Washington state's new payroll tax helps fund long-term care. Could it be a model for the nation?
Vicki Bickford is a professional caregiver, but lately she's been worried more and more about her own aging.
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Health Services: News and Research on Activities of Daily Living
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With paid leave, older adults care for parents instead of grandchildren
In 2004, California passed a law requiring employers above a certain size to provide paid family leave to their employees.
Jul 7, 2023
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Traumatic brain injury should be recognized as chronic condition, study argues
People with traumatic brain injury (TBI) may continue to improve or decline years after their injury, making it a more chronic illness, according to a study published in the June 21, 2023, online issue of Neurology.
Jun 21, 2023
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Is the language you speak tied to outcome after stroke?
Studies have shown that Mexican Americans have worse outcomes after a stroke than non-Hispanic white Americans. A new study looks at whether the language Mexican American people speak is linked to how well they recover after ...
Apr 12, 2023
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Aging with grace: New health and social care model for older people in Thailand
In several poorer countries, aging populations and a lack of universal access to long-term care place the burden of care for older adults on their family. To mitigate this, researchers have successfully implemented a community-integrated ...
Feb 22, 2023
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How health systems can help build black wealth
Health systems can play important roles in helping Black communities build wealth, according to Penn Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) experts in a commentary published today in the New England Journal ...
Aug 31, 2022
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Position paper: Long term care services in the US need support and improvement
The nation's system of long-term services and support faces many challenges and needs improvement in order to adequately care for an increasing number of older adults, says the American College of Physicians (ACP) in a new ...
Jul 12, 2022
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