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How to feel better
after a year of sheltering in place
Older
adults especially need protein-rich diets and even light movement
throughout the day to stay healthy and feel good. After over a
year of sheltering in place, here are a few tips to regain that
healthy feeling, like getting outside and checking in with your
primary care doctor.
Full Story: Kaiser Health News (5/24)
   
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3 out of 4 older adults
prefer aging in place
As baby
boomers enter their golden years and start to retire, 3 out of 4
Americans over age 50 prefer to stay independent by living at
home instead of living at a senior living home or community for
its independence, cost-effectiveness or convenience. Home equity
loans and modifying existing properties for accessibility and
ease of use are things to consider for aging in place.
Full Story: Next Avenue (5/24)
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Three
keys to humanizing the future of work
Organizations are moving towards a shared goal to redefine
the importance of work. As they focus on thriving in the new
era, businesses must: re-architect work; unleash the
workforce; adapt the workplace. Learn how to get started in
this Deloitte article.
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Is 65 the best age to
claim Social Security?
People are
technically allowed to start claiming Social Security at age 62,
depending on their year of birth, but it might make more sense to
wait until age 65 to start claiming Social Security along with
Medicare enrollment, or weigh the options and defer claiming to
pocket more of the benefit. By waiting longer, the weekly benefit
payment can be boosted; for example, if a person's full
retirement age is 67, the benefit could be $1,500 instead of
$1,300 at age 65.
Full Story: Fox Business/The Motley Fool (5/25)
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Generating tax-free
retirement income streams
There are
several strategies people planning for retirement can implement
to generate tax-free streams of income when they leave the
workforce. Here's a look at a variety of options.
Full Story: CNBC (5/23)
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Study analyzes
disparities in hospice disenrollment
A study of
Medicare data presented at the American Geriatrics Society Annual
Scientific Meeting found the likelihood of being disenrolled from
hospice was greater for Black and Hispanic patients with
dementia, compared with white patients. The study found wide
regional variation in disenrollment, with the highest rates in
the East South Central and Pacific regions of the US.
Full Story: Healio (free registration) (5/24)
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Research indicates
human lifespan up to 150 years
A new
study by Singaporean biotech firm Gero challenges the Biblical
story of Methuselah with findings from data across the US, UK and
Russia. As human bodies take longer to recover from stressors
such as injury, illness and careers, the findings point to the
body's ability to cope with stress completely diminishes between
age 120 to 150.
Full Story: CNET (5/25)
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Study: Healthy
behaviors may curb dementia risk
Older
adults who followed healthy lifestyle behaviors -- including
eating a healthful diet, not smoking or drinking excessively,
exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy body weight, and
practicing good sleeping habits -- had a lower risk of developing
dementia, even if they had a family history of the disease,
according to a study presented at an American Heart Association
conference. The findings, based on data from more than 302,000
adults ages 50 to 73, showed practicing at least three of the
healthy behaviors was associated with a 30% lower dementia risk.
Full Story: United Press International (5/20)
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Innovation
and Social Impact
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Hospital-at-home as the
wave of the future
At least
two dozen hospital systems have launched programs to provide
hospital-level care at home, betting that this type of care will
take off. But a real question remains about how hospitals can
overcome potential surplus capacity challenges and generate
sufficient revenue. Johns Hopkins University health policy
professor Gerard Anderson said the cost efficiencies of at-home
care have long-term potential to increase profit margins, but
health inequities are also possible for people whose homes and
communities lack the infrastructure needed to support care.
Full Story: Kaiser Health News (5/24)
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House, Senate bills aim
to expand telehealth access
Reps.
Jason Smith, R-Mo., and Josh Gottenheimer, D-N.J., introduced a
bill this week that would allow reimbursement of audio-only
telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries and lift
restrictions so patients' homes can be originating sites for
telehealth services. Separate legislation introduced by Sens. Tom
Carper, D-Del., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, would require HHS to
provide guidance to states to improve telehealth access for
Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid beneficiaries.
Full Story: FierceHealthcare (5/25)
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Women's
voices not being heard is the root of many of the problems of
the world.
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Padma
Lakshmi,
food expert, writer, television host, producer
May is
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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