The Downfall of US Nursing Homes
Our most vulnerable family members are in our nation’s nursing homes. When the novel coronavirus did hit, these nursing homes became its ground zero as many residents and workers did not receive testing, and staff found obtaining personal protective equipment a struggle. Some facilities tended to downplay the severity of the outbreaks. Couple these issues […]
Home Modifications to Make Aging in Place Easier
As Americans age, most of them want to stay in their homes and communities. As a result, many homeowners are taking steps to modify their homes so they will be able to safely and comfortably remain in their homes for as long as possible. This is called “aging in place.” With the average annual cost […]
Five Important Facts to Know About Dementia Caregiving
Dementia in the American population, in particular, the prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease, is creating difficult caregiving experiences for the family members who are primarily responsible for providing care. Even though you understand your loved one’s dementia behaviors are a symptom of the disease and not intentional or personally targeted to you, coping with them is […]
Affordable Long-Term Care Is an Urgent Priority In The US
There are many challenges ahead as AARP reports that the population age 85 plus, the most likely to need long-term care, will more than triple between 2015 and 2050. Elected leaders must rethink institutional care and its affordability and make improvements while creating innovative long-term care options for those Americans who are aging in place. […]
Smart Personal Assistants on the Rise
The smart personal assistant revolution is moving forward at a very brisk pace. It took approximately 30 years for the cellular telephone to begin outnumbering people on the planet, but smart personal assistants are projected to outnumber humans in half of that amount of time by 2021. The technology-research firm Canalys expects 100 million smart […]
AARP Creates new COVID-19 Dashboard for Nursing Homes
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread among nursing home residents and staff, 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 nursing home coronavirus crisis. The […]
Loneliness Among Seniors Has Increased Significantly During COVID-19
During the Covid-19 pandemic, loneliness has become a common trend among seniors. People struggling with loneliness tend to live shorter lives because being lonely increases the risk of heart disease, hypertension, depression, obesity, digestive problems, sleep problems, anxiety, dementia, and other health conditions. Rightathome.net cites there is an increase in what is known as “the […]
The Secure Act In 2020
Congress has passed a bipartisan appropriations bill. In the contents of this spending bill is a piece of legislation known as the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE), the first significant change in retirement legislation since the Pension Protection Act in 2006. The President signed the Act into law on December 20, […]
Why You Need to Your Estate Plan Up-To-Date
You should check your estate planning documents every so often, to make sure they’re still good, especially with big life changes like births, marriages, divorces, and moving to another state. Children grow up, marriages dissolve, property gets sold, residences change. That’s why we recommend that you consult us for an estate-plan check-up every five years […]
The Adoption of Virtual Care in Senior Living
For care providers and aging seniors in the information age, the future is now. While still with some challenges, adoption of virtual care as a standard in senior living and aging services has become a fully integrated and accepted practice to overcome obstacles in senior healthcare. Virtual care techniques have been in use for over […]