Eldercare, Aging and Long Term Care

Townhall.com::Is LTC Insurance a Good Idea?::By Carrie Schwab Pomerantz

Link: Townhall.com::Is LTC Insurance a Good Idea?::By Carrie Schwab Pomerantz.

WILL YOU NEED LONG-TERM CARE?

Statistically, the answer is yes. You will probably need this type of assistance. Despite the many health problems in America, collectively, we're living longer, and that clearly increases the probability. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, at least 60 percent of people over age 65 will require some long-term care services at some point in their lives.

However, the statistical probability that you'll need this type of care doesn't mean you need LTC insurance. If you're quite wealthy, you can effectively self-insure. Others may have children who can help either physically or financially. And finally, if you're needy, you may qualify for Medicaid assistance.

Grow Coalition- mission

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Mission

GROW - Getting Residents Out of Wheelchairs:

It is our mission to support the ADVANCING EXCELLENCE IN AMERICA’S NURSING HOMES campaign by increasing the use of regular chairs for stationary seating rather than extended seating in wheelchairs when regular seating is the norm, and increasing independent ambulation when walking rather than riding in a wheelchair is the norm.

Living | Eldercare change: Get folks out of wheelchairs | Seattle Times Newspaper

Link: Eldercare change: Get folks out of wheelchairs | Seattle Times Newspaper.

Older people's health, mobility and self-image can suffer from too much time in wheelchairs, say some who study geriatric issues.

More than 24,000 North Carolina nursing-home residents — about two-thirds of the total population — use wheelchairs as their main means of getting around, according to the most recent federal statistics. And that number has risen steadily in the 2000s, as sicker patients have entered nursing homes.

Lifting the Curtain on Depression - New York Times

Link: Lifting the Curtain on Depression - New York Times.

Depression is no monochromatic black veil, no shared melancholy, as is often claimed. Instead, the disorder is more like a virus that amplifies each sufferer’s particular vulnerabilities, whether anxiety, helplessness, self-doubt, anger or some combination of these. The subjective experience varies from person to person, yet treatment is far from personalized.

Test of Brain Device Is Setback for Maker - New York Times

Link: Test of Brain Device Is Setback for Maker - New York Times.

This short article is on the reported failing of an electronic device being tested to improve function after a stroke. The results may however demonstrate the value of providing aggressive physical therapy for all stroke victims.

Driving Proves Potentially Hazardous For People With Early Alzheimer's

Link: Driving Proves Potentially Hazardous For People With Early Alzheimer's.

While the study does confirm previous reports of potentially hazardous driving in persons with early AD, it also indicates that some individuals with very mild dementia can continue to drive safety for extended periods of time.

N C H S Aging Data, Statistics and Resources

Link: N C H S Aging Data, Statistics and Resources.

This site by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides statistics, data and resources to monitor the health of older Americans, and to assess health protection goals of increasing the number of older adults who live longer, high-quality, productive, and independent lives.

Neuro-Pschycological Deficits in Aging Elders Affect Decision Making | HealthHype.com

Link: Neuro-Pschycological Deficits in Aging Elders Affect Decision Making | HealthHype.com.

According to this study aging affects judgment and impacts on the decision-making capabilities have wide ranging societal implications. The study aims to find means for combating deceptive advertising targeted at older adults. Many of these persons are particularly vulnerable to such deceptive advertising frauds.

The Dementia Caregiver's Toolbox : Vascular Dementia Defined

Link: The Dementia Caregiver's Toolbox : Vascular Dementia Defined.

Vascular dementia is the most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's Disease.  Also called "Multi-Infarc Dementia", Vascular dementia effects between 15 - 35% of all the persons with dementia.

So how is it different than the other forms of dementia?

Vascular dementia is the most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's Disease.  Also called "Multi-Infarc Dementia", Vascular dementia effects between 15 - 35% of all the persons with dementia.

So how is it different than the other forms of dementia?

Latest Study Says Statins Don't Slow Alzheimer's

Link: Latest Study Says Statins Don't Slow Alzheimer's.

Despite some reports that statins might slow or prevent Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds no evidence for the theory.