A recent Pew research report has identified what is now being called the “Sandwich Generation.” This distinction applies to 40-60 year old adults who have either a minor child or are supporting a grown child and are supporting one or more of their own parents. Almost half of American families now meet the first part of… Read More »
Potential Alzheimer’s Breakthrough
The Journal of Neuroscience recently published a new study with promising news on the battle against Alzheimer’s disease. The study, conducted on rats, found that turning off a certain genetic pathway halted the production of a protein that “signals” the body to pursue the cell disturbances that make up Alzheimer’s disease. Importantly, interrupting those signals allowed… Read More »
“When?” is a Better Question than “If” in terms of Long Term Care
Baby Boomers are turning 65 at the rate of 10,000 per day, and that’s been happening since the first boomers did so in early 2011. If you extrapolate that and factor in greater lifespans, the number of Americans over age 65 will double to 80 million in less than 30 years. The fastest growing age… Read More »