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1. For seniors living alone, local connections are key

Author

Graham, Judith

Subjects
Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Living alone -- Social aspects
Abstract

Byline: Judith Graham Donald Hammen, 80, and his longtime next-door neighbor in south Minneapolis, Julie McMahon, have an understanding. Every morning, she checks to see whether he's raised the blinds [...]

Published
2024

2. The Thread

Subjects
Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Parent and child, Caregivers -- Social aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Readers respond to the 4.2.2023 issue. RE: THE SANDWICH GENERATION Jaeah Lee reported on the adults caring for their parents and their children. As a caregiver for my aging parent, [...]

Published
2023

3. THE EMOTIONAL TOLL OF BEING A CAREGIVER: We need to come together to lighten the stress many feel

Author

Jenkins, Jo Ann

Subjects
Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Caregivers -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Social aspects -- Psychological aspects, Stress (Psychology) -- Care and treatment, General interest
Abstract

As you have read in this special update, 'Fixing the Caregiving System,' there is legitimate progress in the quest to provide help to America's family caregivers. Our nation is waking [...]

Published
2023

4. A NEED TO IMPROVE NURSING HOMES: DeWine: This affects 'every Ohio family'

Author

Koff, Stephen

Subjects
Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Nursing homes -- Services -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, General interest
Abstract

Four different nursing homes. Two life-threatening falls resulting in hospitalizations. Inadequate physical therapy. And a lot of excuses. That's the gauntlet Semanthie Brooks, a retired social worker from Macedonia, had [...]

Published
2023

5. Senior living communities seek ways to be more diverse, inclusive, accessible

Subjects
Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Best practices, Diversity training, Retirement communities -- Management -- Demographic aspects, Company business management, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: Special to the RBJ The nation's senior population is the largest and most diverse in history, according to the most recent census data from the U.S. Census Bureau. It [...]

Published
2022

6. FOCUSING ON LONG-TERM CARE: Quality lacking at some assisted living sites

Author

Cleaver, Joanne

Subjects
Assisted living facilities -- Services -- Laws, regulations and rules, Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Long-term care of the sick -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Social aspects, Medical care -- Quality management, Government regulation, General interest
Abstract

Deborah Crawford-Butler, 68, of Conway, isn't sure how much longer she can continue to care for her 91-year-old mother at home. Her mother has Alzheimer's disease but can still eat [...]

Published
2023

7. THE WORTH OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS: Unpaid care at home is still undervalued, an AARP study finds

Author

Jenkins, Jo Ann

Subjects
Older Americans Month, Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Home care -- Social aspects -- Research, Caregivers -- Practice -- Research -- Compensation and benefits, General interest, AARP -- Powers and duties
Abstract

May is Older Americans Month. And this year's theme, Aging Unbound, recognizes that we all benefit when older adults remain engaged, independent and included. That freedom and potential are made [...]

Published
2023

8. Ontario parties promise improvements to long-term care for seniors, if elected; While the NDP, Liberals and Greens have plans to phase out for-profit care, the Progressive Conservatives vow to build more 'safe and comfortable' homes

Author

Howlett, Karen

Subjects
Political parties -- Political activity -- Social policy -- Ontario, Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Electioneering -- Forecasts and trends, Political campaigns -- Forecasts and trends, Nursing homes -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Political aspects, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: KAREN HOWLETT; Staff Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is pledging to stop awarding operating licences to for-profit nursing homes that she said did a 'dismal job' caring for residents [...]

Published
2022

9. THE CHOICE

Author

Grant, Kelly

Subjects
Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Canadian native peoples -- Demographic aspects -- Care and treatment -- Social aspects, Long-term care facilities -- Services -- Social aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: KELLY GRANT, Staff Lead PEEPEELEE ARLOOKTOO does the best she can to care for her husband, Joe, at home, but it isn't easy. The elderly couple live together with [...]

Published
2022

10. YOUR ALL-IN-ONE RETIREMENT HOME? Move from independent living to nursing home care by hardly moving at all

Author

Hangley, Bill, Jr.

Subjects
Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Retirement communities -- Social aspects, Nursing homes -- Services -- Social aspects, General interest
Abstract

Want a plan in place for all your future housing and care needs? Consider a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)--a one-stop retirement campus designed to offer a full range of [...]

