Medical economics
California's expanded health coverage for immigrants collides with Medicaid reviews
Medi-Cal health coverage kicked in for Antonio Abundis just when the custodian needed it most.
Mar 27, 2024
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News tagged with older residents
Psychology & Psychiatry
More than half of aged care residents are on antidepressants, finds Australian study
A new study by the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA), based at SAHMRI, has found 6 out of 10 Australian aged care residents are taking antidepressant medication.
Mar 12, 2024
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Health
Higher prevalence of asthma linked to unhealthy living conditions in Dublin South Inner City community
New research has found that residents of Oliver Bond House flats in Dublin's south inner city are 2.4 times as likely to have asthma in their medical records, compared to other patients attending the same general practice ...
Jan 24, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Outlook on exercise may curb aging anxiety
Since 2011, roughly 10,000 people in the U.S. have turned 65 every day. The Baby Boomer generation and those born before 1946 make up the country's fastest growing age group, which is on track to outnumber children by 2035.
Oct 31, 2023
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Medical economics
Are seniors being pressured into retirement homes by lack of community services?
Ads for retirement homes often feature an older couple relaxing in comfortable surroundings, playing a board game or enjoying a meal with friends. They look well—and young for their age—with broad smiles and perfect silver ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Study puts a comically serious spin on loneliness in aged care
Two years ago, Monash sociologist Dr. Barbara Barbosa Neves and a group of researchers included an acclaimed Australian author as part of their team looking into loneliness among residents of Australian aged care homes.
Sep 8, 2023
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Health
Extreme heat, an aging population and climate change are putting ever more people at risk
Scorching temperatures have put millions of Americans in danger this summer, with heat extremes stretching from coast to coast in the Southern U.S.
Jul 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two-thirds of staff, residents of long-term care facilities in England developed COVID-19 during early years of pandemic
Two-thirds of staff and residents in long-term care facilities for older people across England were infected with COVID-19 during the first two years of the pandemic, according to new findings from the Vivaldi study being ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Study shows breakthrough COVID was rare among vaccinated seniors
A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Directors (JAMDA) found that the risk of severe COVID-19 illness among nursing home residents with complete vaccination are low. The study found that residents aged ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
New report finds artificial intelligence fuels ageism in geriatric care
A world-first Monash University study has found using artificial intelligence in aged care homes can exacerbate ageism and social inequality.
Mar 10, 2023
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