JCA Blog / By JCA / May 19, 2026
by Michelle Harven for WAMU 1A The state of California recently charged 21 people with hospice fraud, accusing them of costing the state $267 million. These types of schemes start with criminals opening up shell companies, signing recipients up without their knowledge, and then billing Medi-Cal for nonexistent services. This can have a serious effect on …
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JCA Blog / By JCA / May 12, 2026
By Jordan Rau for Weekend Edition Sunday By the time she was hospitalized in 2020, Pearlene Darby, a retired teacher, had suffered open sores on both legs, both hips, and both heels, as well as a five-inch-long gash on her tailbone. She died two weeks later at age 81 from infections and bedsores, according to …
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 11, 2026
by Suzanne Pollak, JCA Senior Writer A Roadmap for Those Aging Solo There are many things people need to consider as they grow older. Should they move to a smaller house or an assisted living facility? What do they want to include in their will and end-of-life documents? Do they have enough money to retire? …
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 7, 2026
by Tom West for his Substack, “Age Against the Machine” One client shut down. Another tried to control everything. Both had to learn the same uncomfortable truth about who carries your life forward. Over my 30 years of working with families on long-term financial planning, I have seen many difficult circumstances: terminal illnesses, loss of …
By Molly Snow, AARP Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is the only federal job-training initiative that exclusively serves older workers with the goal of helping them transition to employment outside the program. To qualify, participants must be at least 55, unemployed, live in a county served by SCSEP and be considered low income. …
JCA Blog / By JCA / May 5, 2026
New tools tailored for use in senior living communities allow for shared experiences and social bonding. by Charley Locke for the New York Times Loneliness and isolation have serious ramifications for older adults. Studies have shown that social disconnection can have the same impact on mortality as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. This kind of …
JSSA and Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA) Announce Transformational Merger to Expand Services for Older Adults Across the Greater Washington Region Media Contact: Julie Perlstein Director of Marketing, JSSA 301-610-8311 Rockville, MD — April 30, 2026 — In a bold step to meet the rapidly evolving needs of an aging population, JSSA and the …
JCA Blog / By JCA / April 28, 2026
by Camille Bugayong for BU Today When Maria Jaynes picks up the phone in her senior living facility in Reno, Nev., she is eager to chat. Today, it’s 78 degrees in Reno, she tells me. The 73-year-old has been looking forward to speaking with the “Zoomers,” who have been calling since biotech start-up Matter Neuroscience …
JCA Blog / By JCA / April 24, 2026
by Courtney E. Martin When I moved my family of four—husband and two daughters, seven and nine at the time—in with my parents, I knew that I was taking on a lot. I also knew that I wasn’t alone. In fact, one in four adults in their 40s and 50s is doing “sandwich generation caregiving.” …
JCA Blog / By JCA / April 22, 2026
By Feliz Selga for Specialized Community Healthcare Caring for an aging loved one comes with many questions, and one of the biggest is about cost. Many families ask, “Will Medicare help pay for home health care?” The truth is, it can, but only under certain circumstances. Understanding these details can make a world of difference …
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