At a White House conference on aging in 2015, then President Obama encouraged the nation of the urgency to: help seniors remain active contributors in their communities, address rising eldercare and healthcare costs, protect Social Security, and train more home health care workers. Every day now, 11,000 baby boomers turn 65, creating more and more need for […]
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Despite having performed just months earlier, on May 14, 2015, BB King passed away while on hospice care. A few weeks before, he was in the hospital fighting dehydration, a condition that had been made worse by his diabetes. Clearly, if BB King—who had the money and family support to get the best care—became dehydrated, […]
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Grandparents can be mentors, playmates, teachers and emotional support to their grandchildren, but sometimes this relationship needs a bit of encouragement. The extra efforts made by supporting players like adult children and in home caregivers pays off. A recent study of 376 seniors and 340 grandchildren reported in Medical News Today, Boston University researchers […]
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