Elder Care /tags/elder-care Elder Care en-US Copyright Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:00:30 GMT I always avoided family duties. Then my dad had a fall and everything changed /npr-news/npr-news/2022-10-07/i-always-avoided-family-duties-then-my-dad-had-a-fall-and-everything-changed When my father doesn't answer the phone, I don't think anything of it. He's 75 years old and doesn't always want to talk. I didn't know at the time how much was about to change. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:00:30 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-10-07/i-always-avoided-family-duties-then-my-dad-had-a-fall-and-everything-changed Megan Tan The Future Of Elder Care /podcast/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-06-03/the-future-of-elder-care Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities account for one-third of all COVID deaths in the U.S. to date. That’s causing families, health care advocates and lawmakers to rethink care options going forward. Experts say there must be a reimagining of the entire system. Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:41:32 GMT /podcast/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-06-03/the-future-of-elder-care The Future Of Elder Care /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-06-03/the-future-of-elder-care Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities account for one-third of all COVID deaths in the U.S. to date. That’s causing families, health care advocates and lawmakers to rethink care options going forward. Experts say there must be a reimagining of the entire system. Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:40:29 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-06-03/the-future-of-elder-care The Future Of Elder Care /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-05-20/the-future-of-elder-care Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities account for one-third of all COVID deaths in the U.S. to date. That’s causing families, health care advocates and lawmakers to rethink care options going forward. Experts say there must be a reimagining of the entire system. Thu, 20 May 2021 11:48:21 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-05-20/the-future-of-elder-care Creating Community as we Grow Older /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2014-09-29/creating-community-as-we-grow-older 11 am They marched for civil rights, partied at Woodstock, and now, ten thousand baby boomers a day are turning sixty-five. This hour we’ll explore the… Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:00:22 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2014-09-29/creating-community-as-we-grow-older admin The Care and Keeping of Parents /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2013-06-04/the-care-and-keeping-of-parents 10:00 Getting old is not for sissies. Approximately 8,000 Americans turn 65 every day, and by 2025, over 73 million will be Medicare recipients. As the… Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:00:05 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2013-06-04/the-care-and-keeping-of-parents admin