by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jan 23, 2015
By Kathy Kuhn, Center for Aging and Disability Resource (CADER), BU School of Social Work I’d like to share with you a story from my days as a social worker at Kit Clark Senior Services (KCSS). Ms. McKay is an 82-year-old African American woman living in Dorchester....
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jan 23, 2015
By Kathy Kuhn, Center for Aging and Disability Resource (CADER), BU School of Social Work In my last blog post on mental health and aging, I described Ms. McKay, an older woman who was coping with multiple losses. She had significant hypertension, diabetes, and...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jan 2, 2015 | Programs, Stories from the Field
By Kathy Kuhn, Center for Aging and Disability Resource (CADER), BU School of Social Work In my last blog post on mental health and aging, I described Ms. McKay, an older woman who was coping with multiple losses. She had significant hypertension, diabetes, and...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Dec 16, 2014
Pets for the Elderly Foundation works to provide companionship to seniors through pet ownership, while also saving animals from shelters.
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Dec 16, 2014
This guide provides tips and advice for the elderly, their caregivers, and family members on how to beat holiday depression.