Published
2022

11. An Overlooked, Underserved Group: Older Adults With Autism: How can SLPs recognize and help long-term care residents who may have undiagnosed autism?

Author

Smith, Pamela

Subjects
Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Speech therapists -- Practice -- Social aspects, Nursing home patients -- Care and treatment -- Social aspects, Autism -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Health
Abstract

Mr. Jenkins, 75, was admitted to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) with a hip fracture. He exhibited pragmatic and cognitive/executive function deficits, which limited his ability to participate in therapies. [...]

Published
2021

12. Province must hire thousands more care workers, report finds

Author

Tait, Carrie

Subjects
Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Medical personnel -- Recruiting -- Supply and demand, Long-term care facilities -- Forecasts and trends -- Recruiting -- Services, Quality of life -- Social aspects, Industry hiring, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: CARRIE TAIT, Staff CALGARY -- Lead Alberta needs to hire thousands of health care workers for its continuing care facilities within the decade, even as it shifts its focus [...]

Published
2021

13. Caring for an Elderly Relative who says they want to die. 'The real answer is to help make living as good and meaningful as possible until death'

Author

Valko, Nancy

Subjects
Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Assisted suicide -- Social aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Physicians -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Terminal care -- Social aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Law, Political science, Sociology and social work
Abstract

I was disturbed but not really surprised when I read the October 21, 2020 New England Journal of Medicine article by Scott D. Halpern, M.D, Ph.D., titled 'Learning about End-of-Life [...]

Published
2020

14. Championing the individual: initiatives are being developed to involve older people in their own care and to help advance a culture of respect in care homes

Author

Duffin, Christian

Subjects
Geriatric nursing -- Services -- Social aspects, Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Medical care -- Quality management, Nursing homes -- Management -- Service development -- Services -- Standards, Company service development, Company business management, Health, Health care industry, Seniors
Abstract

Social care minister Ivan Lewis knows he will have a tough job overseeing services for older people in the next few years. One challenge is that the number of older [...]

Published
2008

15. Network of cities tackles age-old problems: Jane Parry investigates how cities around the world are catering for the explosive growth in the number of people aged over 60

Author

Parry, Jane

Subjects
Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Nursing home care -- Quality management, Public health -- Management, Company business management, Health
Abstract

The world's population of people aged over 60 will double from 11% in 2006 to 22% by 2050. Even more dramatic will be the growth in the number of the [...]

Published
2010
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16. Health literacy challenges of older adults discussed

Subjects
Therapist and patient -- Management, Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Psychotherapist and patient -- Management, Health literacy -- Management, Company business management, Health, Sports and fitness
Abstract

Diane Clark, PT, DScPT, and Tara Pearce, PT, MHS, discussed the implications for physical therapy practice of health literacy and older adults. Healthy People 2010 defines health literacy as 'The [...]

Published
2010

17. Taking part counts: older people have valuable life skills and experiences that can inform our research activities

Author

Evans, Simon

Subjects
Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Medical care -- Quality management, Company business management, Health, Health care industry, Seniors
Abstract

THE SEEMINGLY endless flow of news items highlighting failures in health and social care makes it easy to forget that most professionals are doing fantastic work providing care and support [...]

Published
2012

18. A word from Wales: Lorraine Morgan offers a round-up of recent news affecting older people in Wales and those who support them

Author

Morgan, Lorraine

Subjects
Geriatric nursing -- Practice -- Social aspects, Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Health, Health care industry, Seniors
Abstract

The secretary of state for Wales, Peter Hain, has confirmed that a draft bill to establish a commissioner for older people will be introduced into parliament for pre-legislative scrutiny early [...]

Published
2005

19. Stop the boomer-bashing

Author

Hinsliff, Gaby

Subjects
United Kingdom -- Demographic aspects -- Social aspects, Baby boom generation -- Social aspects -- Health aspects, Aged -- Social aspects -- Care and treatment, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

My mother seemed distracted on the phone. Not hard to work out why: the gleeful banging and crashing of two grandchildren in the background, staying for a few days while [...]

Published
2010

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