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77% of Older Adults Want to Age in Place
Implications to Healthcare, Housing, and Transportation
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As America's population ages, we face unprecedented challenges and opportunities.
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60% of Americans report a need for affordable healthcare and social supports and services to help older adults remain living independently.
Source: West Health-Gallup Survey on Living Independently, June 3-18, 2024
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9-1-1: Older Adults with Dementia Need Better Care in America’s Fast-Paced Emergency Rooms
December 17, 2024
Local emergency rooms are often the first and last places older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers turn to for care either because their options have run out or they feel they have nowhere else to turn. Both can be true at the same time, and sadly when it comes to dementia, it often is.The problem though is that while ERs are effective at handling medical emergencies, they are no...