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Tuesday, 02 March 2021 16:34
More Older Adults Turn To Cannabis To Treat Common Ailments And More
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Study Shows Marijuana Use Rising Among Seniors Over 65 In a study by the Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society, of the 568 Patients in the study, 15% had used cannabis or marijuana in the past three years. And half were using cannabis on a regular basis, usually for ‘medical’ purposes. Christopher Kaufmann, co-first author of the study and assistant…
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Tuesday, 16 February 2021 21:15
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Says Nursing Home Covid-19 Data Was Delayed
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Governor Cuomo Has Defended The State's Reporting Of Nursing Home Deaths Amid allegations that New York coronavirus deaths in nursing homes were under reported, Governor Andrew Cuomo says they were only “delayed”.Within hours of the report's release, the state came out with new data that showed an additional 3,800 deaths — nursing home residents who died in hospitals. More than…
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Wednesday, 13 January 2021 11:29
Protein that can be toxic in the heart and nerves may help prevent Alzheimer's
Written by Ruth Anne Miller
The Brain Protein That May Be Both Good And Bad A protein that is toxic and dangerous to the heart and nerves, a bad thing, may prevent formation of toxic protein clumps believed to contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, a good thing. This according to a new study led by a UT Southwestern researcher shows. The findings, published recently in the…
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Wednesday, 02 December 2020 12:02
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vote On Who Should Get COVID-19 Vaccines First
Written by Will Branning
Who Should Get Emergency Approved COVID-19 Vaccine First An Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, along with representatives from federal science agencies and the health care industry, voted during an emergency meeting online who should get the COVID-19 vaccine first once authorized for use. The 14 voting members of the committee recommended the first vaccines should be given to to health…
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Monday, 23 November 2020 10:21
Michigan Medical Services Bulletin To Establish Care and Recovery Centers For Treating COVID-19 Residents Requiring Nursing Facility Care
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In April, 2020, Executive Order 2020-50 (EO 2020-50) established Regional Hubs to care for COVID-19 residents discharging from a hospital or transferring from a nursing facility (NF) if the originating facility was not equipped to care for the resident. The bulletin is addressed to Medicaid-certified Nursing Facilities including: Assisted Living Facilities, Adult Foster Care Homes, Homes for the Aged.…
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Friday, 30 November 2018 09:14
Long-Term Care Costs On The Rise But Assisted Living Costs Drop
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The Cost Of Nursing Homes and At-Home Care Goes Up Nationwide A survey released by Genworth Financial Inc., showed that the cost for senior care continues to rise across the country. Costs were up an average of 3 percent from 2017 to 2018, with some care categories exceeding the United States inflation rate by two to three times. The company…
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Tuesday, 20 November 2018 01:28
More Caregivers Are Putting Off Their Own Health Care Needs
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A recent AP-NORC Poll shows an alarming trend among Americas caregivers and it’s not good. According to the survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, up to a third of caregivers have put off their own physical and dental care, put off needed tests or treatment and even neglected needed prescriptions - for themselves! All because they…
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Wednesday, 03 October 2018 14:12
The Number Of Cases Of Alzheimer's And Dementia Will Double by 2060
Written by Ruth Anne Miller
A Recent CDC Study Predicts the rate of Alzheimer's And Dementia will double by the year 2060 The report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the increase will be driven by longer lifespan and an increase in the growth of minority populations There will be about 13.9 million Americans suffering from Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias…
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Wednesday, 12 September 2018 17:54
Atrium Senior Living Senior Homes Are Placed Into Receivership By Judge
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A Circuit Court Places 32 Wisconsin and 1 Michigan Home In Receivership to Protect Residents Atrium Health and Senior Living, a company based in Little Falls, NJ, said it has reached an agreement with its lender to have Michael Polsky of Beck, Chaet, Bamberger & Polsky S.C. in Milwaukee placed as receiver of the facilities. The decision was put in place by the Circuit…
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Sunday, 09 September 2018 08:54
The Number Of Millennials Caring For Aging Parents Is Increasing
Written by Ruth Anne Miller
More and more millennials, generally persons born between 1981-1996, are caring for their aging parents according to a Wall Street Journal report. The National Alliance for Caregiving has estimated that millennials today make up 24 percent of the nations unpaid caregivers. This number has increased from 22 percent in 2009. The Effect Of Caring For Elderly Parents On Millennials In…
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Tuesday, 04 September 2018 16:32
Bankruptcy Among Seniors Growing At An Alarming Rate
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An Alarming Study From The Consumer Bankruptcy Project Reveals The Facts The number of older Americans showing up in bankruptcy court is growing. The rate of seniors age 65 and older filing for bankruptcy has tripled since 1991. That statistic comes out of a new study from the Consumer Bankruptcy Project, a research collaboration funded by several universities. Deborah Thorne…
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Sunday, 02 September 2018 15:20
Billions Of Dollars Approved By Senate For Alzheimer’s Research And Treatment
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Increased Government Funding To Research And Treat Alzheimer’s Disease With a nearly half billion dollar increase to the NIH budget for 2019, the National Institutes of Health will now have over 2.3 billion dollars to research Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, and to develop treatments. The U.S. Senate has approved the additional funding for Alzheimer's research as part of its…
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New Medicare Cards Will Prevent Fraud - Identity Theft And Safeguard Taxpayer Dollars Beginning in April The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, will mail new Medicare cards to all people with Medicare. It is a move to improve safety by removing Social Security Numbers from Medicare cards. The new cards will be mailed from April 2018 through…
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Monday, 02 April 2018 14:27
Cost Of Alzheimer’s Care To Increase By $20 Billion This Year
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The enormous cost of caring for patients with Alzheimer’s disease The cost of caring for those with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia is expected increase $20 billion this year compared with last year, totaling more than $277 billion in 2018, according to a report released by the Alzheimer's Association. The report, “2018 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures” showed…
