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Aging

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.

4 years 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.

5 years 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.

5 years 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.

5 years 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.

5 years 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.

5 years 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.

5 years 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.

5 years ago

In Camden on August 6, Antioch Manor resident Don Brown stands at the window in his apartment; from it, he watched a murder take place earlier this year. (April Saul for WHYY)
Community

‘I don’t want to live in a slum’: Little help yet for residents of troubled Camden senior housing

Recent meetings between lawmakers and property managers have done little to allay fears or fix safety issues rampant in Camden’s senior housing complexes.

5 years ago

A resident is pictured using a wheelchair inside a nursing home.
Health
NJ Spotlight

Vaccines blunted COVID-19 inside N.J. nursing homes. Delta changed that

Cases have been rising steadily in long-term care facilities since the variant became prevalent despite widespread vaccine use.

5 years ago

Medical staff members check on a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit
NPR
Health

Doctors worry that memory problems after COVID-19 may set the stage for Alzheimer’s

Some patients who've had COVID develop symptoms resembling early Alzheimer's. Researchers are trying to determine whether they're are more likely to develop the disease itself

5 years ago

Alison Beam wears a mask while speaking from a podium.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Nursing homes would provide more direct care to residents under proposed Pa. rule

The state currently requires nursing homes to provide residents with 2.7 hours of direct care each day, despite a much higher federal recommendation.

5 years ago

On July 9, Ferry Station tenant Sarah Rogers, right, tries to prevent a non-resident from entering her senior apartment complex, where trespassers have been sleeping in community areas and hallways, frightening residents and sometimes leaving human excrement behind. (April Saul for WHYY)
Community

‘I’m afraid for my life’: Safety is scarce for many in Camden’s senior housing

A lack of security at their apartment complexes makes life dangerous for many Camden seniors. Buildings’ operators refuse to hire guards.

5 years ago

Listen 6:48
Carl Nassib celebrates during a football game
Radio Times

Coming out in professional sports; the new rules of aging

NFL's Carl Nassib came out this week on Instagram, We'll talk about the barriers for LGBT professional athletes. Then, columnist Steven Petrow on the new rules of aging.

Air Date: June 24, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:29
Angela Ermold, right, and her sister, Denise Gracely, hold a photo of their mother, Marian Rauenzahn, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Fleetwood, Pa. Pandemic restrictions are falling away almost everywhere — except inside many of America’s nursing homes. “They have protected them to death,” said Gracely. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Health

‘Protected them to death’: Elder-care COVID rules under fire

Pandemic restrictions are falling away almost everywhere — except inside many of America’s nursing homes.

5 years ago

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