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What if you can’t afford long-term care?

As many as 8 in 10 older Americans couldn’t afford more than four years in an assisted living facility or two years in a nursing home, according to a recent analysis

The Independent UK

In Kerala, an aging trend bucks India's booming population

In the past 60 years, the percentage of people age 60 and over in India's Kerala state has shot up from 5.1% to 16.5% — the highest proportion in any state

The Independent UK

Large fire sees 17 evacuated from assisted living facility

The fire impacted rush hour traffic on the A40

Evening Standard

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‘I couldn’t read or write until I was 18 - now I’m Cambridge University's youngest Black professor’

Jason was told by therapists he would spend his adult life in an assisted living facility

Manchester Evening News

Care home cleared after pictures of beds covered in faeces and urine emerge

Manchester council concluded there was no evidence of neglect or abuse found at the Homeleigh assisted living facility in Crumpsall

Manchester Evening News

Tom Girardi’s dementia diagnosis likely to be battleground in criminal case

LOS ANGELES — Tom Girardi is expected to wake Monday morning in the memory care unit of an Orange County assisted living facility. After breakfast and the medications he has been prescribed for dementia and other ailments, the 83-year-old is to be driven to a downtown Los Angeles courthouse.

Los Angeles Times

Queensland pilot brings artificial intelligence to people in assisted living

The AI "care bots" can detect health hazards, and let people who are unable to speak or move freely to communicate what they need.

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Assisted living facilities pressed to address growing needs of older, sicker residents

Assisted living communities too often fail to meet the needs of older adults and should focus more on residents’ medical and mental health concerns, according to a recent report by a diverse panel of experts.

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Rural Colorado tries to fill health worker gaps with apprenticeships

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado — During her 12-hour overnight shift, Brianna Shelton helps residents at BeeHive Homes Assisted Living go to the bathroom. Many of them have dementia, and some can’t get out of bed on their own. Only a few can remember her name, but that doesn’t matter to her.

Tribune News Service

South Side woman bilked out of $400,000 by financial adviser who used money to fund her film production company, lawsuit claims

“She moves into assisted living, and all of the sudden large checks start getting made payable to Canal Productions, checks running as high as $75,000,” said Cook County Public Guardian Charles Golbert.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dear Abby: Elderly man’s daughters upset as he befriends my widowed mom

Relationship between the two assisted living residents seems to bring comfort to both of them, but it troubles the man’s adult children.

Chicago Sun-Times

More older Americans become homeless as inflation rises and housing costs spike

In Montana and across the nation, homeless shelters report the worrisome trend that seniors are a growing proportion of their residents.

WEKU

New 'village' for the elderly planned next to Nottingham City Airport

A Second World War hangar was demolished ahead of the plan

Nottingham Post

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after death of elderly man

Police received a report of the death of an 88-year-old man at an assisted living complex in Banbury, Oxfordshire, on Monday night.

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Flooding, power outages plague central Florida senior facilities after Hurricane Ian

ORLANDO, Fla. — When family members went to check on their loved ones at an assisted living facility called Grand Villa of Altamonte Springs last weekend, they were shocked to find their relatives’ rooms lacked power and air conditioning.

Daily Mirror

Virginia Patton dead: It's A Wonderful Life actress dies as co-star pays tribute

Virginia Patton, the last surviving adult star from It's A Wonderful Life, has died at the age of 97 at an assisted living facility in Georgia

Tribune News Service

Commentary: How building bonds with our neighbors can help sustain our democracy

At the end of February 2020, I was scheduled to fly from my home in Brooklyn to play three concerts in the Pacific Northwest. I was glued to news reports of a new type of virus rapidly spreading in Seattle. I read about the outbreak in an assisted living home…

Evening Standard

Hornchurch fire: Woman hospitalised and 60 evacuated as 100 firefighters tackle blaze at block of flats

Dozens were evacuated from an assisted living facility in the early hours of Tuesday

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The Independent UK

Sixty Hornchurch residents evacuated as fire causes large emergency mobilisation

Dozens were evacuated from an assisted living facility in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tony Sirico, starred as ‘Paulie Walnuts’ on ‘The Sopranos,’ dies at 79

Sirico died at an assisted living facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to his manager. There was no immediate information on the cause of death.

The Independent UK

Sopranos cast lead tributes to ‘truly irreplaceable’ Tony Sirico

The actor, known for his portrayal of Paulie ‘Walnuts’ Gualtieri, died at an assisted living facility in Florida on Friday, aged 79.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: We can’t reach elder abuse victims in rural areas without public interest lawyers

Elder abuse and exploitation is a silent crisis affecting every corner of our country. Whether it is mistreatment at an assisted living facility or a parent exploited by an adult child, elder injustice is happening more often than you might think.

Tribune News Service

Small businesses worry final aid package will neglect them again

WASHINGTON — Steven Gentile had to shut down his amusement park for the entire 2020 season, burning through his emergency fund halfway through the year and taking on over $1 million in debt.

Roll Call

Small businesses worry final aid package will neglect them again - Roll Call

Steven Gentile had to shut down his amusement park for the entire 2020 season, burning through his emergency fund halfway through the year and taking on over $1 million in debt. Darden Kirby may have to sell his assisted living facility if business doesn’t improve soon. Dwayne Thomas is postponing…

WEKU

A shortage of health aides is forcing out those who wish to get care at home

Home health care workers are among the lowest paid, shifting the burden of long-term care to aging and overstressed family members or assisted living centers, which are often understaffed themselves.

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