Geriatrics

Health care bill impact on elder care

Global Politics

Long term care provision for sick or aging family members currently included in health care bill may not stay in.

Home Health Care Workers and the Business of Compassion

Data on America’s Care Providers

Listener Letters

East of Eden

The World

Emerging Health Note/Nursing Home Sleep

Living on Earth’s Diane Toomey reports on research looking into ways to help nursing home patients get a better night’s sleep.

The World

Health Note/ Nursing Home Sleep

Living on Earth’s Diane Toomey reports on research looking into ways to help nursing home patients get a better night’s sleep.

The World

Health Update

Diane Toomey reports on a new study that links chemical exposure on the job to a severe form of Parkinson’s disease.

The World

Approaching the American age of centenarians

Arts, Culture & Media

It’s long been believed that the average human life expectancy is close to 85 years old, but new research from Duke University says that the number may be closer to 100.

The World

Health reform: helping pay the costs of elder care?

Lifestyle & Belief

We’re talking about the costs of caring for Grandma, and whether they’re going to get any cheaper with health care reform. The CLASS ACT ? short for ‘Community Living Assistance Services and Support’ ? is a section of the Senate’s health care bill.