Osteoporosis: A Growing Epidemic

It’s time to get this serious health issue under controlMost of us have heard about osteoporosis, but we’re about to start hearing a lot more. That’s because the incidence of osteoporosis is sharply rising as populations age in the United States and around the world. This growing epidemic will have major implications for our society, […]

The One Slide Project: “Engage in Grace”

With Thanksgiving upon us, we have much to be thankful for, and much still left to accomplish. Health care statesmen Paul Levy, CEO/President of Beth Israel Deaconess, Lachlan Forrow of Harvard and others this month have launched the project "Engage in Grace", which zeroes in on one pressing need: end-of-life decision making and care. Their idea: […]

How Do We Protect Elder Frail Americans?

Recently, issues of elder abuse have resurfaced in both home and institutional settings. As Stephanie Lederman, executive director of the American Federation for Aging Research notes, “A large segment of our population is both dependent and frail. Studies on elder abuse now alert us that seniors are also vulnerable and in need of help.” How […]

Larry Minnix Takes a Hands-On Approach to Labor Day

My good friend Larry Minnix, President and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), never fails to frame a message within a story, and a story within an image. As we approach Labor Day, and in the middle of Political Conventions and the varying values and futures they portray, […]

Long Term Care Insurance

Is it a good idea? With Baby Boomers aging and all Americans living longer lives, the question of long-term care is on a lot of people’s minds. You may be surprised to know that the average cost of one year in a nursing home now exceeds $70,000. Even more daunting, though, is the fact that […]

Women Informal Family Caregivers

The problem of “non-real work” In the book “In Search of Excellence,” published in 1982, Tom Peters made the case that solving most business problems requires a critical look at processes, and an active, critical reshaping of those processes to allow for simplicity, ease of use, efficiency and reliability. One term he coined, which has […]

Thanks, Warren!

Notes on caregiving from a colleague in Louisiana Warren Hebert, a home-health executive in Louisiana who is also a registered nurse, attended the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) meeting last year when I spoke there. He contacted me recently by email to let me know that he was distributing a summary of my speech […]

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