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Study Reveals Disabled Seniors Seek Dignity and Control

Category: Aging in Place

Two factors — a sense of dignity and a sense of control — are critical to quality of life for disabled elderly people, according to a new study that also found that most disabled seniors rate their quality of life as “fair to very good.” The two factors were emphasized by 62 disabled seniors (white, black, Hispanic, and Chinese American) who were interviewed by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco. “By [...]

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Vote in the Senior Living Art Showcase – Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA)

The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) is inviting the public to vote for their favorite artwork as a part of the ALFA Senior Living Art Showcase, a premier art competition for senior living[...]

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Retirement Community Segregates Residents with Disabilities in Dining Room

The Virginia Pilot reports that last May, the continuing care retirement community, Harbor's Edge instituted a policy that prohibited residents in the assisted-living and nursing-care sections from[...]

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MIT Engineers Create “Old Age Suit” – Video

MIT Engineers Create “Old Age Suit” – Video
AGNES (Age Gain Now Empathy System) Overview AGNES is a suit worn by students, product developers, designers, engineers, marketing, planners, architects, packaging engineers, and others to better[...]

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People on the Move – Abilities Network Wins $30K Grant

The David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation Awards Abilities Network a $30,000 Grant for Low-Income Seniors Abilities Network is pleased to announce that it has received a $30,000 2 year grant[...]

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1 in 20 Older Americans have Artificial Knees

Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an[...]

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State is Piloting “Advanced Standing” for Assisted Living Licensure

Health Commissioner Mary O’Dowd said a state license merely tells the public that a facility meets minimum state standards. Now, in what she said is a first for the nation, New Jersey is partnering[...]

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Poaching of Caregivers on the Rise in Canada

Since 2010, fewer foreign live-in caregivers have been admitted to Canada, partly due to the declining applications by Canadian families who are now required to pay for all recruitment fees incurred[...]

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Nursing Home Quality Not Improving – Investigative Report USAToday

A recent USA Today report reveals that 560 of the nation's nursing homes have not budged for the past three years from a one-star federal government rating — the lowest on a five-star scale. The[...]

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