Converting closed malls to senior housing
The nation’s 65-and-older population is projected to reach 83.7 million in the year 2050, growing faster than any other age
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Assisted Living
Help to identify weaknesses threatening your ability to stay in your own home
Some seniors may be motivated to avoid moving to a retirement facility where COVID-19 risks can be high, but are
Read MoreA Pandemic Upshot: Seniors Are Having Second Thoughts About Where to Live
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Where do we want to live in the years ahead? Older adults are
Read MoreRF-Diary can monitor while preserving privacy
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have developed a fully wireless system to monitor not only
Read MoreStates Allow In-Person Nursing Home Visits As Families Charge Residents Die ‘Of Broken Hearts’
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) States across the country are beginning to roll back heart-wrenching policies instituted when
Read MoreSeniors In Low-Income Housing Live In Fear Of COVID Infection
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Davetta Brooks, 75, who has heart failure, a fractured hip and macular degeneration,
Read MoreThe demand for long-term care insurance is still there
Although insurers may be scared of chronic care benefits, but a recent data from Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company suggest
Read MoreNew CMS panel seeks answers for nursing homes fighting coronavirus
(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has created an independent commission to make recommendations for responding to the COVID-19
Read MoreWe have been failing our frail seniors
As of April 23rd, there were more than 10,000 reported deaths from COVID-19 in long-term care facilities – in just
Read MoreIn Shutting Out Threat, Seniors In Continuing Care Communities Feel Shut In
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) With tight restrictions in place at their continuing care retirement community, Tom and
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