Tag: Elderly

On Equal Pay Day, the Rutgers Center for Women and Work highlights the growing number of home health aides in ...

Up to 42% of Americans over the age of 65 take five or more medications, and in 2018, at least one in ...

Older adults living in public senior housing communities experience a large degree of loneliness, finds a new study from the ...

Are your parents aging but still wanting to keep in touch, be in the know, and continue to be avid ...

Today is World Social Work Day, a time to honor social workers and recognize the contributions they bring to society.  ...

According to the United States Department of Justice, 1 in 10 seniors over the age of 60 is abused every ...

When we think of the holiday's we often think of joyful times with family and friends but for some of ...

With our fast paced lives in a technological age of instant gratification and easy distraction, it's no wonder news channels ...

When I first became a hospice social worker, I was stunned to realize more than half of my patients were ...

Substance abuse, specifically alcohol and prescription drug use, is one of the most rapidly growing healthcare problem for older adults, ...

In late September, HUD’s Secretary Julián Castro made the announcement that nearly $8 million in grant funding will be used to ...

Recently, the United States Department of Justice announced the launch of the Elder Justice website which was created to help ...

Baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, lived in an era where experimentation with drug use was encouraged. The children ...

Baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, are changing the definition of what it means to grow old. Baby boomers ...

Seniors or the elderly are sometimes unfairly subject to gentle mockery on the basis of their supposedly unreliable memories and ...

Both multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork have been used in healthcare in the past. However, although there is a clear difference ...