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Senior care providers look to immigrants to alleviate workforce shortage

Senior care executives lobbied on Capitol Hill this week seeking relief for an acute and growing shortage of long-term care workers. They asked lawmakers to...

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LGBT seniors gather in Washington to advocate for rights

by Rebecca Howell

Advocates gathered in Washington this week to push for greater protections and better services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors, who face higher rates...

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There are 40 million caregivers in the US. How can they seem so invisible?

by Peter Rosenberger

There are more than 40 million caregivers in the United States today. So, how is it that they can seem virtually invisible? How can people...

(photo courtesy of the Down Syndrome Network Arizona)

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High rate of Alzheimer’s in those with Down syndrome poses new challenges for care

by Rebecca Howell

In the 1960’s the average life expectancy for someone with Down syndrome was 10-years old. Today, people with the disorder routinely live into their 50's...

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A growing American crisis: who will care for the baby boomers?

by Jay Newton-Small

Every day since her husband broke his hip, Beatrice Egger has been afraid. The 91-year-old retired teacher worries when William, 90, a retired principal, is...

Leslie Tracy holds a photo of her mother. She was able to take family leave through her company, biotech manufacturer Promega, when her mother was dying from cancer. (Photo courtesy of Promega)

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Companies expand family leave to include elder caregiving

by Beth Braverman

Leslie Tracy wanted to be able to help when her mother took a turn for the worse in her battle with ovarian cancer last spring....

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Families still awaiting help from federal wandering-prevention law

by Rebecca Howell

Last March, the 2018 federal budget included a provision to increase funding to a program that helps prevent and protect against wandering, a critical safety concern...

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Helping Muslim American seniors age with dignity

by Tobi Elkin

Many first-generation Muslim immigrants in America turn to family members to care for them as they grow older. Their reliance on family has deep cultural...