New Aging and Caregiving Laws Fact checked by Catherine Gianaro Nurse Staffing Standards New patient care standards in Medicare- and Medicaid-rated nursing homes will phase in over the next five years to give facilities time Read More
Fact checked by Derick Wilder Chicago poet Gary Glazner founded the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project in 2003 to give people with dementia a way to express themselves. Since then, the organization has worked with more Read More
Is the cost of travel insurance — for trip cancellations or for your health — ever worthwhile? When you’re planning your next vacation getaway, how often do you envision coming down with the flu or breaking Read More
How do you want to be remembered? Gail Marquardt of the National Funeral Directors Association shares her perspective after 12 years in the funeral services industry I’ve been working in funeral service for more than 12 Read More
How access to housing and medical care is making communities healthier. This is the final piece in a 4-part series on older adults and homelessness. Part 3 highlights street medicine. Read part 2 here, about women and Read More
Street medicine is changing the way medical providers deliver care — meeting unhoused older adults where they are. This is part 3 in a 4-part series on older adults and homelessness. Read part 2 here about women and Read More
Photo: Self-care, although often neglected by caregivers, is critical when looking after a loved one. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images Family caregivers can help shape the outcomes for their loved ones – an ICU nurse Read More
Women now make up a larger portion of unhoused Americans — and their role as caregivers plays a part in that risk This is part 2 in a 4-part series on older adults and homelessness. Read part 1 Read More
Photo: Even if you got a COVID-19 shot last fall, the spring shot is still essential for the 65 and up age group. whyframestudio/iStock via Getty Images Plus Covid-19 vaccines: CDC says people ages 65 and Read More
Older adults face an increased risk for homelessness across the U.S. As many people search for solutions, they’re also asking themselves what it means as a society when we can’t care for Read More