How to Take Care of Seniors While Social Distancing and Beyond

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Paul McIntyre for an episode the Future Squared podcast.

Paul McIntyre is the host of ABC Radio’s ‘Medical Matters’ and has more than two decades of experience at ABC Radio. He is also a playwright and author.

We unpacked lessons from his latest book, Use It or Lose It — a guide to remaining vital through mid-life and beyond.

Given the strange times we find ourselves in and the fact that I have a just shy of 70-year-old mother myself, I took the opportunity to pepper Paul with questions related to taking care of seniors, as well as what we can be doing to take care of them from afar during this time of social distancing.

We unpacked learnings across exercise, nutrition, sleep, purpose, community, learning and social distancing, so this post is structured accordingly.

Perhaps you have some parents, grandparents or friends in your life that you’re concerned about. Hopefully you can take something from this brief post that can help.

You can also listen to the entire conversation below.