This article explains what cultural competence means in healthcare, why it matters, and how the healthcare system can overcome obstacles to cultural competence.
The US healthcare system suffers from a serious condition: fragmentation. While serious, this issue isn’t terminal. Treating this problem will help remove many barriers to health, allowing more seniors to stay in their homes and reducing the burden on healthcare systems.
Unfortunately, many family caregivers lack the support and resources to overcome social determinants of health that contribute to their unmet needs. This article explores how the role of caregiving impacts informal caregivers and ways that health systems and experts can address the problem
Access to reliable public or private transportation dramatically impacts our overall quality of life. For seniors, in particular, the absence of reliable transportation is a social determinant of health that could result in poorer health and higher isolation rates.
Massachusetts provides many senior resources to support its aging community. Here is a list of programs and organizations offering housing assistance, healthcare, elder abuse, support groups, and more.
Falls can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. For this reason, understanding how to manage balance and falling in the elderly is essential.
MeetCaregivers has a mission to make caregiving services more widely available to those who need them most. See how we aim to reach this goal.
As seasoned industry entrepreneurs and successful operators, Glueck and Somers will focus on building out the company’s Medicare Advantage business.
Recently, we held an exclusive investor Zoom webinar Q&A to share how we aim to help more seniors age in place by helping them access
Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month raises awareness of the unique mental health issues facing minority communities. Learn more about this observance and its importance to older adults.