Posts Tagged ‘caregiving’
November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
November is designated as Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. President Ronald Reagan made that designation in 1983 and this it is something that is still recognized today. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, at that time there were less than two million people with the disease. In the Ocean State, more than 23,000 Rhode Islanders are living with…
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AARP’s New App Empowers Older Voters in Upcoming Midterm Elections
This month, in anticipation of the upcoming mid-term elections, the Washington, DC-based AARP launches, “Raise Your Voice,” the nation’s first comprehensive advocacy and voting app for smart speakers. The nonprofit’s specially designed app to assist persons over age 50 use their smart speakers to engage in advocacy on key aging issues including Social Security, Medicare,…
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The True Cost of Caregiving
A newly released poll findings suggest that caregiving is not for sissies. Taking care of your loved one can affect your retirement egg nest, become a barrier to getting an education, and increasing your stress levels. It’s not surprising that millennial caregivers are hit the hardest, says the researchers. One in three caregivers in…
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Rhode Island-specific data “at your fingertips”
The Washington-based AARP releases a resource report jampacked with data that will give state and federal policy makers data to make informed policy decisions. On August 27, 2018, Across the States 2018: Profiles of Long-Term Services and Supports, the 10th edition of Across the States, uthored by AARP’s Public Policy Institute’s Ari Houser, Wendy Fox-Grage, Kathleen…
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Actress Gay Harden, an Alzheimer’s Caregiver, Testifies Before Senate Aging Panel
Last week, Academy Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden, who recently published a personal memoir, “The Seasons of My Mother: A Memoir of Love, Family, and Flowers,” detailing her relationship with her mother who is living with Alzheimer’s and the effect of the disease on her mother and her family, came to Capitol Hill to urge…
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