WEEK OF MAY 9, 2016
Nearly five years after it expired, legislation to reauthorize the Older Americans Act was passed by Congress with unanimous, bipartisan support and signed into law in April: https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/04/21/reauthorizing-older-americans-act-protect-our-citizens
To celebrate Older Americans Month, the Administration on Community Living offers tip sheets on a number of topics: http://oam.acl.gov/2016/tipsheets.html
DOL issues "Paying
Minimum Wage and Overtime to Home Care Workers: A Guide for Consumers and their
Families to the Fair Labor Standards Act": https://www.dol.gov/whd/homecare/homecare_guide.htm
Eating a variety of foods from all food groups can help supply the nutrients a person needs as they age: http://www.eatright.org/resource/food/nutrition/dietary-guidelines-and-myplate/healthy-eating-for-older-adults
A registered dietitian nutritionist can help older adults make positive life changes: http://www.eatright.org/resources/for-seniors
Dual responsibilities of work and family caregiving impact 60 percent of caregivers: http://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/ppi/2016-03/The-Dual-Pressures-off-Family-Caregiving-and-Employment.pdf
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst introduces Credit for Caring Act: http://www.ernst.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2016/4/ernst-bennet-ayotte-and-warren-introduce-tax-credit-for-family-caregivers
Tax credits and deductions every caregiver should know about: https://www.agingcare.com/Articles/tax-credits-deductions-for-caregivers-171010.htm?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20-%20February%2027,%202016
Evidence links Alzheimer's to periodontitis: http://www.dentistrytoday.com/news/industrynews/item/795-more-evidence-links-alzheimer-s-to-periodontitis?hq_e=el&hq_m=995899&hq_l=2&hq_v=b857cffb89
Consumer Focus: What consumers should know about dietary supplements: https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/newsletter-preview/45/24B25BCAFD95055AB4D8BD584443A013/
CDC finds severe vision impairment
increases number of falls sustained by U.S. seniors: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6517a2.htm?s_cid=mm6517a2_w
Links to related media coverage:
Iowa Attorney General requests individuals to consider completing a brief survey to inform elder abuse prevention policy: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IndivOver50
Governor's Conference on Aging & Disabilities (May 23-26, 2016, Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, IA)
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A-Z Guide to Simplify and Optimize Dementia Care: A Medical Education Conference on Dementia (June 4, 2016, Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA)
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