Caring for older adults should be a responsibility of the community, including in Iowa. Older adults are some of the most at-risk members of the community for mental illness. Limited interactions with the community, neglect from family members, and potentially abusive environments are all common factors that contribute to severe mental illnesses. These mental illnesses
Democratic lawmakers Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Andy Kim have partnered up with Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans to introduce legislation aiming to give army reservists and members of the National Guard that also work for the federal government options on the type of health care plans they can receive.The bill, which could impact thousands of federal employees that are also in the U.S. Army, plans to give this group of Americans the ability to decide whether they want military or civilian...
As lawmakers debate work requirements in Medicaid expansion bills, Walker faces a Catch-22: she first needs health insurance to get healthy enough to be able to return to work.
Providers fear losing workers, while others fear providers themselves will drop out.
Last night’s powerful thunderstorms wreaked havoc across the Bon Air area, leaving a trail of destruction and knocking out power to nearly 20,000 homes and businesses statewide.
Kate Movius knew it would be challenging when her son Aidan, who experiences profound autism, turned 22 and aged out of the programs and services provided through his school. What she didn't anticipate was the two years she would spend in a fruitless search for an adult program that fit her son. Ultimately, the family ditched the wait lists and created their own form of weekly programming for Aidan and others in the community. Finding an open space in a program that fit Aidan was made even more...
A quarter of home-owning parents with adult children who are not homeowners feel guilty that they cannot provide more support, according to a survey.
Mr. Swann said workforce challenges among domiciliary care providers are having an impact. Funding has been increased to meet the needs of the Western Trust’s ageing population, he added. "The Western Health and Social Care Trust Trust Annual Domiciliary Care budget amounts to £46.3m. This includes an additional £1.353m allocated to meet demographic growth for the last two financial years. The Trust currently deploys all of the Domiciliary Care resources allocated. This amounts to an average...
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In the second episode of the new Channel 4 series, which aired on Wednesday, the presenter visited Darryl and Jo in South Devon after their passion project turned into an absolute nightmare.
Havana, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is betting on the application of homeopathy, which due to its potential and impact on health and life quality is a valid therapeutic care system in Cuba, local media reported. The post Cuba bets on homeopathy in health care first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Lawmakers and advocates regularly refer to Mississippians without health insurance who are in the “coverage gap.” But what is the coverage gap, and why does it exist?