Worth Reading
Accidental Tourists: How 2 Gerontologists Found Their Field
February 10, 2012
In this article in The Atlantic, two gerontologists discuss what led them into the field of gerontology, the issues related to recruiting students into gerontology and geriatrics, and some ideas on how to expand the field.
read more >>>Caring for aging parents can overwhelm (Portland Press Herald)
June 15, 2011
The Portland Press Herald looks at why it is critical to have a team to care for aging parents and the impact it has on the lives of caregivers.
read more >>>Affordable Care Act Implementation: How Is it Affecting the Health Care Workforce? – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
April 7, 2011
As the first components of the new health care reform law begin to take shape, a new and very different world appears on the horizon for health care workers in many parts of the system.
read more >>>Who Will Care for the Onslaught of Aging Baby Boomers?
March 21, 2011
With 78 million baby boomers living longer while battling chronic illnesses, colleges need to train more home health aides, nurses, social workers and doctors who understand the special needs of the elderly.
read more >>>What Would Really Improve Health Care - Huffington Post
February 6, 2011
Dr. Richard Besdine asks "what would really improve health care," in this Huffington Post piece. "As a health services researcher and professor of medicine, and recalling the classic movie The Graduate, my advice to America's policymakers, to present and future Medicare beneficiaries, as well as present and future physicians is one word: geriatrics."
read more >>>Study: Poor, minority areas lose nursing homes – CNN
January 18, 2011
Nursing home closures in the United States tend to be concentrated in areas that are less affluent, more black or more Hispanic, a study in a leading medical journal has found.
read more >>>Seniors may have to pay for Medicare Home Health – Associated Press
January 14, 2011
Medicare recipients could see a sizable new out-of-pocket charge for home health visits if Congress follows through on a recommendation issued...
read more >>>Can Good Care Produce Bad Health? - Hartford Foundation
January 11, 2011
For those of you who haven’t yet heard, I have recently been diagnosed with Stage IV inflammatory breast cancer. This rare form of breast cancer is known for its rapid spread. True to form, it has metastasized to my spine. This means my time is limited. As a nurse, I knew it from the moment I saw a reddened spot on my breast and recognized it for what it was.
read more >>>Medicare Makes Way for Baby Boomers – Business Week
January 3, 2011
It's been a long, strange trip from Woodstock to the nursing home, but baby boomers are getting there -- and soon. The first boomers turn 65 this year and can start enrolling in Medicare this month, setting a ball in motion that will probably put further strain on an already overburdened system.
read more >>>Preparing More Care of Elderly - NY Times
June 28, 2010
A New York Times article detailing the challenges in care that are arising as a result of the increase in the aging population.
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