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RAISE Family Caregivers Act

The RAISE Family Caregivers Act, Public Law 115-119 (January 22, 2018) directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop…

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Costs of Aging Handbook

The National Aging in Place Council has published a handbook on the Costs of Aging. The handbook includes, among other…

3 years ago

10 Things to Know about Medicaid: Setting the Facts Straight

The Kaiser Family Foundation published a fact sheet indicating that Medicaid spending is concentrated on the elderly and individuals with…

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RCI Engages in Policy Discussions as White House Proposes Historic Care Infrastructure Plan

Source: RCI Press Release 4/21/2021 Over the past several weeks, the issue of caregiving has been hitting its stride in…

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John Oliver Takes on Long-Term Care Industry

On April 12, 2021, John Oliver explained the industry behind nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and why long-term care…

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Advocacy Groups Call for End to Medicaid Estate Recovery

In April, 2021, Justice in Aging, the Western Center on Law & Poverty, the National Academy of Elder law Attorneys…

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VIDEO: PBS Video on Elder Victims: Abused, Exploited, Alone

This video originally aired on June 5, 2013. The description states that Elder abuse often goes unnoticed. The most common…

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Shared Decision-Making with Diverse Patients

This is a five episode conference on shared decision-making, produced by the Stanford Geriatric Education Center in 2015. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa9zTEPoIDSeXxCN-D6ohzvOWCXly--Gd

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Advancing the Science Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research, Rebecca Edelmayer, PhD

Video from 2019 on Alzheimer's and dementia research

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VIDEO: Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia

In November, 2020, the Alzheimer’s Association-Florida Gulf Coast Chapter posted the following video about Alzheimer's disease including: the impact of…

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