Aging
‘Boot Camp’ Helps Alzheimer’s, Dementia Caregivers Take Care Of Themselves, Too
https://kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/05/bur6863296764.mp3 Can’t see the audio player? Click here to download. LOS ANGELES — Gary Carmona thought he could do it all. He’s run companies and chaired nonprofit boards. But since his wife was diagnosed with dementia, Carmona, 77, has felt overwhelmed. “I really see myself at times crashing,” he said. “In my mind, I’m saying, […]
Grupo enseña a familiares de pacientes con Alzheimer a cuidar de ellos mismos
LOS ANGELES — Gary Carmona pensó que podía hacerlo todo. Ha dirigido empresas y ha presidido juntas de fundaciones sin fines de lucro. Pero desde que su esposa fue diagnosticada con demencia, Carmona, de 77 años, se ha sentido abrumado. “Realmente a veces siento que voy a estrellarme”, dijo. “Me digo a mí mismo, ‘realmente […]
CMS Gives States Until 2022 To Meet Medicaid Standards Of Care
The Trump administration has given states three extra years to carry out plans for helping elderly and disabled people receive Medicaid services without being forced to go into nursing homes. Federal standards requiring states find ways of delivering care to Medicaid enrollees in home and community-based settings will take effect in 2022 instead of 2019, […]
Quiz: Help Us Take The Pulse Of Our Readers
Even the most exalted among us realize health care policy is complicated. Here’s a pop quiz to see what you have learned as a regular reader of Kaiser Health News. ( function() { var func = function() { var iframe = document.getElementById(‘wpcom-iframe-257bb72143187c967839a1011b593828-7618883-113226972’) if ( iframe ) { iframe.onload = function() { iframe.contentWindow.postMessage( { ‘msg_type’: ‘poll_size’, ‘frame_id’: ‘wpcom-iframe-257bb72143187c967839a1011b593828-7618883-113226972’ […]
Like Hunger Or Thirst, Loneliness In Seniors Can Be Eased
It’s widely believed that older age is darkened by persistent loneliness. But a considerable body of research confirms this isn’t the case. In fact, loneliness is the exception rather than the rule in later life. And when it occurs, it can be alleviated: It’s a mutable psychological state. Only 30 percent of older adults feel […]
Como el hambre o la sed, la soledad de los adultos mayores puede aliviarse
La creencia popular es que la soledad es una constante en el otoño de la vida. Pero un cuerpo considerable de investigaciones confirma que no es así. De hecho, la soledad es la excepción más que la regla entre los adultos mayores. Y cuando existe, se puede aliviar: es un estado psicológico mutable. Sólo el […]
Putting In Place An A-Team Of Allies
CHICAGO — Earlier this year, 30 seniors convened in a living room to talk about growing older and needing more help. Who will be my allies as I go through this process, they asked. Many were unmarried, without children, living alone. Some had adult children living elsewhere, with demanding jobs and busy lives. Others had […]
Caring For A Loved One? Care For Yourself, Too
Michael Sloss’ mother was diagnosed with dementia about five years ago, and his father a year after that. Now Sloss and his brother care for both parents, ages 83 and 85, whose personalities have been transformed by the decline in their mental and physical health. The brothers wrestle with their parents’ memory loss, anger and […]
They’ve Still Got Bucket Lists — In Their 90s
It is one thing to have a bucket list at any age. It is something else entirely to have a bucket list that sends you to college for the first time at 92 — or that sends you on your maiden flight at the controls of a single-engine airplane at 97. These are the bucket […]
Ellos siguen cumpliendo sus sueños… ¡a los 90!
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. Una cosa es tener una lista de metas por cumplir a cualquier edad. Otra completamente […]