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Choir links music and the mind for those with early-stage dementia
The Multimillion-Dollar Scandal Rocking Pickleball
Seniors deserve to be safe. A lack of transparency stands in the way.
Government ‘flying blind’ on nursing home spending: CBS News.
Alzheimer’s Takes a Financial Toll Long Before Diagnosis, Study Finds.
Meet One of Our AARP Age Tech Collaborative Colleagues - LivNow Relocation.
My Mom Had Alzheimer’s. Now I Do Too. But I Learned From Her Not to Despair.
Listen to the yowling, ethereal sounds a Joshua tree can be made to make.
How a 92-year-old woman beat the cable company (with some help).
Choir links music and the mind for those with early-stage dementia
WGN - Music and the mind. Neuroscientists have linked music, emotion, and memory to one part of the brain. A one-of-a-kind choir in Illinois is using that research to stimulate memories in people with early-to-mid stage dementia.
The Good Memories choir is for people with early-stage dementia.
The Multimillion-Dollar Scandal Rocking Pickleball
WSJ - Hundreds of retirees and other creditors across the U.S. say a man known as ‘Rocket’ owes them nearly $50 million.
Seniors deserve to be safe. A lack of transparency stands in the way.
WAPO - The Post’s reporting concerning the website A Place for Mom and the ways its ratings fail to account for reports of neglect of some residents of senior care homes touches on only some of the issues for older Americans in these places. Even before families start comparing care facilities, they should ask themselves this important question: Is it really better for seniors to spend their final years in nursing homes? Or would they be better off receiving support in their homes and communities?
Government ‘flying blind’ on nursing home spending: CBS News
McKnight’s - Pressure continues to mount on for-profit nursing homes to increase the transparency of their finances amid increased oversight from regulators and government watchdogs in recent months.
Those tasked with overseeing how nursing facilities use public funds are “flying blind,” according to David Grabowski, PhD, a healthcare policy professor at Harvard University, in an interview on CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.
Alzheimer’s Takes a Financial Toll Long Before Diagnosis, Study Finds
NYTimes - New research shows that people who develop dementia often begin falling behind on bills years earlier.
Meet One of Our AARP Age Tech Collaborative Colleagues - LivNow Relocation
LivNow Relocation has set out to change the way older adults transition into Senior Living Communities and has partnered with 55+ & Senior Living Communities nationwide who are committed to ensuring a smooth transition for their residents. We understand the complexity and stress of moving, especially later in life. It requires managing a lot of moving parts and is dependent upon a variety of suppliers to ensure the success. LivNow enables our clients to receive the best value and service for all their relocation-related needs because we are relentless when it comes to service and committed to working with the best in class providers. We believe older adults deserve a stress free move so with LivNow every move is 'a good move.
My Mom Had Alzheimer’s. Now I Do Too. But I Learned From Her Not to Despair.
NYT - From the author - “My mother spent the last three decades of her life afflicted by the loss of memory and control that comes with Alzheimer’s. I remember her panicking in the night, waking my father at 3 a.m. to search for her long-dead mother. He would often give in and drive her through the deserted streets of Los Angeles to lull her back to sleep.
When I was diagnosed with the same disease last fall, I would wake up early each morning and replay this disturbing scene. I visualized a pathetic decline that would make me and my family miserable.”
Listen to the yowling, ethereal sounds a Joshua tree can be made to make
NPR - Infrared Reflections transforms near-infrared light bouncing off the iconic scraggly yuccas into a shimmering mosaic of otherworldly music — essentially turning the Joshua tree into an instrument.
How a 92-year-old woman beat the cable company (with some help)
WAPO - When her internet provider switched customers’ inboxes to Yahoo, Loretta Huckabone was expected to figure it out.
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."
- John Wooden
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