Referral service Caring.com acquires competitor SeniorAdvice.com
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 10, 2020
Charlotte, NC-based senior care review and referral service Caring.com has acquired Austin, TX-based competitor SeniorAdvice.com, Caring announced this morning.
Unmet ADL needs, anxiety a ‘vicious cycle’ in older adults: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 02, 2019
Having needs for assistance with activities of daily living that are unmet can increase the risk of the onset of anxiety symptoms in older adults, and elevated anxiety symptoms can increase the risk that...
Opioids threaten seniors’ retirement savings, health
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2017
The opioid epidemic, which finds an increasing number of older Americans raising their grandchildren, could increase older adults’ need for seniors housing and care while decreasing their ability...
Seniors, families benefit from move to assisted living, survey shows
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 06, 2016
Results of new research give assisted living marketing and sales professionals fresh data to share with prospective residents and their families about benefits both can experience when an older adult moves...
States must improve residential care options, HCBS funding, AARP says
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2017
States will need to accelerate the rate of improving long-term services and supports in several areas to meet the upcoming needs of aging baby boomers, according to a report released today by the AARP.
Dementia crisis response, caregiver respite focus of new Wisconsin laws
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2016
Three new laws in Wisconsin aim to provide respite care relief for caregivers and help health practitioners, counselors, social workers, county health officials and law enforcement officers better respond...
Fund Alzheimer’s research, Senate committee told
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2016
Witnesses testifying before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and committee members themselves, called for more funding for Alzheimer’s research at an April 6 hearing.
Home gaining on LTC as final residence for those with Alzheimer’s
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Lois A. Bowers
May 25, 2017
The majority of people with Alzheimer’s disease die in long-term care facilities, although the percentage is decreasing, whereas the number of people with the disease who die at home is increasing,...
Estimate of annual cost of Parkinson’s doubles to $52 billion in new study
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 17, 2019
The total cost of Parkinson’s disease to individuals, families and the U.S. government is $51.9 billion every year, according to a new estimate released by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s...
Report: Attention to consumer long-term care needs should include direct care workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 31, 2019
State efforts to help offset the cost of long-term care for consumers should include strengthening the direct care workforce needed to serve these consumers, too, according to a report released Tuesday...