From the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA): Older adults with abnormal sleep patterns, whether it’s too much sleep, too little sleep, or restless sleep, have an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to three new studies. The first study, which utilized participants in the…
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Unfortunately, we live in a world where those who are vulnerable are at risk for being taken advantage of – young and old. It’s not right, so today we, along with thousands of providers, doctors, home health agencies,…
HHS Bill Passes House and Senate, Awaits Governor Dayton’s Signature
News from Aging Services of Minnesota yesterday regarding the Health and Human Services Bill comes with some interesting notes. According to Aging Services of Minnesota, the Health and Human Services Conference Committee bill passed both the House and Senate floors and now awaits Governor Dayton’s signature.…
New report reveals Alzheimer’s will cost nation $200 billion in 2012
The recently released Alzheimer’s Association 2012 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report says that caring for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias will cost the United States an estimated $200 billion in 2012. This includes $140 billion paid by Medicare and Medicaid. In addition, Medicare…
Meeting of the Minds Dementia Conference 2012
This weekend, Welcome Home and some of our community representatives will be attending the Meeting of the Minds conference from the MN/Dakota Alzheimer’s Association in St. Paul. We are proud to be one of the sponsors for this year’s event! The Meeting of the Minds…
National Alzheimer’s Plan Now Includes Assisted Living
Post from the Assisted Living Federation of America: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Serves (HHS) has released its first draft plan outlining its intended actions against Alzheimer’s disease. Due to ALFA’s advocacy efforts in response to the initial framework, the draft plan includes references toassisted living communities. The…
Adding to our social network
For the past three years, we have been looking at the best outlets for our message and ways for families to see what Mom and Dad or Grandpa and Grandma are doing on a daily basis. We first dipped our toes in the social media…
Klobuchar’s bill aims to protect seniors, vulnerable people
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, is introducing a new bill aimed at protecting seniors and vulnerable people. She was recently in Duluth, Minnesota to hold a town hall meeting on the proposal. According to the Duluth News Tribune, “Klobuchar’s bill, the Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection…
Empowering Minnesotans to plan and pay for long-term health needs…
From Aging Services of Minnesota and Care Providers of Minnesota: Imagine an 85 year old woman who has been progressively receiving more care at home from family and paid caregivers. As her needs have grown in recent years, she has exhausted the limits of…
Thomas Landing team walks to find an end to Alzheimer’s
What an honor to walk with so many people committed to find and end to Alzheimer’s on Saturday, September 10, 2011. The walk started at 9:30am on a beautiful, sunny day. Walkers of all ages helped raise over $31,000.00 from the Rice Lake area. There…
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