News of the Week - 4/18/25
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Endangered tortoise, 97, welcomes four hatchlings at Philadelphia Zoo
Betty Webb, Who Helped Bletchley Park Code Breakers, Dies at 101.
Self-imposed staff vaccine mandates could have saved 10K nursing home lives without major tradeoffs: study.
10 Small Things Neurologists Wish You’d Do for Your Brain.
Deportations weaken nursing home workforce.
Immigration crackdowns disrupt caregivers. Families are paying the price.
Sibling Rivalry – Solving Family Disputes When Caring for Older Loved Ones.
Strong social connections improve older adults’ well-being regardless of setting, study finds.
Endangered tortoise, 97, welcomes four hatchlings at Philadelphia Zoo
WAPO - A rare Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise who is estimated to be 97 has become the oldest known first-time mother of her species, according to officials at Philadelphia Zoo.
Betty Webb, Who Helped Bletchley Park Code Breakers, Dies at 101
NYT - Sworn to secrecy about the goings-on at Britain’s storied World War II decryption operation, she only later recounted the efforts to crack German signals.
Self-imposed staff vaccine mandates could have saved 10K nursing home lives without major tradeoffs: study
McKnight’s - Imposing a blanket vaccine mandate for staff at all US nursing homes shortly after COVID-19 preventatives became available could have saved nearly 10,000 lives, a team of esteemed researchers report in a detailed new study. Maybe RFK Jr. will make things even worse when the next one comes along.
10 Small Things Neurologists Wish You’d Do for Your Brain
NYT - Easy everyday habits can help keep you sharp. And it’s never too late to start them.
Deportations weaken nursing home workforce
McKnight’s - Immigrant direct caregivers will be hard to replace, new research says, especially if President Trump’s aggressive policies continue to target — and deport — a vital portion of long-term care’s essential workers.
The US healthcare system employs more than 1 million immigrants, nearly 70,000 of which are documented nursing home personnel and approximately 38,000 who are undocumented, a JAMA research letter says.
Immigration crackdowns disrupt caregivers. Families are paying the price.
NBC - The Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies threaten to cut a key source of labor for nursing facilities and home health agencies that rely on foreign-born workers.
Sibling Rivalry – Solving Family Disputes When Caring for Older Loved Ones
Sixty and Me - This is an updated article from something I previously wrote.
Strong social connections improve older adults’ well-being regardless of setting, study finds
McKnight’s - Social connections, trust in others in their community and community cohesion significantly improve elderly well-being whether seniors live at home or in nursing facilities, according to a new comparative study published in BMC Public Health.
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