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Kane Tanaka, born in 1903, smiles as a nursing home celebrates three days after her 117th birthday in Fukuoka, Japan, on Jan. 5, 2020. (Kyodo/Reuters)
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The world’s oldest person, Japan’s Kane Tanaka, dies at age 119

Although she didn't quite make it to her goal of 120 years old, Kane Tanaka still lived long enough to become the world's oldest person.

1 month ago

Mary Daniel kneels down by her husband, seated on a bed at his Florida memory care facility.
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Health

New laws let visitors see loved ones in health care facilities, even in an outbreak

To contain the spread of COVID, hospitals and nursing homes barred visits, but the separation and isolation took a toll. Now, some states are trying to ensure access.

2 months ago

A community vaccine clinic. (Courtesy of Penn Asian Senior Services)
Community

Proper primary medical care is difficult for limited English-speaking seniors to find. PASSi wants to change that

PASSi will offer primary care to their limited English proficient seniors, allowing them to get proper primary care in their own language.

3 months ago

Microglia are specialized macrophages that restrain the accumulation of ß-amyloid (plaques in orange). On the other side, once activated, they can have harmful influences in Alzheimer's disease, segregating inflammatory factors and mediating the engulfment of synapses.
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How a hyperactive cell in the brain might trigger Alzheimer’s disease

4 months ago

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Politics & Policy

Should Delaware allow terminally ill patients to be prescribed medication to end their life?

State Rep. Baumbach has been trying to get his bill passed since 2015. The Medical Society of Delaware has dropped its opposition, but plenty of foes remain.

4 months ago

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Marvin Marcus receives a COVID-19 vaccine from a health worker
Health

Nursing home workers are urged to get boosters as COVID-19 cases soar

Health Secretary Xavier Becerra says the nation cannot afford another COVID-19 surge in nursing homes.

5 months ago

The exterior of the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging building
Politics & Policy

State employees aiding troubled Philly elder abuse nonprofit

Although the latest state data still has some errors, the nonprofit likely has not been complying with state laws that require caseworkers to promptly see potential victims.

5 months ago

Close up hands of caregiver doctor helping old woman at clinic.
Health

Getting out and moving helps reduce the risk of falls in older people, study shows

Little steps every day can make a positive difference: Decreased physical activity was linked to more falls, a survey of 2,000 people ages 50 to 80 found.

7 months ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Politics & Policy

Murphy signs bill protecting older workers in New Jersey

The legislation essentially closes loopholes that allow employers not to hire or promote workers over 70 years old.

8 months ago

Students at a training program, Cooperative Home Care Associates in New York, practice basic skills like a bed-bath on each other. Home health aides, provide basic, day-to-day support for elderly and disabled people, allowing them to age at home. (Kavitha Cardoza)
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Health

There’s a shortage of home health aides for the elderly, and it’s getting worse

But there are about 54 million Americans age 65 and older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and that number is expected to rise to 95 million by 2060.

8 months ago

In this June 11, 2021, file photo, a healthcare worker administrates a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a student during a vaccination clinic
Health

Philly Health Department to begin administering Pfizer booster doses Saturday

The announcement follows the CDC’s endorsement of Pfizer boosters for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans.

8 months ago

A resident is pictured using a wheelchair inside a nursing home.
Politics & Policy

State presses Philadelphia agency over elder abuse, neglect

Philadelphia has been one of the lowest-rated agencies in the department’s stoplight-colored rating system for grading county-based agencies.

8 months ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks a a press conference
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. lawmakers know a dementia care crisis is coming. Will they agree on a response?

The Wolf administration is focused on general improvements to nursing homes, including increasing the amount of direct care residents get each day.

8 months ago

Pat Loughney (right) cared for his wife, Candy, in their home until she went into anaphylactic shock after eating medicated soap. Candy is one of 280,000 Pennsylvanians over the age of 64 living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia. (Quinn Glabicki for Spotlight PA / Publicsource)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s looming dementia care crisis, by the numbers

Pennsylvania is headed for a profound eldercare crisis, experts warn.

8 months ago

President Joe Biden speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug 18, 2021, on the COVID-19 response and vaccination program. U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Health

Biden to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff

Hundreds of thousands of nursing home workers are not vaccinated, according to federal data, despite those facilities bearing the brunt of the early COVID-19 outbreak.

9 months ago

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