needs of Alzheimer s patients and their families Although it is the fifth leading cause of death for seniors Alzheimer s is not always viewed as a terminal illness and too little...

these individuals will not have adequate savings to ensure a comfortable retirement In some cases seniors may legitimately fear outliving their savings and living in poverty or...

tackled in our report the committee should be commended for its bipartisan efforts on the Senior afe Act to protect seniors from financial fraud and exploitation an important issue...

Committee on Finance and Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions HELP Charles P Blahous III Ph D Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Spending and Budget Initiative...

people nationwide The Society provides skilled nursing care assisted living housing with services senior affordable housing HUD specialty care units such as Alzheimer s care Home...

primary and specialty care physicians a challenge Dermatological services are in high demand in the senior group and early detection e g of skin cancers can prevent the need for...

Assessing Aging Changes that has deployed an unobtrusive home based assessment platform in many seniors homes in the existing community Methods Several types of sensors have been...

a Metropolitan Statistical Area Transportation challenges and costs are a significant barrier for senior citizens to access health care in many urban communities whereas many...

harnessed to advance our nation s health care system and improve the quality and safety of medicine for senior citizens The FSMB s policy recommendations contained in this...

jeopardize health care coverage and services for millions living in rural areas including many vulnerable seniors and will put at risk the jobs and economic growth rural hospitals...