Caregivers provide valued services and receive gratification yet bear heavy burdens. We’re reviewing current research on caregiving. Popcorn News Atropos Health envisions the future of evidence-based medicine
We’ll be looking at companies who are supporting caregivers. Both established and new companies are working to provide services to older adults and their care givers. Companies Supporting Caregivers: Grayce: Support with financial, legal, housing, home care and more Popcorn News Lancet Study: COVID-19 is an independent risk factor for acute myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke Concert Health is bringing…
Follow the People. Who are the movers and shakers in older adult preventive care? We’ll bring a handful of folks of whom you should be aware, and you’ll have some too. People Discussed Dr. Linda Fried, Columbia GeriPal Podcast: Frailty & Resilience Fried and colleagues developed five criteria (weight loss, exhaustion, low physical activity, slowness and weakness) to be used…
Follow the Money: 2021 may be another record year in age tech investing. VCs, insurance companies, government grants and other avenues are rocking as funding sources. Funding Surges for Agetech Popcorn News Implications of Delta Variant Surge for Rural Health Systems Aging yields improvements as well as declines
Today we’re talking about the Rural Urban gap in healthcare. As stated in the U.S. Census report “The Older Population in Rural America, 2012-2016″: “Most older people do not live in rural areas and most rural residents are not older. But an older, increasingly rural, population requires specialized medical and rehabilitation services, as well as innovative housing and public transportation…