What we’re reading is our weekly round up of news articles and events that were important to us. Catch up on the latest on aging, LTSS and disability!
What We’re Reading, May 13, 2019
What we’re reading is our weekly round up of news articles and events that were important to us. Catch up on the latest on aging, LTSS and disability!
The Importance of Family Caregivers
Kathy Brill, an individual and family services industry expert The Importance of Family Caregivers: A Discussion with Kathy Brill, Yanira Cruz and Sandy Markwood As a new generation of Americans move into the 60 and over Age group, we as a society are beginning to re-think how we perceive aging. The idea of maintaining personal [...]
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What We’re Reading: January 14, 2019
‘Drive to Home,’ Medicare Changes Are Creating More Integrated Senior Care | Home Health Care In years to come, cross-continuum collaboration and the formation of integrated care delivery models that keep people away from hospitals will be the main catalysts for lowering U.S. health care spending. For senior housing, assisted living and independent living providers, [...]
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What We’re Reading: September 3, 2018
How To Have A Meaningful Conversation About Disability At Work | Forbes If you have a disability, you very quickly come to understand that it is an issue most people don’t open up about at work. Sure, talking about your experience with chronic fatigue syndrome, depression or a learning disability such as dyslexia might happen [...]
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What We’re Reading: April 30, 2018
Using Your Home Equity For Aging In Place | Forbes A new Bankrate survey says 62% of homeowners never plan to move. If you’re one of those who'll be aging in place, you may be considering using your home equity to help do it, by taking out a reverse mortgage, a home equity line of [...]
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What We’re Reading: December 25, 2017
Life expectancy is down for a second year. Drug overdoses are a big reason why. | USA Today Health researchers have some grim news for Americans: We are dying younger, and life expectancy is now down for the second straight year — something not seen in more than half a century. One undeniable culprit is [...]
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What We’re Reading October 23, 2017
For many older Americans, the rat race is over. But the inequality isn’t.| Washington Post While the rat race ends with retirement, one of its principal features extends well past a person's last day of work. Income inequality in the United States spills over from the job into the last decades of life, according to [...]
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What We’re Reading: August 14, 2017
Disability Organizations Issue Statements in Solidarity with Charlottesville | Anita Cameron ADAPT - http://adapt.org/adapts-statement-condemning-racist-violence-in-charlottesville-va/ Disabled Queers In Action - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156302440823265&id=656378264 DREDF Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155611962904099&id=55171084098 Not Dead Yet - http://notdeadyet.org/2017/08/not-dead-yet-statement-condemning-racist-violence-in-charlottesville-va.html Access Living - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155423475632597&id=91612517596 Center for Disability Rights CDR - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155274726592550&id=13882767549 Colorado Cross Disabilities Coalition CCDC - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1071529202982443&id=100003761201357 Partnership for Inclusive [...]
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What We’re Reading: July 17, 2017
Sweepstakes Entries And Your Aging Parent: Know The Danger| Forbes Here's a true story about a 91 year old we'll call "Jenny" who loved the sweepstakes and entered dozens of them. She was very optimistic that many entries would better her chances. Jenny had been showing signs of diminished capacity for about two years, with [...]
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