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In Thailand, Population Getting Older – And Caregivers Getting Poorer
Thailand’s working population rapidly aging.
For the sons, daughters and other caregivers who look after the country’s elderly population, cost of care is becoming most households’ ...
Video: How Will Rising Longevity Shape Our World?
Some of the world’s brightest minds convened at the Milken Institute Global Conference last week.
One panel discussion, titled How Increasing Longevity Will Shape Our World, ...
Proposed Michigan Law Will to Send Frail Inmates from Behind Bars to Behind Beds
A plan was recently approved by the Michigan House that would allow for frail prisoners in need of care to be released to nursing homes.
[Read the bill here.]
This plan would save the ...
Illinois Social Service Agencies Sue Governor for Unpaid Bills
Illinois Governor Rauner is currently being sued by a coalition of 64 social service agencies in Illinois. The lawsuit [read it here] alleges that Rauner failed to pay these agencies ...
Fallen Woman at Nursing Home Ignored for Three Awful Days, Says Family in Lawsuit
A woman in Florida was found in her senior living facility after she had fallen three days prior. She died eight days after the incident. Her family is currently suing the facility ...
A New Frontier for Elder Abuse: Snapchat and Social Media
It’s an increasingly visible and disturbing trend: elderly patients and nursing home residents being abused by caregivers with the use of Snapchat and other social media tools. ...
Israelis Race to Help Declining Numbers of Holocaust Survivors
Spring for Holocaust Survivors is a completely free service based in Israel. The founder, Aviva Silberman, has been working since 1992 to ensure that all holocaust survivors get the ...
Montreal Touts Police Training to Spot Elder Abuse
Montreal police are currently testing a new program that would require all officers to be trained in how to spot and handle elder abuse. The program has succeeded in catching multiple ...
Feds Accuse South Dakota of Warehousing Patients in Far Flung Nursing Homes
The U.S. Justice Department last week brought a hammer of words down on South Dakota’s health care system, accusing the state of shepherding disabled and mentally ill people into ...
Brookings Weighs In On Managing Spike in Elderly
The population is aging, and birthrates are dropping. In the coming years, this disparity is expected to get even more pronounced. Many policy-makers are looking for ways to combat ...




