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![Sharon Hudson (left) has advanced Alzheimer's. But she smiles, giggles and holds hands with her daughter, Lana Obermeyer, when she visits at the Good Samaritan Society nursing home](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sharon-hudson_01-e3711dcb0b51fce34b40356486c4b4f80e6d89d1-scaled-e1694718863287-900x422.jpg)
Rural nursing home operators say new staff rules would cause more closures
By: Tony Leys | NPR
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SYRACUSE, Neb. (NPR) — Many rural communities like this one face a health care dilemma: Is it better to have a nursing home that struggles to hire workers or no… Read More
![Social worker Tanzila Uddin leads a workshop on journaling at a senior center in Queens Village in NYC](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/blueshirtman-21b2a7f6c7ea7c102e6ac3c4204302445069a956-scaled-e1692037644855-900x422.jpeg)
Call it ‘stealth mental health’ — some care for elders helps more without the label
By: Ashley Milne-Tyte | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The pandemic drew a lot of attention to young people’s mental health. But older people have suffered, too. Many elders are struggling with loneliness, anxiety, or substance… Read More
![Elderly people sitting on a couch, smiling](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/120-5QL353-900x422.jpg)
New federal funds spur expansion of home care services for the elderly and disabled
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — For older people and people with disabilities, solving everyday practical problems can be the difference between being able to live at home or being forced to… Read More