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9 Investigates: The Soaring Costs Of Medicaid CENTRAL FLORIDA — WFTV investigated the soaring costs of Medicaid, and government watchdogs said one simple change could save hundreds of millions of dollars. Michael Claudio has trouble remembering basic tasks after encephalitis damaged his brain. The state could have spent $5,000 a year for in-home care, or [...]

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Helping Caregivers Tend to Themselves By Bill Beckwith Caregiving takes an enormous emotional and physical toll even when it is a labor of love and/or obligation. In the case of caring for someone wi th progressive memory loss, a spouse or child often has to parent their partner or parent. This sets up a natural [...]

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Home Care, Assisted Living Boosted by U.S. Life Expectancy Increase SOURCE: Kalorama Information NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – April 15, 2011) – With the life expectancy of Americans now over 78 years, demand for long term care facilities is strong and future prospects continue to look positive for services such as assisted living, nursing homes and [...]

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Generation Alzheimer’s Michelle Seitzer, seniorsforliving.com A new microsite has been developed by the Alzheimer’s Association, with the apt albeit unsettling title – “Generation Alzheimer’s: The Defining Disease of the Baby Boomers.” Facts like “An estimated 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer’s” as listed on the site certainly affirm the severity of the impact that [...]

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