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For the first time in history those 65 and over are expected to exceed the number of children in U.S. By the year 2035, Americans age 65 and older are forecast to outnumber kids for the first time. The U.S. Census Bureau has projected that the population of older adults will surpass children by almost two million in 2035, after…
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Wednesday, 14 March 2018 17:33
New Memory Care Recommendations Released by the Alzheimer’s Association
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Dementia Care Practice Recommendations The new Dementia Care Recommendations are meant for “professional care providers who work with individuals living with dementia and their families in residential and community based care settings” and are available online for download. The published document contains 10 articles that that cover the Alzheimer’s Association 2018 Dementia Care Practice Recommendations. Within the articles are 56…
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Saturday, 12 August 2017 09:36
MIT Research Team Announce Potentially Groundbreaking Alzheimer's Discovery
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Is a Cure for Alzheimer's Disease Just Around the Corner? Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory may have found a way to reverse memory loss in mice, and possibly a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. The team focused on one enzyme that causes memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients. Even though there’s…
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Wednesday, 26 April 2017 10:16
Diet Soda Linked To Dementia, Alzheimer’s And Stroke
Written by Matt Mason
According to a new study published Thursday, April 20th in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke, people who drank at least one artificially-sweetened beverage a day had almost three times the risk of developing stroke or dementia and Alzheimer’s disease . Does this mean that drinking diet soda can cause dementia or stroke or even increase the risks? Not necessarily.…
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Thursday, 01 September 2016 10:46
It’s True – Seniors Enjoy Facebook and Skype As Much As You
Written by Matt Mason
Senior citizens can embrace technology as much as you and be better off for it. For years I had a good friend named Leo. He has since passed, however we did a lot together over the course of ten years or so, from the time of his semi-retirement until his death. He was a machinist by trade and at home…
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Monday, 22 August 2016 23:12
Alzheimer’s Drug LMTX Shows Poor Results in Final Stage of Trials
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Despite Disappointment - Alzheimer’s Drug Development and Testing Continues If you or a family member has been affected by Alzheimer’s disease, then you probably pay close attention to news about the latest drug research and other efforts to combat or even reverse the dreadful affliction. There have been many experimental drugs tested and some have even reached the market. Drugs…
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Saturday, 20 August 2016 13:26
Taking Calcium Supplements May be Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia
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What does this new Calcium Study Mean for Seniors? Calcium supplements are used by many seniors, especially women, to help keep the risk of developing osteoporosis at a minimum. However a new study may indicate that such supplements could raise an older woman’s risk of dementia. This new study does not prove cause-and-effect, yet the findings of the study seemed…
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Tuesday, 09 August 2016 10:57
This Auto Insurer Wants to Raise Rates on Older Drivers
Written by Matt Mason
Does experience mean we are better at what we do? Not according to one auto insurance company. It seems what Progressive Insurance wants to do to seniors in the state of Maine is sending the message “If you get a year older it only means you are a bigger risk.” However their plan to raise auto insurance rates for seniors…
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Saturday, 06 August 2016 09:48
Detroit Students Deliver Cases of Water to Flint’s Senior Citizens
Written by Matt Mason
Young people can make a difference in the lives of senior citizens. While the nation is all to aware of the ongoing Flint, Michigan water crisis, one group of Detroit high school students has done something to help those affected. And they chose a Senior Citizen community as the focus of their kindness. Members of a team called “The Dream…
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Saturday, 06 August 2016 00:12
Drug Manufacturer to Pay $125 Million for Anti-Competitive Conduct
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Eligible class action members will share in the huge settlement. This press release was sent out from the office of the Attorney General of the State of Michigan. It highlights the effect of the lawsuit on many Michigan residents. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced a $125 million national settlement with Cephalon, a U.S. Biopharmaceutical company that will bring…
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Saturday, 30 July 2016 19:50
Sniff Test for Alzheimer's Raises Hopes and Questions
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New Alzheimers Test Checks for the Ability to Identify Odors Are we one step closer to the early detection of memory decline and dementia? Two new important studies have been released this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2016 that may provide the answer. The two new studies ”evaluated changes in odor identification as an early predictor of…
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Tuesday, 26 July 2016 10:59
Brain Training Can Play a Role in Lowering the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
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New study gives us the strongest evidence yet for the power of brain training to reduce the risk of dementia and even Alzheimer’s disease. Much has been said about the potential of brain training, such as computer based games to exercise the mind, to reduce the risk of dementia related illness in seniors. Brain training can be related to things…
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Monday, 25 July 2016 22:16
Huge Florida Assisted Living Medicare Fraud Uncovered
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Three People Accused in Massive Medicare Fraud in Florida The U.S. Justice Department is calling it the largest criminal health care fraud case ever brought against individual suspects. The $1 Billion health care fraud took advantage of Medicare in Florida, agents said. Three people are accused of a massive fraud involving a number of Miami-based health care providers. Many assisted…
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Tuesday, 21 June 2016 11:31
List Your Senior Care Home or Assisted Living Home Free
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For Adult Foster Care, Assisted Living and all Senior Care Home owners and operators. Senior Home Search, the popular website for finding assisted living and senior care homes, now allows owners of these ideal senior living options to list Free! Full Featured Senior Home Listings are now completely free. And the website allows visitors to contact homes directly and safely…
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