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We’re Getting Old, but We’re Not Doing Anything About It
Great perspective on aging in America. For the Clients I serve, their families know all too well the challenges of aging. What the author didn’t say is simply this: even if you’re family provides some care at home for their aging parents, getting old is enormously expensive. Following either path of assistance; placement in a facility or Home Care Aides. – Peter Rubens
From The New York Times:
“We’re Getting Old, But We’re Not Doing Anything About It
Like climate change, the aging of America demands a serious rethinking of the way we live.”
2019 Marin/Sonoma Walk to End Alzheimer’s
At Home Caregivers is a proud sponsor of the Alzheimer’s Association and a regular supporter of the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The is held each October at Shollenberger Park in Petaluma. The event typically includes over 1,500 “walkers” and raises over $300,000 to fight Alzheimer’s disease. For the past two years, At Home Caregivers has had the pleasure of keeping walkers fully hydrated by sponsoring the “Hydration Station” featuring free water bottles and water refills.
Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. Today over 5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia, including an estimated 200,000 under the age of 65. Gifts to the Alzheimer’s Association continue their mission to eliminate the disease through the advancement of research and to enhance care and support for all affected. More information can be found, and donations can be accepted at http://www.alz.org/norcal.
Would You Let a Robot Take Care of Your Mother?
Robotic companions are being promoted as an antidote to the burden of longer, lonelier human lives. At stake is the future of what it means to be human.
“An aging population is fueling the rise of the robot caregiver, as the devices moving into the homes and hearts of the aging and sick offer new forms of friendship and aid. With the global 65-and-over population projected to more than double by 2050 and the ranks of working age people shrinking in many developed countries, care robots are increasingly seen as an antidote to the burden of longer, lonelier human lives.”‘
www.nytimes.com/2019/12/13/opinion/robot-caregiver-aging.html
Owning a dog tied to lowering your risk of dying early by 24%, says science
“Our analysis found having a dog is actually protective against dying of any cause,” said Mount Sinai endocrinologist Dr. Caroline Kramer, lead author of a new systematic review of nearly 70 years of global research published Tuesday in “Circulation,” a journal of the American Heart Association.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/08/health/dogs-help-us-live-longer-wellness/index.html
