Improving Older Adults’ Mental and Emotional Well-Being with Home Health Care
Seniors go through a lot of changes that can impact their mental and emotional health. Some of these changes are...
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How New Tech Can Support Caregivers as They Support Seniors
Up to 42% of Americans over the age of 65 take five or more medications, and in 2018, at least one in...
Loneliness May Be Due to Increasing Aging Population
Despite some claims that Americans are in the midst of a “loneliness epidemic,” older people today may not be any...
How Universities Can Better Support Student Caregivers
More than half of family caregivers are between the ages of 18 and 49 years old – and as the...
Do I Have to Enroll in Medicare if I’m Still Working at 65?
One of the most common questions asked by seniors these days is “Do I need to enroll in Medicare if...
Dilemmas and Solutions for Americans Raising Children While Caring for Elderly Family Members
Approximately half of middle-aged people in American provide financial, health, or emotional support for adult parents and minor or adult...
Music: The Secret to Mental Health and Balance While Aging
No matter where you travel, you’ll notice one universal truth — music has a very particular and powerful hold on...
Four Calming Techniques to Improve Your Mental Health
If you are like me and the other nearly 325,000,000 trillion people in the U.S., you have experienced stress. From...
Loneliness Found to Be High in Public Senior Housing Communities
Older adults living in public senior housing communities experience a large degree of loneliness, finds a new study from the...
Medicare For All – Protection for Your Retirement Plans
An unexpected medical emergency, a life-changing diagnosis, or a car accident are a number of countless situations that can land...
Social Workers Can Now Learn Medicare Online and Earn Continuing Education Hours
Social workers can now earn continuing education hours while they learn Medicare at their own pace, anytime and anywhere with...
The Critical Role of Caregivers, and What they Need from Us
Caring for loved ones who have aged or become disabled is not a new concept. Many of the services provided...
AARP Applauds Unanimous Senate Passage of RAISE Family Caregivers Act
AARP applauds the unanimous passage in the U.S. Senate of the bipartisan Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family...
Child Welfare System Increasingly Relying on Relatives to Raise Children Exposed to Trauma
According to a new report by Generations United, grandparents and other relatives who step in to care for children, play...
Stressed Out Caregivers Are Using ER Visits for Respite, Study Finds
Emergency room staff call it a “pop drop” – when a disabled older person comes in for medical attention, but...
How Republican Plans to Cut Obamacare and Medicaid Hurt Older Americans
Over the last twelve months, my colleagues and I have spoken at length with close to one hundred Native American...
Low Medicaid Rates Limit Beneficiaries’ Access to Assisted Living Facilities, Quality Care
More than 700,000 elderly and disabled Americans receive health care in residential care communities, such as assisted living facilities. As...
Older Adults with HIV: An Overlooked Population?
When it comes to HIV prevention and treatment, there is a growing population that is being overlooked -- older adults...
10 Useful Apps for Your Tech-Savvy Aged Parent
Are your parents aging but still wanting to keep in touch, be in the know, and continue to be avid...
How is Technology Transforming the Healthcare Industry
Since the turn of the millennium, the technology industry has sky-rocketed and there are many types of technology which have...
