Posts Tagged ‘AARP’
NY Times-The Mushrooming Home Care Aide Crisis
Many Home care aides have not been able to work due to their own underlying conditions, family concerns or general anxiety. This has caused a crisis in the Home Care Industry, which care managers depend upon for staffing cases.
Read More3 Congressmen Blocking Bill to Lower Drug Prices Needed for Seniors
When the Energy and Commerce vote on the drug-pricing language came up on Biden drug price
reduction plan this month the vote was 29-29, with three moderate Democrats joining Republicans to oppose it: Reps. Scott Peters of California, Kathleen Rice of New York and Oregon’s Schrader. Tie votes in Congress are usually insufficient to keep legislative provisions alive.
Tech Start Up’s for Boomers discovered By AARP
New PBS segment on tech start ups catering to baby boomers and seniors and how AARP tracks them down. Handbook of Geriatric Care Management 4th edition will feature a updated…
Read MoreAARP Warns about Dangers of Social Isolation
Social isolation has an impact on an older adult’s overall well being, physical health and even their lifespan according to AARP. An older adult’s connections with…
Read MoreQuality of Life Assessment Combats Isolation
AARP has just come out with a study on social isolation One of the best steps an aging professional or geriatric care manager can take to combat isolation is do…
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