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Entries by Patricia O'Neill
(5 entries)
Consider animal therapy for institutionalised elders during the pandemic
One of the most stressful - and distressing - events that can occur in an older person’s life is moving into a long-term care facility. The new resident suffers the loss of a home, personal p...
Notes on religion and spirituality in later life
For some time, I have wondered about the relationship between spirituality/religion and well-being in old age. What kind of evidence is there that they promote good physical and mental health and g...
Barriers to employment after 50
Last year I wrote about the Baby Boomers and job loss. Since then, I have seen first-hand how the system works and how difficult it is for a professional to become re-employed once he/she is out ...
A glimpse into financial elder abuse
A few years ago, my mother died unexpectedly and I was left to take care of my father. In his late 70s at the time, my father had never written a check or paid a bill. He had been completely depend...
THE ‘I’ GENERATION™
I want to talk about the ‘I’ generation. This is the leading edge of the Baby Boomers, who have defined the Western world for the past 50+ years. Influential, based on their numbers alo...