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Supporting Changing Needs Through the End of Life for Adults with Disabilities in Residential Settings

  • By: Maggie Haag, MEd, BCBA, LSW, CDE® Heather Hirst, PT, DPT Aaron Emmons, MS Melmark PA
  • July 29th, 2024
  • aging adults, caregivers, dementia, developmental disabilities, end of life treatment, family, quality of life, staff training, Summer 2024 Issue
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Everyone changes with aging, often in invisible ways. You may be surprised to learn that beginning at age 25, there is a slow decline in speed, reasoning, spatial skills, and memory (Salthouse, 2009). At the age of 30, there is a 3-8% loss of muscle mass per decade (Volpi, 2004). By the age of 65,...

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