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Modifications may be necessary to make your home accessible and safe. If you pay for the modifications because it’s your house, it might not make your house more valuable. Sometimes they make your home less desirable when you eventually sell it. You need an open and honest discussion with your folks as to who pays the costs, and it probably makes sense to put it in writing. ...

For anyone, but for the Holberts in particular, it’s got to seem like they’re a long way from Cleveland TV reporter and personality to Woodmere village mayor, from busy IT consultant and volunteer to a homebound community activist. Throw in a pandemic, and the distance is more like a chasm. They’re up to the challenge: outgoing, engaged, and philosophical about the future, they practice social distancing but it’s not an easy fit. They prefer to be with people, not sitting six feet apart from them. ...

Cleveland bluesman Austin "Walkin' Cane" Charanghat is a man and a singer for the times. When a long-anticipated tour was delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak, it was a disappointing but not unfamiliar setback for the talented and philosophical performer. Life, as he well knows, requires resets and workarounds. ...

Many of us are taking a new look at backyard vegetable gardens because grocery shopping has gotten more complicated as the pandemic drags on. Growing your own food isn't hard, it's just hard work — at least in the beginning. One key: getting pests under control. Our garden blogger has a few tips to battle unwanted visitors. ...

The medical term for the perception of sound when no external sound is present is tinnitus. It is often referred to as “ringing in the ears,” although some people may hear a hissing, roaring, whistling, chirping, or clicking sound. Tinnitus may be constant or intermittent and may occur in both ears or just one. ...

The outcome of aphasia varies significantly from person to person. The most predictive indicator of long-term recovery is initial aphasia severity, along with the lesion site (location of damage to the brain) and the size of the lesion. Other predictors of long-term recovery include age, gender, and education level. Factors that may negatively affect improvement include post-stroke depression and social isolation.   ...

The Department of Aging will use the money to bolster the assistance area agencies on aging provide to older adults throughout the state. This grant opportunity will enable Ohio’s Aging and Disability Resource Centers to add capacity, which may include extended hours of operation, more providers and resources, and to directly support older Ohioans who may be asking for help for the first time. ...

Hearing aid programming is based on your audiogram and the assumption that the ear canal volume is an adult average of two cubic centimeters. The ear canal itself helps amplify or resonate certain tones. Just putting a hearing aid or ear mold into the canal affects that natural resonance. ...