News of the Week - 1/10/25
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100-year-old Winnipeg man walks blocks to see his wife.
How music is medicine for these Alzheimer’s patients and their loved ones.
Medicaid program is ‘at risk,’ CMS leader says.
Older women are changing the face of the U.S. labor force.
How one Philadelphia medical student is learning to be a young caregiver to a parent with dementia.
Jane Fonda and Ashton Applewhite Talk Longevity.
Keeping muscle mass may prevent dementia, study finds.
Nonprofit nursing homes far more likely to meet infection preventionist requirements: OIG.
In-room surveillance cameras threaten resident privacy, dignity, senior living groups say.
100-year-old Winnipeg man walks blocks to see his wife
Winnipeg TV News - It's considered lucky to live to be 100, but often when you hit that milestone, you're faced with significant mobility issues.
Not Winnipeg's Jack Mudry. The centenarian regularly walks five blocks to get where he wants to go, the care home where his wife Stella lives.
How music is medicine for these Alzheimer’s patients and their loved ones
CNN - Unforgettables Chorus, which was founded in 2011 for people with dementia and their caregivers, rehearses weekly and puts on two concerts a year. They sing mostly oldies — songs that would be familiar to the members. At the beginning of each rehearsal, the group sings “Unforgettable,” which was written by Irving Gordon and popularly recorded by Nat King Cole.
Medicaid program is ‘at risk,’ CMS leader says
McKnight’s - The Medicaid program is “at risk” under the incoming Trump administration, a leader of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Wednesday afternoon during a national stakeholder call. Dan Tsai, deputy administrator and director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, pointed out the dangers of adding Medicaid work requirements or block grants, which have been discussed as possible policy under the Trump administration. “They are just plain bad policy not backed up by facts and evidence. And the cost will be people’s lives and health across the country,” Tsai said.
Older women are changing the face of the U.S. labor force
WAPO - Career gains, financial pressures and shifting family dynamics have led a growing number of women older than 55 to delay retirement.
How one Philadelphia medical student is learning to be a young caregiver to a parent with dementia
WHYY - Hannah Clarke reached into her backpack to pull out two employee ID badges for Jefferson Einstein Hospital in Philadelphia. One has her name and picture on it. The other, worn and slightly faded, has the name and picture of her mother, Dr. Claudine Clarke, who is no longer practicing.
Following in her mother’s footsteps, Clarke is pursuing a career as a physician.
Claudine was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a rare progressive brain disorder that primarily affects behavior, personality, language and communication. That suddenly left Clarke and her brother, both only in their 20s, as the sole caregivers for their mother.
Keeping muscle mass may prevent dementia, study finds
McKnight’s - Maintaining muscle tone may be one way to prevent dementia, new research suggests.
Nonprofit nursing homes far more likely to meet infection preventionist requirements: OIG
McKnight’s - A new federal report has found that a vast majority of US nonprofit and government-owned nursing homes complied with federal regulations regarding infection preventionists during a one-year period, making the group far more compliant than for-profit facilities. No surprise. Profit over care.
In-room surveillance cameras threaten resident privacy, dignity, senior living groups say
McKnight’s - A renewed effort to allow cameras in rooms at Kentucky’s long-term care settings risks stripping residents of their sense of autonomy and respect, according to senior living groups. Of course industry groups would oppose it. If I’m a caregiver to a vulnerable older person, I would be for it.
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