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on Staff Pick: Downsizing as a Senior
Wonderful topic...
How about Hoarding?
See: http://aginginplace.com/696/elderly-hoarders/
Patrick Roden
aginginplace.com
posted 2 years, 4 months ago
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on Downsizing as a Senior
Thanks for this David...
posted 3 years ago
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on Downsizing as a Senior
Wonderful discussion, I appreciated the guests and the candor they brought to this highly charged issue.
One additional theme is the prevention of “Relocation Stress” or “Transfer Trauma.” “Relocation stress” is a set of symptoms and outcomes that result from a transfer of an older adult from one environment to another—the symptoms range from:- Sleep disturbance
- Cognitive decline
- Perceived loss of control
- Withdrawal
- Depression
- Failure-to-thrive
- Death
Aging in place can help prevent transfer trauma; but there are times when living in one’s beloved home becomes untenable.
NPR Story Corp had a gripping account of this issue titled: “I Will Go”: http://aginginplace.com/aging-in-place-i-will-go/
Thanks, Patrick Roden
aginginplace.com
posted 3 years ago
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