About caring for the Elderly 261 Caring for the Elderly 2012-02-09T06:27:05 Life Styler barry.david.adams@googlemail.com Slideshows for Tag: eldercare 2012-02-08T16:13:56

See the features that will revolutionize home care recruiting

fa1c5bb8a8f8b66f987eb069769a5201 The Official Blog of IAHSA - The Global Ageing Network 2012-02-08T13:57:30

Do you and your organization want to expand your home care services? Many seniors and families would like to stay in their home or residence rather than move to a care home, and yet they need help on a frequent basis. Receiving services at home can be the answer to the need for care, while [...]

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e67bfb12e51c185dc3e81895636a4a67 The Official Blog of IAHSA - The Global Ageing Network 2012-02-07T09:00:42

The government of Switzerland has recently unveiled plans to construct a mock 1950’s village for people living with advanced Alzheimer’s disease. The proposed village will be worth approximately 20 million Euros and will be constructed close to Wiedlisbach near Born. The village will be able to house about 150 residents in 1950’s style houses. The [...]

47d99a0c20e388906ab9b7865bd58458 The Official Blog of IAHSA - The Global Ageing Network 2012-02-06T09:00:29

The government of Hong Kong recently revealed plans to support elders as they age in place. The four-year pilot scheme will provide vouchers to the elderly to help them cover the cost of services they need. The government hopes that by directly providing payments to the elderly, they will choose the services that they most [...]

adc066915353acfd952513e5f900b468 The Official Blog of IAHSA - The Global Ageing Network 2012-02-03T16:54:32

The University of Auckland recently launched a trial on the use of “healthbots” (robots used in health care) at the Selwyn retirement village in New Zealand.  The study will evaluate the extent to which robots are able to assist seniors and care home staff. There are different types of robots that are programmed to perform [...]

7852b3b2d8410f4033c6eeac70b930cd The Official Blog of IAHSA - The Global Ageing Network 2012-02-02T15:37:03

Bupa care homes across the UK want to hear from people who can spin a good yarn to join in Bupa’s plans to mark National Storytelling Week. The care homes will be hosting special community storytelling events in January and are appealing for storytellers to bring tales and fables to life. Celebrated each year, National [...]

9d8369ae20ec0e6bd968c7e6adb38009 The Official Blog of IAHSA - The Global Ageing Network 2012-02-01T18:45:16

The Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) released a statement this week favoring the government’s newly released Action Plan for Health Care. According to a press release by the OCSA,  the new Senior Care Strategy will provide 3 million new hours of support to seniors living in community settings. The action plan will also increase house [...]

b206f0fa8b953178607c04ac3fdd8576 The Official Blog of IAHSA - The Global Ageing Network 2012-01-31T14:50:09

The National Dignity Council, through its Dignity in Care campaign promotes dignity for people in care homes, and works to ensure that they are treated as individuals, are given choices, and are provided with stimulating activities. To accomplish this task, the Dignity Council has recruited over 35,000 dignity champions across the UK. Champions speak out [...]

f56328adf3efcefc6cdfdf8e56d19cf8 The Official Blog of IAHSA - The Global Ageing Network 2012-01-30T14:54:44

Over the weekend a coalition that includes the Australian Healthcare and Hospital Association and the Health Services Union joined with over 20 other groups to call for aged care reform. Together with unions and charitable organisations, the coalition launched the Australians Deserve to Age Well campaign. There are currently about 1 million Australians living in aged [...]

53b46343f0dd3bca614764018323d0ef The Official Blog of IAHSA - The Global Ageing Network 2012-01-27T18:18:56

Industrializing nations face a true challenge due to the global shift in ageing demographics.  China shares this reality, and is predicted to have 25% of its population be aged 65 by 2050. Naturally, this predicted change creates concerns over who will care for the elderly, how care will be financed, and how medical and social [...]

930606e15fe7986fa508908fcd344d0e The Official Blog of IAHSA - The Global Ageing Network 2012-01-26T15:21:35

What will retirement villages look like in the future? That was the question students in Virginia, USA were challenged to answer this past year. The request was made by Friendship Retirement Community, a care home that plans to expand in 2012. Friendship Retirement wanted to see what solutions youth would find to promote active ageing and independence. [...]

c4c7c4d898e9581eb167d5412a1beeb3 yourcarehome.co.uk blog 2012-01-16T11:15:25

3156fcea04ef2b2803f509d2ab3db246 Slideshows for Tag: eldercare 2012-01-13T02:01:58

9ede8d54b7d24e3922cf51fdba33d3da The Singularity Institute Blog 2012-01-11T00:18:57

The Singularity Institute and existential risk mitigation were recently covered in a special feature in Bloomberg Businessweek, and the article was syndicated on various websites, including SFGate.com. Bloomberg Businessweek has a circulation of approximately one million. A scan of the feature is available here.

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1dd1902c59d5292b50caf82c2816338e The Singularity Institute Blog 2012-01-05T04:16:49

From the New York Times Opinionator blog: A robot walks into a bar and says, “I’ll have a screwdriver.” A bad joke, indeed. But even less funny if the robot says “Give me what’s in your cash register.” The fictional theme of robots turning against humans is older than the word itself, which first appeared [...]

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