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Maxim Healthcare Services Expands Caregiver Benefits Program; Gives More Than $10 Million Back to Caregivers

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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Maxim Healthcare Services (Maxim), a national provider of continuous skilled nursing services and personal and behavioral care, announced today the expansion of the company’s caregiver benefits program.

Key Points: 
  • Maxim Healthcare Services (Maxim), a national provider of continuous skilled nursing services and personal and behavioral care, announced today the expansion of the company’s caregiver benefits program.
  • Aimed at improving the overall well-being and job satisfaction of Maxim’s valued caregivers, the enhanced program is projected to provide more than $10 million in added benefits.
  • Maxim offers all employees robust, comprehensive, and competitive benefits packages and officially launched the enhanced benefits for caregivers in February 2024. Notable improvements include increases in paid time off, and the launch of a brand new awards program – MaxCares.
  • Maxim provides continuous skilled nursing services, physical rehabilitation, personal care, respite care, and behavioral care for some of the nation’s most medically fragile patients.

Statement - The Government of Canada highlights National Caregiver Day

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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National Caregiver Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the efforts of the almost 8 million caregivers in Canada who are providing care for others.

Key Points: 
  • National Caregiver Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the efforts of the almost 8 million caregivers in Canada who are providing care for others.
  • To help provide financial support for those who are providing care for a loved one, caregivers can benefit from the non-refundable Canada caregiver credit .
  • The Government of Canada is also collaborating with provinces and territories to implement bilateral agreements focused on the shared priority of helping Canadians age with dignity close to home.
  • The Government of Canada is taking steps to enhance Canadian seniors' ability to age at home and receive quality home care.

Government of Canada signs two bilateral agreements with Quebec to support initiatives to improve health care

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada's Minister of Health, announced the signing of two bilateral agreements to invest more than $3.7 billion in federal funding to improve health care in Quebec.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada's Minister of Health, announced the signing of two bilateral agreements to invest more than $3.7 billion in federal funding to improve health care in Quebec.
  • The Government of Canada will initially provide $2.5 billion to support Quebec's Department of Health and Social Services' 2023-2027 strategic plan.
  • This will enable the sharing of best practices and ensure continuous improvement of the health care system.
  • This will improve the transparency of results, help manage public health emergencies, and ensure that individuals can access their own health information, which will be shared among health care workers in all health care settings.

New Alzheimer's Association Report Reveals Top Stressors for Caregivers and Lack of Care Navigation Support and Resources

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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CHICAGO, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alzheimer's Association 2024 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report reveals that both dementia caregivers and health care workers report difficulties in navigating dementia care within the U.S. health care system. The report provides an in-depth look at the latest national and state-by-state statistics on Alzheimer's disease prevalence, mortality, caregiving, dementia care workforce and costs of care. The new report estimates that 6.9 million people age 65 and older in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer's dementia, with the cost of care for these individuals this year projected to reach $360 billion — a $15 billion increase from a year ago.

Key Points: 
  • This year's special report, Mapping a Better Future for Dementia Care Navigation, provides a comprehensive look into dementia care navigation by surveying dementia caregivers and health care workers on their experiences, challenges, awareness and perceptions of care navigation in dementia care.
  • Dementia care navigation provides clinical and nonclinical support to people living with dementia and their caregivers to overcome barriers that compromise care and health outcomes.
  • "Dementia care navigation programs have shown they can be a huge benefit to people living with dementia and their caregivers.
  • Get additional data and statistics from the report for Alzheimer's disease prevalence, mortality, cost of care, caregiving and dementia care workforce.

Grey Tsumani is coming - seniors 65+ to make up 1/4 of the population by 2030. Northern Ontario's Canadore College is leading the way to healthier aging.

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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Canadore College recognizes seniors need to age better and healthier, be more productive and engaged with their community, and it's using The Village to help make that a reality.

Key Points: 
  • Canadore College recognizes seniors need to age better and healthier, be more productive and engaged with their community, and it's using The Village to help make that a reality.
  • Seniors aging better, and healthier thanks to The Village at Canadore College.
  • The Village Collective Impact Project (CIP) is funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.
  • Canadore College is planning for the expansion of The Village into intergenerational living opportunities for seniors and more hands-on learning experiences for the students.

Belmont Village Senior Living Highlights the Importance of Caregivers’ Mental Health on National Caregivers Day

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Friday, February 16, 2024
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As the number of caregivers grow in the United States, Belmont Village Senior Living , a leading developer, owner and operator of senior living communities, recognizes the importance of supporting caregivers, especially their mental health, this National Caregivers Day, Feb. 16, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • As the number of caregivers grow in the United States, Belmont Village Senior Living , a leading developer, owner and operator of senior living communities, recognizes the importance of supporting caregivers, especially their mental health, this National Caregivers Day, Feb. 16, 2024.
  • “Of the nearly 48 million caregivers, 26% are caregiving for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia, which can have a tremendous impact on a caregiver’s mental health,” said Joyce Mahoney, CTRS, APRS, Regional Vice President of Memory Care and Programming, Belmont Village Senior Living.
  • It may seem overwhelming for caregivers to arrange time for themselves, so Belmont Village Senior Living has outlined tips and resources for caregivers.
  • Prioritizing the physical and mental health of caregivers not only benefits the caregiver, but their loved one they are taking care of.

