Legislation introduced in Wisconsin would provide $1 million for respite care and help the state’s 578,000 family caregivers assist loved ones with activities of daily living in other ways.
Involving family members in discharge planning cuts hospital readmission rates: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 11, 2017
Systematically integrating informal caregivers into the discharge planning process for older adults reduces hospital readmissions by 25%, according to an analysis published this month by the Journal of...
Washington on verge of becoming first state to offer public long-term care insurance program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2019
Washington may become the first state to offer workers a long-term care insurance program into which they would pay to help offset assisted living and other costs.
Ohio has new guardianship law
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2019
A new law in Ohio is designed to protect people with guardians.
Ohio task force recommends new dementia training requirements
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 09, 2018
Memory care communities in Ohio would face new employee training requirements, and “respite care” would get a new definition, if a task force’s recommendations become law.
States must improve residential care options, HCBS funding, AARP says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2017
States will need to accelerate the rate of improving long-term services and supports in several areas to meet the upcoming needs of aging baby boomers, according to a report released today by the AARP.
Opioids threaten seniors’ retirement savings, health
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2017
The opioid epidemic, which finds an increasing number of older Americans raising their grandchildren, could increase older adults’ need for seniors housing and care while decreasing their ability...
Dementia crisis response, caregiver respite focus of new Wisconsin laws
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2016
Three new laws in Wisconsin aim to provide respite care relief for caregivers and help health practitioners, counselors, social workers, county health officials and law enforcement officers better respond...
Home gaining on LTC as final residence for those with Alzheimer’s
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 25, 2017
The majority of people with Alzheimer’s disease die in long-term care facilities, although the percentage is decreasing, whereas the number of people with the disease who die at home is increasing,...
People in the news, Dec. 17
Dec 17, 2019
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