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
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?
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...
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High rate of Alzheimer’s in those with Down syndrome poses new challenges for care
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?
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...
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Companies expand family leave to include elder caregiving
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
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
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...
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Farm bill legalizes hemp, paving the way for cannabis in pain treatment
Seniors hoping for new advances in pain relief just got a potential boon from Congress. On Dec. 20, President Trump signed a new farm bill...
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When grandparents become parents again
Jan and Edmund Wagner imagined time would slow down when they retired. They’d have more time to spend with friends and enjoy visits with their...
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