Category Archives: Elder Care

How Medicare Fails the Elderly

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Hong Zhang

Jane Gross is a former New York Times reporter and the author of “A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents — and Ourselves.”  HERE is the dirty little secret of health care in America for the elderly, the one … Continue reading →

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赡养父母问题困扰中青年 养老或压垮中产阶级

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Hong Zhang

《瞭望东方周刊》第37期封面：谁来赡养老人 谁来赡养父母 每一代人都有自己的烦恼和幸福。但对于中国人来讲，老龄化时代的到来使养老问题成为大多数国民都需要面对的问题：或者为父母、或者为自己。 在这个转型期里，各种因素层层叠加，给不同的人们带来各自的挑战。对于正在步入晚年或者刚刚进入晚年的这一代父母来讲，已经没有过去那样多的家庭成员为他们提供赡养支持。 来自中国人民大学和人力资源和社会保障部的专家在接受本刊记者采访时表示，社会养老至少在短期内无法解决中国的养老问题。Continue

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CHINESE AMERICANS AND DEMENTIA

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Hong Zhang

PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA AMONG CHINESE AMERICANS The true prevalence of dementia is unknown since there are currently no large scale prospective population-based studies examining the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders among Chinese Americans.  Huang et al. 2002 published … Continue reading →

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