Aging
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.
3 years ago
PASSi will offer primary care to their limited English proficient seniors, allowing them to get proper primary care in their own language.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
Listen 2:14Nursing 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.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
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.
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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.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
Pa.’s looming dementia care crisis, by the numbers
Pennsylvania is headed for a profound eldercare crisis, experts warn.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
‘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.
3 years ago
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.
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