LifeMatters partners with Medminder Bizjournals.com (blog) Bethesda-based LifeMatters, a company that sells products and services for in-home health care needs, will begin selling a device that tells caregivers and ...

A commercial brain fitness program has been shown to improve memory in older adults, at least in the period soon after training. The findings are the first to show that practicing simple visual tasks...

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New Study Shows Wide Variations by Income and Time Eligible to Participate in a Defined Contribution Plan

New proposed rule would reduce some nursing home penalties by 50% McKnight's Long Term Care News To qualify for the reduced CMP under the rule, a nursing home would have to report a deficiency before it is discovered by either CMS or a state agency, ... Rule would give CMS flexibility on nursing home penaltiesModernHealthcare.com

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Study questions dementia care Boston Globe Her study, published yesterday in the Archives of Internal Medicine, tracked 323 nursing home residents with advanced dementia in 22 long-term care ... Recognizing Dementia as a Terminal Illness in Nursing Home Residents Comment ...Archives of Internal Medicine

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The Alzheimer's Association has launched Alzheimer's Association TrialMatch, a confidential and free interactive tool that provides comprehensive clinical trial information and an individualized trial matching service for people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

From the back window of his rowhouse, Karl Schwengel can see the Capitol. But the 11 blocks might as well be so many miles, because he can barely walk across his bedroom, let alone go for a stroll. Health care - United States - Health - Politics - Medicine

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Banks Providing Elder Care Services to Clients Reverse Mortgage Daily Interesting article from the Wall Street Journal about how bankers are starting to help clients with elder care planning. According to article, private ...

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New research released by ANZ reveals that 92 percent of 'Baby Boomers' want to travel around Australia on retirement, with 83 percent planning to engage more in hobbies sports. However, ANZ's “New Retirement” survey found almost half of ...

Vitamins D, E Might Help Maintain Brain Health BusinessWeek Over an average of 9.6 years of follow-up, 465 of these individuals developed dementia, and 365 of these were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, ... and more »

A new poll of Australian MySpace users shows Baby Boomers are better online networkers than Generation X.

RetiredBrains.com Offers Work-From-Home Solutions for Out-of-Work Boomers and ... PR Newswire (press release) CHICAGO, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Help is now available for boomers and seniors interested in replacing traditional employment with work-from-home ... and more »

The United States may soon have to replace the expression, “the land of opportunity,” with “the land of low wages.” United States - Recreation - Pets - Dogs - Breeds

New mobile wireless access survey by Pew -- overall usage is up.  Get ready for some numbers -- but first, a definition. This new Mobile Access 2010 report from Pew defines mobile wireless access as a) Going online with a laptop using a wi-fi connection or mobile broadband card or b) Using the Internet, email or instant messaging on a cell phone. Given that definition, "59% of American adults now go online 'wirelessly' using a laptop or a cell phone, an increase over the 51% who did so at a similar point in 2009." And today, compared to a year ago, more cell phone users are taking pictures (76% versus 66%), sending text messages (72% versus 65%), and even accessing the Internet (38% versus 25%) from the 2009 survey.

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Friends and family members gathered at lunchtime in the doctor's office to celebrate Madeline Bean's life. There were the typical birthday balloons, song and cake. But this guest of honor was anything but typical. "I'm amazed. I never thought it would happen," Bean said, as her 9-month-old great-great-grandson, Cameron McClary, squirmed on her lap.

The brain pathology that leads to overt Alzheimer's disease develops over the course of many years. It is therefore not surprising that those study participants who developed dementia early in the study gained less protective benefit ...

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New transportation models called for as seniors give up the wheel Vancouver Sun When he gives up his licence, the biggest challenge will be selling his family home near Langford Lake in order to move to a more pedestrian-friendly ... Aging Drivers: Canada needs senior-friendly public transit — sooner, not ...Montreal Gazette

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Situation critical: Ontario seniors will outnumber children in the future Newsdurhamregion.com Canadians must plan for the effects of retiring baby boomers on health care, and deal with the current scarcity of long-term care and home-care services. ... Many seniors needlessly on nursing home listsOttawa Citizen

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Microchip tombstones latest boomer gadget Montreal Gazette Baby boomers, however, won't be taking any chances. Ensuring virtual life after death, new microchip-enabled headstones allow the Me Generation to share ... and more »

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