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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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