Visual cues & simple gestures can help caregivers communicate with dementia patients

What are some tips and strategies in communicating with someone with Alzheimer's disease?

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Senate healthcare bill is causing seniors in nursing homes to fear the future

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Amy Bernard and her brother kept their mother out of a nursing home as long as they could, until Parkinson's and dementia took their toll and she was seriously injured in a fall.

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Having emotional support in place is crucial for caregivers

Some nights, she tosses and turns, unable to catch forty winks. On others, she cries herself to sleep.

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Medicaid cuts could take a valuable lifeline away from Georgia seniors

Medicaid, not Medicare, pays for Dorothy Mae Harbin’s nursing home room in Cumming.

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Luck appears to be running out for vulnerable seniors in nursing homes

Debate about "Trumpcare" — the repeal, and replacement, of the 2010 Affordable Care Act — has ignored the fact that congressional Republicans are, effectively, also working to repeal, and replace, the 1965 Medicaid Act.

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Senate's health care bill could hurt the oldest and most vulnerable people in Florida

With everyone age 65 and older eligible for Medicare, seniors may be the last group that comes to mind when there's talk of Medicaid spending reductions.

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Want to make a move in retirement? These states are the most tax-friendly for seniors

Sunshine and proximity to golf courses shouldn't be the only drivers of where you spend your golden years. Taxes matter as well.

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Report from the Congressional Budget Office confirms healthcare bill will hurt millions of seniors

The latest report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirms that millions of seniors will be hurt by the so-called Senate GOP health care bill. The numbers don’t lie. The Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act is not a healthcare bill at all.

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Cuts to Medicaid may force seniors out of nursing homes

ORANGE, Va. — Alice Jacobs, 90, once owned a factory and horses. She has raised four children and buried two husbands.

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U.S. Senator's begin showing how they may vote on Health Care bill

Senate Republican leaders unveiled their bill on Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act. It needs at least 50 votes to pass (Vice President Mike Pence could cast a tie-breaking vote).

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