Senior living less expensive than living at home for those who receive home healthcare
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2024
The cost of living in a home in the greater community can easily exceed the cost of living in a senior living community for older adults using even a modest level of home healthcare, according to a new...
Growing demand for direct care workers underscores pressing need to invest in job quality: PHI
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 04, 2024
The direct care workforce serving residents in assisted living communities and other residential care settings has fluctuated in the past several years, struggling not only to return to pre-pandemic levels...
Studies highlight increasing dementia deaths, contributing factors to diagnosis and cognitive decline
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2024
More people are dying from dementia, and location and demographics are among the factors that may contribute to not only a dementia diagnosis, but also to how quickly someone will experience cognitive...
Music is ‘powerful tool’ for social connection, pain, mental health: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 08, 2024
From stress relief and improved mood, to maintaining a sharp mind and connections, music offers an abundance of health benefits for older adults, according to newly released research from the University...
Public increasingly supports government responsibility for care, payment for older adult needs
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 01, 2024
The growing population of older adults and sudden responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a changing mindset among Americans about who should shoulder the responsibilities for their care,...
Proposed bill would expand upskilling, job training opportunities for nation’s workforce
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 12, 2023
The aging services industry has thrown its full support behind a bill that would expand skill development opportunities for American workers.
$81 million national dementia care workforce study aims to better coordinate care
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 20, 2023
The development of an annual national survey of the dementia care workforce, including assisted living workers, is being launched thanks to a five-year, $81 million cooperative agreement with the National...
Artificial intelligence ‘amplifying’ effect of scams against older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 17, 2023
Last year, older Americans reported losing more than $1.6 billion to fraud. And increasingly, scammers are using artificial intelligence to make their schemes more effective.
$81 million NIH grant will study dementia care through workforce in assisted living, other settings
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 05, 2023
A five-year, $81 million federal grant will fund a study to better understand the workforce caring for assisted living residents and others who are living with dementia in hopes of helping with recruitment...
Leisure offerings, warm weather most attractive to older adults looking for retirement home
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 11, 2023
Ample ways to spend leisure time and good weather top the list of factors that prospective senior living residents are looking for when choosing their retirement destination.