America’s prisons are filling up with people who are so old they don’t remember their crimes. What should we do with prisoners with dementia?
Tag: Elder Care
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For Europe’s Older Population, Heat Is the New Covid
Scorching temperatures have threatened the health of the elderly and pushed them inside, while governments are trying to take extraordinary steps to protect them.
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As Cases Soar, ‘Dementia Villages’ Look Like the Future of Home Care
A new generation of treatment facilities is aiming to integrate dementia patients with the communities around them, blurring lines between home and hospital.
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Nursing Home Fraud Cost Taxpayers $83 Million, N.Y. Attorney General Says
The nursing homes illegally misused Medicare and Medicaid funds for personal enrichment and neglected patients, according to the New York attorney general, Letitia James.