News Round-up – 9-24-2021

Selected articles from Current Awareness in Aging Research E-Clippings:

• Staff Shortages Are Hammering Long-term Care Facilities, Home Care Agencies, and Families
• Pandemic-inspired retirement may be short-lived for many
• More than 41million dementia cases globally are undiagnosed – study
• Signs of Early Alzheimer’s May Be Spotted in Brain Stem
• The quality, not quantity, of cardiovascular fat can interfere with memory later in life
• Social Security cost-of-living adjustment could be at least 6% in 2022
• House Democrats propose new retirement plan rules for the rich, including contribution limits and a repeal of Roth conversions
• Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes
• Multigenerational Study Finds Links Between ADHD, Dementia Risk
• Protein from the liver may cause Alzheimer’s disease in the brain
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds

Senate Committee on Finance:

• Hearing on Policy Options for Improving SSI

General Resources:

• What is HCBS? (Explainer videos)
• Association Between New-Onset Medicaid Home Care and Family Caregiver’s Health (JAMA)
• Housing Affordability, Adequacy, and Access to the Internet in Homes of Medicaid Enrollees (KFF)
• Ignite! Autism Society Public Policy Newsletter
• MEDICARE & YOU 2022 – An Important First Step Towards Reversing Bias in Favor of Medicare Advantage
• Inspection backlog at nursing facilities continues to grow

U.S. Census Bureau:

• How to Visualize Population and Housing Trends Between 2020 and 2010

Food:

• 15+ Southern Casseroles for Supper

National Institutes of Health:

• Recognizing RSV
• National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
• Cochlear Implants
• Study Suggests Alternative to Race-Based Kidney Function Calculations
• Infection hinders blood vessel repair following traumatic brain or cerebrovascular injuries
• Noise-induced hearing loss is preventable
• Artificial Intelligence Accurately Predicts RNA Structures, Too

National Center for Health Statistics:

• 2018 Residential Care Community Resident Public Use File
• 2018 NSLTCP: Residential Care Community Provider Public Use File
• 2018 NSLTCP: Adult Day Services Center Participant Public Use File

Faith:

• Moses and the Law of Sacrifice in Leadership

Administration for Community Living:

• RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council delivers report; recommendations for improving support to family caregivers
• Brain Injury Survivors Webinar, October 5 at 3pm