News of the Week - 5/17/24
Observations About Some Things That Caught My Eye
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A boy gave his only dollar to someone he mistook as homeless. In exchange, the businessman rewarded him for his generosity.
Miniature poodle named Sage wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show.
Federal lawmakers demand three major senior care chains justify corporate spending.
Biden’s nursing home staffing rule surfaces horror stories.
Superagers resist typical age-related white matter structural changes.
100-Year-Old Veteran Finally Receives His College Diploma After Earning Degree in the 1960s.
Older adults are having sex, and they’re getting STIs, too.
Tulsa Massacre survivor celebrates her 110th birthday in North Texas.
Two documentaries could bring attention, not all of it wanted.
Feel Good Story
CBS - Matt Busbice and his partners have built and sold several outdoor companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. But Busbice, the 42-year-old owner of sporting goods store BuckFeather in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, says he has never felt richer than he did the day he received a single dollar.
Sage the Dog like Sage Stream the service was an underdog!
AP News - A miniature poodle named Sage won the top prize Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, in what veteran handler Kaz Hosaka said would be his final time at the United States’ most prestigious canine event. After 45 years of competing and two best in show dogs, he plans to retire.
Federal lawmakers demand three major senior care chains justify corporate spending
McKnight’s - Congressional leaders demanded insight on the spending policies of three large chains that provide long-term care, casting doubt on their leaders’ claims that they cannot afford to meet the new federal nursing home staffing mandate.The three providers according to policymakers’ scrutiny spent a combined $420 million on stock buybacks and $220 million on executive pay between 2018 and 2023. They also highlighted reporting that some providers hide profits through related-party transactions in a process known as tunneling. For example, as much as 63% of nursing home profits in Illinois were hidden from state regulators using related party transactions in 2019, according to the results of a new study from UCLA and Lehigh University researchers.
I have written about this before. I get nursing homes are different than assisted living in reimbursement, regulation and how people pay for care. Nonetheless, Tunneling happens when senior homes participating in related-party transactions could be overstating costs and hiding revenues by funneling them through entities that share ownership with those nursing homes — a practice the study refers to as “tunneling.”
Biden’s nursing home staffing rule surfaces horror stories
WAPO - The Biden administration’s plan to set minimum staffing levels for nursing homes prompted comments from more than 46,500 people and organizations — including residents of homes and nurses with harrowing stories about conditions inside.
Superagers resist typical age-related white matter structural changes
Journal of Neuroscience - read the study synopsis.
100-Year-Old Veteran Finally Receives His College Diploma After Earning Degree in the 1960s
People - It’s never too late to fulfill your dreams, and World War II veteran Jack Milton knows about that firsthand. Milton, 100, recently crossed a lifelong goal off his bucket list when he finally received his college diploma.
Older adults are having sex, and they’re getting STIs, too
WAPO - Aging adults who have sex with a new partner should be screened for chlamydia, syphilis and other infections.
Tulsa Massacre survivor celebrates her 110th birthday in North Texas
CBS - A woman who is believed to be the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Massacre celebrated her 110th birthday Friday in North Texas.
Two documentaries could bring attention, not all of it wanted
McKnight’s - The past couple of weeks have brought news of two upcoming documentaries that promise to shine a spotlight on senior living, warts and all.
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