by Care Answered | Dec 4, 2025 | Care News, chronic illness, Daily Health Tips, Medicaid, Medicare Tips, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need, Studies
The 2025 Service Needs Assessment by the New York City Department for the Aging (NYC Aging) recently surveyed about 1.8 million older New Yorkers (age 60+) and 1.3 million caregivers in NYC. The results show a concerning gap between the needs of our older population...
by Care Answered | Oct 15, 2025 | Care News, Daily Health Tips, Long Term Care, Studies, Uncategorized
Are you a caregiver? If not, chances are someone close to you is — a family member, friend, coworker, or neighbor. Caregiving impacts nearly everyone. In fact, did you know that one in four American adults provide care for a loved one? As caregiving continues to...
by Care Answered | Sep 11, 2025 | Care News, Daily Health Tips, Studies, Uncategorized
The Greatest Generation—there’s a reason those born between 1901 and 1927 have that title, and perhaps resilience is that reason. They had to sacrifice and overcome the Great Depression and World War II. There are so many of us who have also lived through—or are...
by Care Answered | Aug 26, 2025 | Care News, chronic illness, Daily Health Tips, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need, Studies
A new study from the Alzheimer’s Association US called “Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk” (US POINTER) confirms that improving brain health and even reducing or preventing dementia can succeed for everyone through a...
by Care Answered | Aug 14, 2024 | Care News, chronic illness, Daily Health Tips, Events, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need, Studies
Someone in the US is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s every 67 seconds, and an estimated 500,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year. Among those 65 and older, one in nine has Alzheimer’s. The statistics are frightening, and the toll this disease takes on patients,...
by Care Answered | Aug 31, 2023 | Care News, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need, Studies
Until very recently, those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease had very few treatment options. While the disease is progressive and there is still no cure, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval to two new medications that, for the first time,...
