/tags/elders Elders en-US Copyright Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:51:36 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-08-16/heat-waves-are-hitting-oregons-oldest-population-the-hardest Oregon’s temperatures are dipping, but last month’s heat wave solidified an unsettling trend: Extreme heat is hitting Oregon’s aging population hard. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:51:36 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-08-16/heat-waves-are-hitting-oregons-oldest-population-the-hardest Lauren Dake /health-and-medicine/2024-05-31/womans-death-sparks-calls-for-systemic-changes-in-how-oregon-cares-for-older-adults Ki Soon Hyun's death outside a Sandy memory care facility has put a bright light on significant issues in Oregon. Fri, 31 May 2024 12:19:38 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-05-31/womans-death-sparks-calls-for-systemic-changes-in-how-oregon-cares-for-older-adults Lauren Dake /law-and-justice/2024-04-17/family-of-woman-who-died-near-an-oregon-memory-care-facility-sues-state-facility-for-10-million Oregon’s long-term care ombudsman highlighted significant issues at the facility in a report released earlier this month. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:10:32 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-04-17/family-of-woman-who-died-near-an-oregon-memory-care-facility-sues-state-facility-for-10-million Lauren Dake /health-and-medicine/2024-04-06/oregon-regulators-missed-red-flags-leading-to-seniors-death-in-care-facility-ombudsman-says The state’s licensing officials waited nearly one month after her death to enter the care facility, according to a damning investigation released by the Oregon long-term care ombudsman this week. Sat, 06 Apr 2024 12:57:44 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-04-06/oregon-regulators-missed-red-flags-leading-to-seniors-death-in-care-facility-ombudsman-says Lauren Dake /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-07-05/extreme-weather-events-disproportionately-affect-marginalized-groups-oregon-health-authority-says Climate change disproportionately affects communities of color, the elderly, people with disabilities and low-income households. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:22:08 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-07-05/extreme-weather-events-disproportionately-affect-marginalized-groups-oregon-health-authority-says Brian Bull /science-technology/2023-07-01/would-you-leave-grandma-with-a-companion-robot-care-bots-and-robot-pets-find-favor-in-pacific-nw Twenty grandmas and grandpas on the Washington coast joined a pilot project that is trialing how artificial intelligence-driven companion robots could reduce loneliness and social isolation among seniors —especially those living alone. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 14:09:24 GMT /science-technology/2023-07-01/would-you-leave-grandma-with-a-companion-robot-care-bots-and-robot-pets-find-favor-in-pacific-nw Tom Banse /health-and-medicine/2023-04-17/the-rate-of-older-californians-dying-of-malnutrition-has-accelerated Californians 85 and older are especially susceptible to malnutrition. They accounted for almost three in five malnutrition deaths in the state last year. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:35:24 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-04-17/the-rate-of-older-californians-dying-of-malnutrition-has-accelerated Phillip Reese /politics-government/2023-04-01/bill-to-extend-time-to-investigate-scams-against-older-californians-advances A bill intended to help investigators pursue people suspected of scamming older Californians out of their savings is advancing in the state Legislature. Sat, 01 Apr 2023 12:40:53 GMT /politics-government/2023-04-01/bill-to-extend-time-to-investigate-scams-against-older-californians-advances Helen Barrington /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-02-12/californias-fastest-growing-homeless-population-seniors Some seniors have been homeless for years and are now growing older. But the increasing numbers also reflect another trend: those experiencing homelessness for the first time after age 50. Sun, 12 Feb 2023 15:12:31 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-02-12/californias-fastest-growing-homeless-population-seniors Ana B. Ibarra