News of the Week - 5/2/25
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Watch Dick Van Dyke's delightful performance of 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' from Mary Poppins at 99.
Looming Medicaid cuts ‘a daunting threat’ for assisted living providers, residents.
New platform eCaregivers aims to fill niche in home care market.
Granddaughter Holds Weekly Workout Sessions on FaceTime with Her 80-Year-Old Grandfather.
This Philly health expert is trying music to reduce stress without medication.
Technology use may be associated with a lower risk for dementia, study finds.
The New Science of Aging Can Predict Your Future.
At 77, she’s as fit as a 25-year-old. What her body tells us about aging.
After I was diagnosed with dementia, my friends abandoned me.
Golfers think the sport keeps them healthy. New research says it will even help them live longer.
Looming Medicaid cuts ‘a daunting threat’ for assisted living providers, residents
McKnight’s - “Historic” cuts to Medicaid are looming, placing optional services such as home- and community-based services on top of the list of cuts if states lose federal Medicaid dollars, according to the journal Health Affairs.
That’s an issue for assisted living providers, as “far more people” receive HCBS such as those provided in some assisted living communities and other settings through Medicaid waivers than institutional services such as those provided in nursing homes and elsewhere, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
New platform eCaregivers aims to fill niche in home care market
McKnight’s - The platform allows clients and families to engage with each other over video; offers background, driver’s license and licensing checks; and provides a full “end-to-end” payroll system with time sheets and 1099 forms. Caregivers join for free. Clients pay a subscription fee as low as $9.99 a month to search for providers.
Granddaughter Holds Weekly Workout Sessions on FaceTime with Her 80-Year-Old Grandfather
People - When Emily Adams visited her grandpa, Graham Gill, for his 80th birthday, she learned just how much pain her grandpa experiences in his body each day. Wanting to help him feel more comfortable, she designed a full-body strength program to help build his strength to alleviate the pain. Since they live far apart, Adams and Gill have been doing their training sessions over FaceTime.
This Philly health expert is trying music to reduce stress without medication
Inquirer - This Philly health expert is trying music to reduce stress without medication. Stress is a part of life. But so is music - almost everyone enjoys singing or listening to a favorite song. Here's how to employ your favorite sounds to improve your health.
Technology use may be associated with a lower risk for dementia, study finds
Yahoo - An analysis of 57 studies totaling 411,430 older adults found technology use was associated with a 42% lower risk of cognitive impairment, which was defined as a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or dementia, or as subpar performance on cognitive tests.
The New Science of Aging Can Predict Your Future
NYT - Most people don’t simply want to live until 110. They want to extend the amount of time they live free of serious disease, a concept known as health span. That’s why the most sensible approach is to reduce the toll of three major age-related diseases: cancer, heart disease and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease. It may be less flashy, but it’s more attainable than ever.
At 77, she’s as fit as a 25-year-old. What her body tells us about aging.
WAPO - Researchers are studying runner Jeannie Rice, who has “outstanding” fitness, to learn how we can stay healthy as we age.
After I was diagnosed with dementia, my friends abandoned me.
WAPO - Letter writer misses being social after friends disappeared following a dementia diagnosis.
Golfers think the sport keeps them healthy. New research says it will even help them live longer.
MarketWatch - The sport has a growing number of senior participants — and there’s new research that says playing the game is a longevity booster
“I have seen this sky every day of my life and I am still in awed by it. That is what the wild is — this intense medicinal beauty. To look at it makes you feel whole.”
– CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTÉS
