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Here are some highlights
from this week's news on caregiving and aging:
Forbes | September 3, 2014
"It would be great if the White House used the
conference for a candid conversation about updating Medicare, Medicaid,
and the Older Americans Act to better reflect the realities of 2015. But
I suspect the president and his top aides see an open discussion of
those three hallmark programs as far too dangerous."
MedicalResearch.com
| September 2, 2014
"Because female
caregivers comprise the largest group of caregivers in the United States,
the consistency of this finding has implications for continued social
policy efforts to improve their plight. However, our results also
suggested an interaction effect between race and type of relationship,
with African American spouses experiencing the most difficulty with tasks
of caregiving."
PBS News Hour | September 4, 2014
"In this column and
the next, we'll explore the range of residential options for caregiving.
In column 1, we'll look at options for someone with fewer care needs,
like Barbara's mother; in column 2, we'll explore options for those with
more demanding health conditions or those with Alzheimer's or another
dementia."
Forbes| September 3, 2014
"Former secretary of HUD Henry Cisneros' mom lived in
the house she and her husband bought in 1945 until last month, two weeks
after her 90th birthday, when she was hospitalized, and the doctor
said it wouldn't be responsible to let her go home because her
disorientation and forgetfulness would likely result in another
incident."
Washington Post | September 4,
2014
A similar shift is underway in the study of Alzheimer's
disease. It has long been known that more women than men get the deadly
neurodegenerative disease, and an emerging body of research is
challenging the common wisdom as to why. Although the question is by no
means settled, recent findings suggest that biological, genetic and even
cultural influences may play heavy roles.
Cool
Link of the Week
National
Library of Medicine (NLM) for Caregivers
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