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More Than 10 Percent Of Older Americans Suffer Mistreatment According To U. Of Chicago Study About 13 percent of elderly Americans are mistreated, most commonly by someone who verbally mistreats or financially takes advantage of them, according to a University of Chicago study that is the first comprehensive look at elder mistreatment in the country. "The population of the country is aging, and people now live with chronic diseases longer. Allsup Outlines Five Critical Issues For Caregivers Preparing To Take On Financial And Healthcare Responsibilities, USA Each year millions of individuals suffer a sudden or progressive impairment that makes it difficult or impossible for them to make sound financial and healthcare decisions on their own, according to Allsup, which offers services that support the financial well-being and health of individuals with disabilities. Older Adult Caregivers Of Dementia Sufferers Have Worse Sleep Than Noncaregivers A study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the sleep patterns of older adults who live with and provide direct care during the night for a person with dementia are significantly worse than other older adults. When sleep was measured objectively, and after adjusting for depressive symptoms, age, health condition and education, adults who take care of a person suffering from dementia took longer to fall sleep and had less total sleep than noncaregivers. Project Lifesaver Program Helps Law Enforcement Locate At-Risk Citizens Across The USA It all started because of failure, a missing person who couldn't be located in time. It was and still is a story that happens monthly, if not weekly all across our nation. For families and caregivers exploring options of how to protect a loved one who wanders away from the safety of their home due to Alzheimer's, Dementia, Autism, Intellectual Disabilities or other wandering conditions, there is hope. Studies Show 'Hope Therapy' Fights Depression A growing body of research suggests that there is a potent way to fight symptoms of depression that doesn't involve getting a prescription. This potent weapon? Hope. "We're finding that hope is consistently associated with fewer symptoms of depression. And the good news is that hope is something that can be taught, and can be developed in many of the people who need it," said Jennifer Cheavens, assistant professor of psychology at Ohio State University. Long-Term Care Workers Struggle With Elderly Population Boom As America's aging population increases, so does its need for long-term care. And the workers who provide these services often lack the support they need - particularly in the area of pay and work relationships, according to "Better Jobs Better Care: New Research on the Long-Term Care Workforce," the latest special issue of The Gerontologist (Volume 48, Special Issue 1). Case Western Reserve University Study Finds Caregivers Of Spouses With Dementia Enjoy Life Less Spouses of husbands and wives with dementia pay an emotional toll as they care for their ailing spouse. This has prompted a call for new interventions and strategies to assist caregivers in coping with the demands of this difficult time, according to a study from Case Western Reserve University's Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. New York Health Care Union Seeks Legislation To Make Home Health Care Agencies Boost Worker Pay New York's 1199 Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers East President George Gresham recently said that the union does not seek funding from the state to resolve issues with home health care workers' pay but rather legislation that would require home health care agencies to raise employees' wages, the Report Released At Conference Calls For More Resources For Home-Based Care Activities In Zimbabwe A report released on Wednesday at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City called for more attention to and funding for the role of those participating in home-based care for people with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe's Herald/AllAfrica.com reports.The report was compiled by the Wall Street Journal Examines Nursing Home Evictions Of Elderly, Frail Residents The Wall Street Journal on Thursday examined how U.S. nursing homes are "forcing out frail and ill residents" in an effort to "replac[e] them with shorter-term residents likely to bring more revenue.

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