Commenting on the new report by the King’s Fund updating the review of social care led by Sir Derek Wanless in 2006, Michelle Mitchell, Age Concern and Help the Aged Charity Director, said: ‘We welcome this updating of the original King’s Fund report as a useful contribution…
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The American Geriatrics Society’s Board of Directors expressed its strong support for the enactment of healthcare reform in a letter to President Barack Obama Friday…
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Following Age Concern and Help the Aged’s care summit, Andrew Harrop, Director of Policy and Public Affairs for Age Concern and Help the Aged, said: ‘Our care summit did exactly what it set out to do. It provided all three main political parties the neutral platform that was needed to re-open dialogue about reforming […]
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A University of Michigan study recently published in Academic Emergency Medicine says that it is common for patients 65 and older to receive potentially inappropriate medications when treated in an emergency room. Nearly 19.5 million older patients, or 16.8 percent of eligible emergency visits from 2000-2006, received one or more potentially inappropriate medications - […]
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Responding to the publication of the Health Committee’s report on Social Care, Hilary Evans, Age Concern and Help the Aged’s Head of Public Affairs, said: ‘With the debate on social care raging, the publication of this report is extremely timely…
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“The expected increase in the numbers of older people in the population in the years ahead will present great opportunities for Irish society”, the Minister for Older People and Health Promotion, Aine Brady TD said yesterday in Sligo (Thursday, 11th March 2010)…
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At age 55, men can expect another 15 years of sexual activity, but women that age should expect less than 11 years, according to a study by University of Chicago researchers published early online March 10 by the British Medical Journal. Men in good or excellent health at 55 can add 5 to 7 years […]
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Research published on bmj.com today reports that people who are in good health are just about twice as likely to be interested in sex compared to those in poor health. Sexual activity is recognized as having several health benefits. In addition, it is linked to living longer. In this case, the study investigates […]
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Politicians must work together to find long-term solutions on care reform, says Age Concern and Help the Aged, as new figures reveal six out of ten1 think politicians are not doing enough to work together to improve the care and support system for older people…
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A recent study by San Francisco’s Institute on Aging (IOA) documents that adult day health programs play a vital role in helping senior participants maintain their health and independence. Since the 1970s, adult day health care has been promoted as an alternative to nursing home care for seniors with chronic illness, disability, or dementia…
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