Study: Use of canes/walkers can actually cause injury to elderly users
Experts say more research needs to be done on walking aids.
Studying the “super memory club”
An ongoing study of a retirement community, which analyzes people ages 90 and over, is helping scientists figure out what keeps the human brain sharp and dementia-free into old age.
New allowance increase for personal care home residents has cheerers and jeerers
The state has increased by $25 the minimum amount of money a personal care home reisdent must be permitted to keep for personal expenses after charges for rent and other services.
Panel to discuss the upcoming senior care “tsunami”
As baby boomers age, the senior care system will be overwhelmed, predict some health officials.
Patients with multiple chronic conditions pose a big problem
Research and treatment options for patients with multiple chronic diseases, a condition called multimorbidity, are largely overlooked by the healthcare industry, reports the New York Times.
PANPHA: Use federal stimulus money to create a better long-term living system for seniors
The organization represents home-based care services, long-term-care nursing facilities, personal care homes, housing providers and continuing care retirement communities.
AARP: PA is lagging on efforts to expand community based services for seniors; preventing them from entering nursing homes
Pennsylvania still lags behind most other states in keeping seniors out of nursing facilities, despite an ongoing push to help them stay in their homes, reports the Morning Call.
Study: Most seniors did not make the best possible financial decision in choosing Medicare Part D drug plan
The study examined seniors’ drug claims for 2005 compared to their plan cost for 2006.
Senior citizen advocates happy with the state budget
Funding for programs that benefit the elderly have not been cut.
Montour County’s Grandview Health Homes use dog therapy
The homes’ owners say the dogs have a wonderful effect on residents.