrect our memories

JUNE 22, 2020 | By Stephany Wilkes

Get Proactive and Develop a COVID-19 Care Plan

older person on the computer

Dr. Christine Nguyen says being prepared can reduce your pandemic stress

JUNE 12, 2020 | By Dr. Christine Nguyen

What Are Grief Dreams?

Common and comforting, dreams about the dead are changing during the pandemic

JUNE 10, 2020 | By Kevyn Burger

I Didn’t Know Her, But I Mourn Her

Joanne MacNeal Eldred and Jackson Browne

During a pandemic, relationships in joy and sorrow find their center on social media

JUNE 8, 2020 | By Janet Siroto

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

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Work & Purpose

COVID-19 and the Future of Aging: Prospects for Older Workers

An AARP executive on jobs, flexible work and intergenerational unity

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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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Strengthening Rural Health Care for Older Adults

This special report includes storytelling, news and information about health care for older adults in rural areas

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