Alzheimer’s care is difficult on everyone but a new report from Maria Shriver, examines the role of women and their involvement in the care provided to Alzheimer’s patients. “The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s” finds that women constitute about two-thirds of those who suffer from Alzheimer’s and also about 60 percent of […]
Category: Senior Care
As home and community based solutions for senior living evolve, Adult Day Services is experiencing rapid growth across the United States. According to a new study by MetLife Mature Market Institute, the number of Adult Day Services centers have grown to over 4,600 locations nationwide that represents a 35% increase since 2002. The study estimates […]
As the silver tsunami gains size and speed, the U.S. government is ramping up its infrastructure to handle the flood of Americans needing assistance finding care giving resources. Last week, Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee celebrated the opening of an updated and enhanced call center that will serve as a link to information and […]
Independa, a startup technology company based in San Diego, California, recently launched its integrated elder care monitoring system for home use. The service, sold as a monthly subscription service, is anchored by an upcoming Android-based wireless tablet computer, named "Angela" interfaces with wireless home and health sensors in the care receiver’s home. The system communicates […]
Community health centers serve over 19 million patients annually and 40% of those who use the facilities have no health insurance. Last week the Department of Health and Human Services announced awards of $727 million to 143 community health centers across the country to address pressing construction and renovation needs and expand access to quality […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Ohio Department of Aging has selected The A.M. McGregor Group, the oldest not-for-profit, non-sectarian provider of aging services in Northeast Ohio, to manage the local Program for the All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). The special Program, which enables low-income seniors to age at home, will […]
Care.com, Inc. recently announced that it has raised $20 million in funding from a group led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and joined by existing investors, Matrix Partners and Trinity Ventures. Care.com intends to expand its growth through corporate and government partnerships; customized senior care service offerings; and, new vertical expansion beyond child care, special […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is providing an award of $9 million in grants to help more than 50 Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) programs fight Medicare fraud. The grants further the Obama Administration’s efforts to educate seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries about how to prevent fraud in Medicare. The […]
In an effort to lower costs, senior care providers are focused more than ever on providing quality care through technology in an effort to reduce costs. The benefits of using technology to reduce hospital visits and monitor changes in health and behaviors for seniors has been previously trumpeted but a new study is backing up […]
Not all things during the economic downturn have been bad and one of the bright spots has been that the recession of 2008-2009 (if you believe that it ended) has lead to smaller cost increases at many long-term care facilities according to a new study by Prudential Financial Inc. The bi-annual report, 2010 Long-Term Care […]
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