Advice for older adults during the coronavirus pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has made an impact on our lives, and for older adults and those with underlying health conditions, this also holds true.

THE COVIS-19 PANDEMIC HASAFFECTED SOME PART OF ALL OFOUR LIVES.

FOR OLDER ADULTSAND THOSE WITH UNDERLYINGHEALTH CONDITIONS - THIS HOLDSEVEN MORE TRUE.

NINE ON YOURSIDE'S VERONICA ACOSTA SPOKETO OFFICIALS ABOUT THE BESTWAY TO TALK TO ENSURE OUROLDER LOVED ONES ARE STAYINGSAFE.OR MANY OF US OUR DAILYROUTINES HAVE CHANGED A BITWHETHER IT'S WORKING FROM HOMEOR WEARING A MASK AND FOROLDER ADULTS - THERE'S ALSOBEEN LOTS OF CHANGE "OBVIOUSLYPEOPLE ARE NOT GOING OUT VERYMUCH SO, ISOLATION I THINK HASINCREASED." W.

MARK CLARK ISTHE PRESIDENT AND C-E-O AT THEPIMA COUNCIL ON AGING HE SAIDTHE P-C-O-A SAW AN INCREASE INCALL WHEN THE STAY AT HOMEORDER WAS IN PLACE "IT'SDEFINITELY AN ISSUE OF EXTREMECONCERN TO US." DESPITE THATORDER NO LONGER BEING IN PLACE- CLARK SAID THE COUNCILCONTINUES TO ENCOURAGE SOCIALDISTANCING FOR OLDER ADULTSAND WHEN IT COMES TO TALKINGTO OLDER ADULTS ABOUTPRECAUTIONS THEY SHOULD FOLLOWDURING THE PANDEMIC - CLARKSAID, WHAT HE RECOMMENDS ISLAYING OUT ALL CONCERNS"HEARING WHAT THOSE CONCERNSARE AND THEN MAYBE HELPINGTHEM THROUGH WAYS THEY CANRESPOND." CLARK SAID HE HAS ASINGLE PIECE OF ADVICE FORANYONE WHO'S LOOKING TO HELPAN OLDER FRIEND, NEIGHBOR,PARENT, OR GRANDPARENT "WHENPEOPLE ASK ME WHAT THEY SHOULDDO I SAY, BE NEIGHBORLY."VERONICA ACOSTA KGUN NINE ONYOUR SIDE.