Apr 13 How COVID-19 is straining hospice care By Grace Birnstengel, Next Avenue How can medicine’s most compassionate arm thrive in pandemic times?… Continue reading
Mar 21 Nursing Home Outbreaks Lay Bare Chronic Industry Problems By Bernard Condon, Candice Choi, Associated Press Burgeoning coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes in Washington, Illinois, New Jersey and elsewhere are laying bare the industry’s long-running problems, including a struggle to control infections and a staffing crisis that relies on poorly paid aides who can't afford to… Continue reading
Mar 13 4 tips for seniors to stay connected during coronavirus outbreak By Laurie Archbald-Pannone, The Conversation As the novel coronavirus spreads, an expert offers ways the elderly can stay safe while staying connected. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 8:41 Dementia day care center helps families cope with caregiving By Karla Murthy, Joan Martelli Millions of senior citizens in America are living with dementia, with the heavy burden of caregiving often left to family members. But a new adult day care center for those with dementia, called Town Square, may serve as a model… Continue watching
Feb 20 How the psychology of a $4.99 price tag might influence who undergoes heart surgery By Eric Boodman, STAT The older you get, the likelier it is that an operation’s risks outweigh the benefits. Yet to arbitrarily — and perhaps, unknowingly — fixate on the threshold at which patients pass from their 70s into their 80s seems like an… Continue reading
May 23 Watch 10:18 Why some residential caregivers call their jobs ‘indentured servitude’ By Jennifer Gollan, Reveal Providing for the elderly has become a multi-billion dollar industry, with about 29,000 residential care facilities operating across the country. But a new investigation by Reveal, from The Center for Investigative Reporting, finds that some of these facilities are profiting… Continue watching
Apr 10 Lethal plans: When seniors turn to suicide in long-term care By Melissa Bailey, JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News A six-month investigation by KHN and PBS NewsHour finds that older Americans are quietly killing themselves in nursing homes, assisted living centers and adult care homes. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 10:22 The hidden risks of suicide and depression for seniors living in long-term care By Cat Wise, Frank Carlson, Leah Nagy By 2030, 20 percent of Americans will be senior citizens. Many will eventually enter long-term care, a move that presents tough choices and challenges for seniors and their families -- including risks of depression and suicide. In partnership with Kaiser… Continue watching
Aug 21 Appeals court reinstates wage rules for home care workers By Sam Hananel, Associated Press A federal appeals court on Friday revived Obama administration regulations that guarantee overtime and minimum wage protection to nearly 2 million home health care workers. Continue reading
Aug 19 Employer steps in to help low-income students get through college By Meredith Kolodner Mercedez Vargas really wanted to get her high school diploma, but she struggled to get passing grades at a last-chance night school in the Bronx just as she had in the daytime at Marie Curie High School. A college degree?… Continue reading