Posts Tagged ‘elderly’
RI Senate Tackles High Cost of Prescription Drugs – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer Photo: Commonwealth Fund In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, as Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island General Assembly move to hammer out their Fiscal Year 2022 budget, Senate lawmakers push a package of eight legislative proposals to put the brakes on skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs. The Senate…
Read MoreNew: AARP Shows RI Facilities Remain Hotbed for COVID-19 – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues As the Rhode Island Health Department (RIDOH) announces that cases of COVID-19 are declining and is loosening up restrictions on the reopening of bars and our social gatherings, AARP Rhode Island warns that the state’s nursing homes remain a hotbed for COVID-19 infections, and the “death rate…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Vaccines and older Americans – AARP, CDC, etc.
Photo: AARP 95% of COVID-19 deaths are people over 50. AARP is fighting for older Americans to be prioritized for vaccine The AARP is upping its involvement in advocating for those over 50 when it comes to vaccine dissemination. They have issued a Statement on Distribution of COVID Vaccines, which addresses distribution planning and implementation.…
Read MoreThe Impact of COVID-19’s Social Isolation on Seniors – by Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging As COVID-19 cases continued to surge across the nation, AARP Foundation in collaboration with the United Health Foundation (UHF), released a report last month taking a look as to how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts seniors who find themselves socially isolated. According to the recently released report, “The Pandemic…
Read MoreUpdate of RI Nursing Homes, Group Homes: Approx. 79 new cases/50 deaths. Visitation questioned.
As Rhode Island opens up some visiting, it will be up to the individual facility whether or not to participate. One nursing home told us – “not until we have zero cases – not yet”. Here is the data that has been updated since last week. Note: current active cases in a facility are not…
Read MoreImagine all the people living life… re-imagine, if you can…
By Nancy Thomas, editor and publisher “It’s time to totally reimagine how we care for seniors…” – Gov. Raimondo It has not been that unusual for the smallest state in the country, with about 1 million stable (not mobile) people, with measurable media, and little overlap to be the site of something new – something…
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