Canada signs $733 million bilateral agreement to help British Columbians age with dignity

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Monday, February 12, 2024
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VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 12, 2024 /CNW/ - Every senior in Canada deserves to age in dignity, safety, and comfort, regardless of where they live.

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 12, 2024 /CNW/ - Every senior in Canada deserves to age in dignity, safety, and comfort, regardless of where they live.
  • Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada's Minister of Health and the Honourable Adrian Dix, Minister of Health of British Columbia announced a bilateral agreement to invest $733 million over the next five years to help British Columbians age with dignity, closer to home, through improved access to home and community care and long-term care (LTC).
  • This funding builds on the $1.2 billion bilateral agreement that was announced with the province in October of 2023.
  • Progress on these initiatives and broader commitments will be measured against targets which British Columbia will publicly report on annually.

HELP! Most Long Islanders Caring for Aging Loved Ones Feel Stressed and Need Relief from State: AARP NY Survey

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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Most of the family caregivers who responded to the survey for the report – titled "Long Island Caregivers 40 and Older: Their Challenges, Struggles and Needs" -- say they care for a relative, most likely a parent in their 80s. The fall 2023 telephone survey on caregiving and long-term care queried residents of Suffolk and Nassau counties age 40-plus who are caring for an aging loved or have done so, and who are registered to vote in New York.

Key Points: 
  • The Long Island survey was gleaned from a larger statewide AARP caregiving survey of 1,345 New York registered voters ages 40 and older.
  • On Long Island, as well as elsewhere across the state, women primarily bear the burden of caring for an aging loved one.
  • Most Long Island caregivers (61%) say they do not believe New York State government offers enough support for unpaid family caregivers.
  • To read the full report and learn more visit: www.aarp.org/NYWomenCaregivers
    Connect with AARP New York on X: @AARPNY and Facebook: AARP New York

Changes are coming for Australia’s aged care system. Here’s what we know so far

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Australia’s subsidised aged care services now help around 1.5 million older people to receive care and support.

Key Points: 
  • Australia’s subsidised aged care services now help around 1.5 million older people to receive care and support.
  • But as a result, the 1997 Aged Care Act has become a patchwork of change upon change.
  • Read more:
    How to complain about aged care and get the result you want

What we know so far

  • Parts of an initial draft of the act have been released for public consultation.
  • The proposed act adopts a rights-based approach to caring for older Australians, and consolidates and simplifies multiple pieces of existing legislation.


establishing a complaints commissioner to increase the independence and transparency of investigating aged care complaints
increasing whistleblower protections so older people, their families and aged care workers feel comfortable about exposing unacceptable treatment from a provider
streamlining access to aged care through a single-assessment process, rather than older people having to be assessed by different organisations depending on their particular care needs.

  • The act also makes many references to the government making rules about how the aged care system will actually operate.
  • As always, the devil is in the detail but the rules have not yet been made public.
  • Federal Parliament will have the final say on what the act will contain and when it is passed.

How does this fit with other recent changes?

  • The new act aims to provide an enduring structure that brings the current aged care system, including recent reforms, into a single consistent regulatory regime.
  • The newly introduced residential care workforce standards, for instance, will be carried over to the new act.
  • The act will also include the Star Ratings for individual aged care homes.

Will this be it for a while?

  • The recent changes to aged care are not the end of the decade-long reform journey.
  • Following that, a new Support at Home program is being designed to consolidate and streamline the current home care packages, short-term restorative care and respite care.
  • But such an opportunity comes only once every decade or two.
  • The broad framework is there, but there are less than five months to get the details right.
  • He is Policy Advisor to the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative (UARC) and Chairs the Editorial Board of Australia's Aged Care Sector.
  • He undertakes policy research for the Commonwealth Government and the aged care sector.
  • She has contributed to the Australia's Aged Care Sector reports and UARC submissions in response to the proposed new Aged Care Act.

Heritage Management Services Expands Portfolio, Assumes Management of Two Area Communities

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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Beginning March 1, Heritage Management Services will take the reins as the management company for two Omaha-area communities, Ridgewood and Fountain View, totaling 221 apartments.

Key Points: 
  • Beginning March 1, Heritage Management Services will take the reins as the management company for two Omaha-area communities, Ridgewood and Fountain View, totaling 221 apartments.
  • Heritage Management Services is honored to introduce these communities under their existing brand: Ridgewood by Heritage and Fountain View by Heritage.
  • "We are excited to embark on this new chapter with Ridgewood and Fountain View," said Amy Birkel, COO at Heritage Management Services.
  • Heritage Management Services operates Heritage Communities.