Niche retirement communities may not necessarily be a new concept, but they will likely be some of the most popular senior living options in the coming years, suggests The New York Times. Communities geared specifically to certain interests, hobbies, spiritualities and even professions—see the letter carriers community—have been offering newer alternatives to traditional senior living […]
Category: Health Care
The Silver Tsunami is no joke, especially for America’s most rural and underserved regions struggling with limited healthcare professionals and services to help seniors age in place. But for states like Montana, which has counties where nearly 25% of the population is over age 65, the onslaught of the nation’s aging demographic is already causing […]
There’s no doubt 2014 has been a big year for Accountable Care Organizations. We’ve seen the rise — and fall — of the programs, set forth by the Affordable Care Act and built to improve care, cut costs and reduce hospital readmissions. In this ever-changing health care landscape, providers big and small are eyeing the […]
Nearly 70% of Americans will need some form of long-term care, but changes in the way care is delivered and the increasing costs to provide it certainly presents some challenges, according to a recent segment of the Today show. Chatting with Today financial editor Jean Chatzky and Carol Levine, author of “Planning Long-term Care for […]
As senior care providers consider new ways to reduce hospitalization-infucing falls within their communities, new research suggests that one specific type of exercise is proving to have more success in fall prevention than others: swimming. One in three U.S. adults 65 and older experience a fall in a given year, and the consequences can include broken […]
Aging adults living in senior housing are more likely to have unmet needs than those living in their own apartments, homes or condos, research shows. And the numbers are “unsettling,” writes Paula Span in a recent New York Times column. Of those who had difficulty with activities of daily living (ADL) or received help with […]
Despite national campaigns spearheaded by the U.S. government to reduce the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes, many states are rarely penalized for over-sedating their residents, according to a recent NPR report. While antipsychotic drugs have been proven to help people with mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, they can be potentially lethal […]
Middle-income boomers are unprepared for the cost of long-term care, their expectations regarding cost reveal. Middle-income boomers estimated the cost of one year of nursing home care at $46,890, yet the true cost is nearly double at $90,520 on average, according to a new study commissioned by Bankers Life Center for a Secure Retirement. The study – The Middle-Income Boomer Retirement Gap: […]
Though countless research has attempted to cure, or at least delay, dementia in its earliest forms, a new study has shown promising results in reversing the symptoms for this incurable disease. Using a small sample of older adults living with dementia, researchers from UCLA suggest that addressing the many contributing factors of Alzheimer’s disease as […]
The concept of aging may carry a negative connotation for many people, however, some of the most common presumptions about growing older are simply myths, according to The Wall Street Journal. In a recent article, the WSJ debunked six common myths about aging, from prevalence of depression and the inevitable creep of cognitive decline, to […]
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