For a group that's considered very high risk for contracting coronavirus, many older adults are carrying on life as usual -- much to the worry of their grown children. Here's how to address it:
While not as severe, many elderly Americans are flouting shelter-in-place directives and carrying on as usual. They're hitting stores, visiting family and inviting over friends and neighbors.99-year-old in New Jersey charged after attending party during state ban on gatheringsFor a group that's considered very high risk for contracting coronavirus, they're carrying on life as usual -- much to the worry of their grown children.
Dr. Laurie Archbald-Pannone, a geriatrician and professor at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, says it's important to balance social distancing with self-isolation. "Both are critically important right now," Archbald-Pannone told CNN. She offers that people should talk more on the phone, get outside and take walks for fresh air and think through how to get essentials, including drugstore and grocery delivery, even if it means asking for help.
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