BEING ALONE BUT NOT LONELY
Sixty and Me - My latest article. Full reprint will appear here in a month.
One-fifth of RNs planning to leave healthcare in 5 years: study
McKnight’s - Since the start of the pandemic, 100,000 RNs have left the nursing profession, and by 2027, almost 900,000 more RNs are expected to leave the workforce.
Assisted-living homes are rejecting Medicaid and evicting seniors
WAPO - Shirley Holtz, 91, used a walker to get around. She had dementia and was enrolled in hospice care. Despite her age and infirmity, Holtz was evicted from the assisted-living facility she called home for four years because she relied on government health insurance for low-income seniors.
Observation - Shameful. Happens often.
How 90 Became the New 60
NYT - Have you noticed a lot of people turning 90 lately?
OK, maybe not a lot. But President Biden, 80, is saying he plans to run for re-election in 2024. His fans are going to be super-aware of anything that suggests he isn’t all that old.
I was thinking about this when I got invited to a 90th-birthday party recently — shortly after I went to a lunch a friend threw to celebrate her 95th. Kinda wondered if I was looking at a new trend.
When My Father Got Alzheimer’s, I Had to Learn to Lie to Him
NYT - The author writes: “When my father was declining from Alzheimer’s disease, one of the things my siblings and I used to argue about was whether to correct his confusions…..Small lies, even if told with the best of intentions, would undermine his dignity and erode what little connection we had left with him. Though I began the journey through my father’s illness with the view that being straight with him was paramount, my experience caring for him, as well as research and reporting I did for a book, led me to change my position.”
Positive perception of aging linked to memory recovery, Yale study finds
McKnight’s - Older adults who have absorbed positive beliefs about aging from their culture are 30% more likely to recover normal cognitive function despite having baseline mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a new study.
Observation - Yale had already concluded in another study years ago that positive perceptions of aging could hold dementia at bay. This is a new wrinkle, actually recovering function.
14 CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPS ON FACEBOOK
DailyCaring - Caring for an older adult can be a difficult and isolating experience.
An effective way to reduce stress and not feel so alone is to join a caregiver support group.
On Facebook, there are many private groups dedicated to families who are caring for older adults.
Recommended - Dancing with The Muse in Old Age
Priscilla helped enlighten me on two things. First, life does not begin at 50. It may begin at 60. 70. 80. 90. Countless stories of successful people who are older. Surfacing sooooo many is remarkable in itself. Then for me it dispels this notion of cognitive testing for candidates. Maybe Nikki Haley needs to read this book. Well done. On Amazon.
What Happened to America? We Asked 12 People in Their 70s and 80s.
NYT - Seniors play an outsize role in politics: On Jan. 20, 2025, Joe Biden will be 82 years old, and Donald Trump will be 78. More than half of current U.S. senators are 65 or older, and millions of seniors make their voices heard every election cycle. But despite these facts, we don’t hear enough directly from regular Americans 65 or older. That’s why we invited 12 seniors, ages 71 to 88 and from several states, to tell us about what it’s like to be an older person in American society today.
Observation - Excellent article.
CMS failed to publicly post deficiencies for two-thirds of nursing homes, OIG finds
McKnight’s - Medicare’s Care Compare site did not accurately reflect nursing home deficiencies in two-thirds of listings reviewed by a federal watchdog agency, a finding that implies more than 10,000 health, life safety or emergency preparedness violations may have been left out of view of consumers.
Observation - Love to know more about this. This information is vital in helping people choose care. Heads should roll.
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