Bloomberg recently published bad news for retirement age people in the United States. According to the article, 20% of those age 65 and up have not retired. Many of those cannot afford to. Read the article here.
If long term care is a concern in your retirement plan, […]
Time recently published an interesting story on the role of robots in long term care facilities. This story follows a robot named Stevie and his team of Irish scientists […]
The Daily Cardinal recently reported that a Madison resident established a musical nonprofit to assist the elderly. In collaboration with local hospitals, the non profit plays music from the elderly’s youth to promote nostalgia, and greater connection with the volunteer.
Read the article here.
BBC recently reported that in the UK, by the age of 46, half of women will be unpaid carers, while the same for men is not until age 57. This research only includes the UK but it is an interesting report for global trends of unpaid caregivers.
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Forbes recently reported that elder financial abuse training in banks has risen sharply in the last two years. According to a survey of banks, this number has risen from 17% to 90% to keep seniors from being defrauded.
Read the article here.
Bloomberg recently reported on a global study that ranks the best pension systems in the world. At the top is the Netherlands, Denmark and Australia. Read about the study here.
NOTE: This blog post is written for administrators of Nursing Homes and other long term care facilities. For more information for the general public, see our other blog posts.
It is important that facilities give enough time and attention to make sure that the patient properly understands the care decisions that […]
NBC News recently reported that new research suggests that adjusting memory test scoring could help identify more women with mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to Alzheimer’s. Read the article here.
For more information on long term care planning with Alzheimer’s, visit our page here.
Home Health Care News recently published an article on the changing landscape of care costs. It is well known that long term care costs are rising, but according to the article, in home care costs are rising the fastest. Learn more here.
If you need help with the cost […]
Aid and Attendance is a term that is commonly used to describe a monthly payment (called a pension) that the VA pays to some Veterans who need long term care. Aid and Attendance can be used by a veteran or by the spouse of a veteran to be able to […]