08 Mar Community Care Teams: Addressing Unmet Social Needs
A number of states have scaled and spread community care teams, with some statewide initiatives beginning to show improvements in health outcomes....
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29 Feb Nonpartisan group calls for national long-term care plan
With millions of baby boomers and their children at risk of being devastated by long-term care costs, a nonpartisan group announced Monday that it is pushing for a new national universal care policy....
29 Feb Survey Reveals Beliefs, Behaviors on Alzheimer’s
People recognize the seriousness of Alzheimer’s disease, but they aren’t taking steps to learn about their personal chances of getting the disease or to prepare for it financially, according to a new survey....
23 Feb Dementia appears on the decline, preliminary study shows
Dr. Crimmins, AARP professor of gerontology at USC Davis School of Gerontology offers some good news for families and their aging loved ones....
22 Feb The Discrimination Caregivers Can Face In The Workforce
Call it the elephant in the closet. Family caregivers in the workforce. Six in 10 caregivers are employed while caring for a loved one. Among them, 56 percent work full time. While people between the ages of 50 and 64 represent the largest age group...
10 Feb New Report Analyzes Support Systems for Low-Income Older Adults and Family Caregivers
There are nearly 35 million Americans providing unpaid care to an older adult. As the population ages, caregiving is an issue that will touch every family, rich or poor....
15 Jan Remembering Dr. James E. Birren, 1918-2016
Professor Emeritus James E. “Jim” Birren, the founding dean of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and an aging research pioneer considered by many to be the father of modern gerontology, passed away on January 15, 2016 at the age of 97....
15 Jan New regulatory board for Home Care Agencies under the Home Care Services Consumer Act as of Jan 1st 2016.
Learn more about frequently asked questions pertaining to the Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act....
15 Jan Something not right with Alice: A Visions and Voices Signature Event
Lisa Genova is a neuroscientist and award-winning author of the New York Times best-selling novels Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, and Inside the O’Briens. Still Alice was adapted into a major motion picture starring Julianne Moore, who won the 2015 Academy Award for her role as Alice Howland, a professor diagnosed with early-onset...
04 Dec Do you Need Respite? Do you want more support? Then this might be your chance to advocate for family caregivers.
Last month, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee did just that, taking an important step to help America’s unsung heroes, family caregivers — and the loved ones they assist...