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"Malaysia is already an ageing society, with 8.1 per cent of its population aged 65 and above in 2024, according to the United Nations (UN) Development Programme.

This proportion is set to rise to 14.5 per cent – pushing Malaysia into aged status – by 2040, which is sooner than expected. The government’s previous forecast was 2044."

channelnewsasia.com/asia/malay

CNAIN FOCUS: Is it too late to defuse the ‘ticking time bomb’ of Malaysia’s fast-ageing population?Caregivers lacking respite and support, seniors who need more age-friendly infrastructure and financial security – will Malaysia’s upcoming white paper to tackle an ageing nation rise to the challenges?
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Authorities are awaiting necropsy results to determine how the couple’s kelpie mix died. Starvation could have been a cause of death but ofcls are still unsure, Phipps said, noting that dogs do not get sick from hantavirus. Zinna underwent a procedure on Feb 9, which could explain why the dog was in a crate…. The couple’s other 2 dogs were found alive & had been able to go in & out of the house through an open door, authorities said.

#GeneHackman #alzheimers #ElderCare
cnn.com/2025/03/08/us/gene-hac

CNN · Gene Hackman’s wife was protective of his health for years. She died of hantavirus and days later, he was goneBy Dalia Faheid

My partner was just commenting on how the set up for Librewolf starts out with all security measures on straight out of the gate and how fantastic it is for people who are dealing with elderly parents who maybe aren't as tech savvy or informed. The trouble shooting you are left with when they have any issue is minimal from that point, which based on my own experience is sometimes days of work trying to track down what exactly happened, with a parent who wasn't always honest about what went down. Keep your elders safe! Librewolf is great!

If you have an older person in your life, and you think you might need to arrange that you have power of attorney of their finances at some point: don't wait too long to put that into place.

It's significantly more complicated to arrange that kind of thing when the person is frail and has difficulty walking.

Rather do it before it becomes completely necessary, than wait until it's difficult to arrange.

Japan loves robots, so with declining & aging population, pressures in health and elder care are enormous. So why not try robot caregivers?

We should be wary of this approach. Here’s what happened:
- lifting robots cumbersome, take too much time to move from room to room
- distraction & entertainment robot pets needed staff supervision
- recreation leader robots were repetitive, time-consuming, and ignored unless staff stayed involved

technologyreview.com/2023/01/0

Judge refuses to issue injunction blocking nursing home staff mandates

>>In his decision siding with the federal government, United States District Judge Leonard T. Strand stated that “with regard to nearly every aspect of the final rule, the plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate that a preliminary injunction is necessary in order to preserve the status quo and prevent irreparable harm.”<<

#OklahomaVoice #ElderCare #Nursing
oklahomavoice.com/2025/01/16/j

Oklahoma Voice · Judge refuses to issue injunction blocking nursing home staff mandates • Oklahoma VoiceA group of Republican attorneys general have lost their bid for a temporary injunction that would have blocked the federal government from imposing new staffing level requirements on nursing homes.

When my mother broke her back recently she spent ten days in the ER before going to rehab.

This is because she found herself trapped in a bureaucratic limbo regarding standard of care. She was not ill enough to go into hospital, and not well enough to be released back to independent living.

The interaction between outfits like UHC and BCBS et merde and the eldercare industrial complex (hospitals, rehab facilities, insurance and pension fund companies) which is entirely made up of the sort of people who are comfortable farming basic human necessities for money.

Creates bureaucratic obstacles to appropriate care all along the way; usually under a claim of making it more efficient and safer.

It is specifically designed to channel patients into lucrative revenue opportunities at the expense of durable health care that actually fixes them or at least accomodates their needs.

Skip this thread if you don't want to read today's horrifyingly amusing chapter of "remote IT support for elderly parents." If you're younger than I am, just remember that unless your parents have a tech-friendly attitude now and have displayed the ability to figure out tech stuff on their own, some day this may be you trying to help your parents over the phone from a different state.
#elderCare #sandwichGeneration #techSupport
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My uncle and I have had trouble getting healthcare providers to include me in care discussions. He's about to have another inpatient procedure, then rehab, and I can't be there in person at the start. I'm planning on sending the attached letter in with him to give to the hospital & rehab staff. I think I've covered everything, but if this is your jam I'd appreciate any suggestions you have for increasing the odds that it will work. Thank you!
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#HIPAA #LawFedi #ElderCare #Caregiver