Category: Senior Living

Issues with Sleep as You Age

Have you ever heard from one of your older family members– “I had a terrible sleep last night.” Or perhaps “I kept waking up with my mind racing and couldn’t fall back to sleep.” Sleep patterns tend to change, and that is perfectly normal as we grow older. Research shows

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The Priority of Affordable Long-Term Care

AARP reports that the demographic of ages 85 plus will triple between 2015 and 2050. This means we all face many challenges ahead, as they are likely to need expensive and extensive long term care. Elected leaders must rethink institutional care and its affordability and make improvements while creating innovative

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Should Nursing Homes Stayed Closed?

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering opening nursing-homes to their families since many state officials have begun to ease current Covid-19 restrictions.   Since March 13, visitors and communal activities have been banned under CMS restrictions. WSJ obtained a

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Ten Resources for Independent Seniors

By 2030 all boomers will have hit 65 years of age, accounting for 18 percent of the US population. The aging population in America is becoming comprised heavily of tech-savvy baby boomers. This demographic is driving significant and lasting challenges as 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day. Aging in

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AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard

As the Coronavirus continues its viscous spread among nursing home staff and residents, valuable and accurate data pinpointing areas of concern is often rife with haphazard data collection providing skewed information. The most recent Kaiser Family Foundation data analysis indicates that federal policymakers are slow in meaningful response to the

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