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By Maudlyne Ihejirika Updated Jun 3, 2021, 4:01pm CDT When Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s mother began to forget things, Stratton didn’t know the signs of Alzheimer’s. Her mother was undiagnosed until three years before her death, leading Stratton on a journey culminating with a pioneering bill that makes Illinois the first state to require ...

AG Nessel, State Legislators Announce Legislative Package to Strengthen Guardianship and Conservatorship Laws Contact: Lynsey Mukomel 517-599-2746 Agency: Attorney GeneralJune 10, 2021 LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel was joined today by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Megan Cavanagh, Representative Graham Filler, Senator Roger Victory and a bipartisan group of state legislators to announce legislation implementing fundamental reforms impacting guardians and conservators-individuals appointed by probate courts to ...

Technology Comes to Age Wednesday, June 9, 2021 (Opinion) In Greek myth, Tithonos, prince of Troy, had an enviable life for a while. He was taken as the lover of Eos, goddess of the dawn. Things we going so well that Eos begged Zeus to grant immortality to Tithonos. And Zeus did – with a ...

Could This Be the Way to Better Home Care in America? New legislation would expand the popular PACE home care program, but many would be left out By Liz Seegert | May 26, 2021 There's no doubt the pandemic put renewed emphasis on the need for viable, long-term care options to help older people ...

AARP Endorses Bill to Provide Up to $5,000 Tax Credit for Family Caregivers WASHINGTON, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire AARP has endorsed the Credit for Caring Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide up to a $5,000 nonrefundable federal tax credit for eligible working family caregivers. The bill was introduced today in the Senate by Senators ...

By Wayne K. Roustan South Florida Sun Sentinel | Mar 27, 2021 at 10:28 AM A Lake Worth Beach home health care aide, who is accused of stealing from six senior citizens that she was hired to care for, pled guilty Friday to bank fraud in one of those cases, federal prosecutors said. Jamie Jakia ...

Conceptualizing Robotic Agency: Social Robots in Elder Care in Contemporary Japan 18.03.2021 18:30 - 20:00 A virtual u:japan lecture by Anne Aronsson (University of Zurich). | Abstract | Japan is a hyper-aging society; it has one of the highest life expectancies in the world and is undergoing a demographic transition that Western nations have yet ...

Perhaps due to the wonky nature of the discussion, the proposed change has generated almost no media coverage although it would upend the health insurance for millions of Americans. CMS is scheduled to start testing the new program in 2022.

Monday, March 15, 2021 Today's lawsuit pertains to Brookdale's current and former California skilled nursing facilities located in the cities of Bakersfield, Camarillo, Carlsbad, Northridge, Rancho Mirage, San Diego, San Dimas, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Rosa, and Yorba Linda  SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today joined a coalition of District and City Attorneys, led by Kern ...

In April, 2018, without quite knowing my work would increasingly lead me into the world of advocacy and education for eldercare awareness, I was hired to write an article for AARP Bulletin. By Julia YarboughJune Fisher, 84, laments that she can’t negotiate the park steps on Billy Goat Hill, one of the most beautiful walks ...