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Fitness: Walking for Wellness
Advance Directive: What to Include
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Absorbent Products for Urinary Incontinence
Abuse in Vulnerable Adults
Abuse: Signs of Abuse-Related Injuries
Adult Immunization Schedule
Advance Directive: What to Include
Agitation and Dementia
Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Coping With Sundowning
Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Maintaining Good Nutrition
Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Making the Most of Remaining Abilities
Apolipoprotein E-4 Genetic (DNA) Test
Artificial Sphincter for Urinary Incontinence in Men
Assistive Devices and Orthotics
Asthma in Older Adults: Managing Treatment
Automated Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
Babies and Older Adults Have an Increased Risk of Cold Injury
Behavioral Methods for Urinary Incontinence
Bev's Story: Coping With Arthritis
Capsaicin for Osteoarthritis
Caregiver Support: Talking About Advance Care Planning
Caregiving: Adult Underwear for Incontinence
Caregiving: Making a Home Safe
Caregiving: Preventing Rashes in the Groin Area
Caregiving: Skin Care for Immobile Adults
Cataracts: Eye Care After Surgery
Cataracts: Questions About Surgery
Catheters for Urinary Incontinence in Men
Checklist for Evaluating Hospice Programs
Checklist for Preventing Falls at Home
Choosing a Nursing Home
Chronic Pain Syndrome
Comparing Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
Complications of Osteoarthritis
Coping With Changing Sleep Patterns as You Get Older
Coping With Osteoarthritis
Dementia: Assessing Pain
Dementia: Bladder and Bowel Problems
Dementia: Helping a Person Avoid Confusion
Dementia: Legal Issues
Dementia: Medicines to Treat Behavior Changes
Dementia: Support for Caregivers
Dementia: Testing How Well a Person Functions
Dementia: Tips for Communicating
Dementia: Understanding Behavior Changes
Diabetes: Caregiving for an Older Adult
Domestic Violence: Checklist of Things to Take When You Leave
Domestic Violence: Getting a Protective Order
Drooping Eyelids
Elder Abuse
Eldercare Mediation
Electrical Stimulation for Urinary Incontinence
Exercising to Prevent a Stroke
Exercising While Sitting Down
Family Life Cycle Theory
Frailty in Older Adults
Functional Incontinence
Funeral Planning
Healthy Eating and Older Adults
Healthy Habits to Prevent Osteoporosis
Hip Fractures: What Increases Your Risk
How Palliative Care Can Help With Goals and Dreams
How Palliative Care Can Help With Spiritual Concerns
How to Get Rid of Medicines
How to Get Up Safely After a Fall
How You Can Help Older Adults Stay Connected
Immunization Schedules
Importance of Immunizations
Joint Replacement: Realistic Expectations
Kegel Exercises
Knee Replacement Surgery
Laser Photocoagulation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Living Will
Long-Term Care Choices
Low-Vision Accommodations in Your Home
Medical History and Physical Exam for Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease
Medicare Hospice Benefit
Medicines for Bone Loss
Medicines That Cause Hearing Loss
Memory Problems: Issues With Driving
Memory Problems: Tips for Helping the Person With Daily Tasks
Memory Problems: Wandering
Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
Mobility Problems: Getting In and Out of a Car Safely
Modifying Activities for Osteoarthritis
Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren's Disease
Object Stuck in the Throat
Osteoarthritis: Heat and Cold Therapy
Osteoporosis Screening
Pain Control at the End of Life
Palliative Care for Pain and Treatment Side Effects
Parkinson-Plus Syndromes
Personal Stories About Choosing Birth Control Methods
Photodynamic Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Physical Activity as You Get Older
Physical and Emotional Changes as Death Approaches
Preventing Falls in Older Adults
Preventing Falls in Older Adults Who Take High-Risk Medicines
Retropubic Suspension Surgery
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Neck Symptoms
Screening for Hearing Problems
Sharing Memories With Older Adults
Small Joint Surgery for Osteoarthritis
Staying Safe When You Take Several Medicines
Steve's Story: Coping With Arthritis
Stress Incontinence in Men
Stroke: Bladder and Bowel Problems
Stroke: Memory Tips
Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults
Surgery for Glaucoma and a Cataract
Taste Changes
Tension-Free Vaginal Tape for Stress Incontinence in Women
The Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care
Total Incontinence
Turning Off Your ICD
Types of Intimate Partner Violence
Urethral Bulking for Urinary Incontinence
Urethral Sling Surgery
Urge Incontinence in Men
Urinary Incontinence: Keeping a Daily Record
Urinary Problems and Prostate Cancer
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs): Risks for Older Adults
Using a Cane
Using a Walker
Using Low-Vision Aids at Home
Vision Loss Evaluation
Warning Signs of Suicide in Older Adults
Advance Care Planning: Should I Have Artificial Hydration and Nutrition?
Advance Care Planning: Should I Receive CPR and Life Support?
Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis?
Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Treatment That Prolongs My Life?
Alzheimer's Disease: Should I Take Medicines?
Arthritis: Should I Have Hip Replacement Surgery?
Arthritis: Should I Have Knee Replacement Surgery?
Arthritis: Should I Have Shoulder Replacement Surgery?
Cataracts: Should I Have Surgery?
Healthy Aging: Is It Time to Stop Driving?
Hearing Loss: Should I Get Hearing Aids?
Osteoporosis: Should I Have a Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Test?
Osteoporosis: Should I Take Bisphosphonate Medicines?
Shingles: Should I Get a Vaccine to Prevent Shingles?
Stress Incontinence in Women: Should I Have Surgery?
Aging Well: Making Your Home Fall-Proof
Grief: Helping Older Adults With Grief
Preventing Falls: Exercises for Strength and Balance
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