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From TheMiami Herlad article titled "The Need for In-Home Care Rises as Baby Boomers Age"
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Scientists have made an exciting discovery that could speed up the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Instead of waiting years to see how the disease develops in the brain, researchers have created a miniature lab model that replicates Alzheimer’s processes in just six weeks. This breakthrough, called “Alzheimer’s in a dish,” allows scientists to study the condition more quickly and test new treatments much faster than before.
By using a special algorithm called Integrative Pathway Activity Analysis (IPAA), the team confirmed that their lab-grown brain model accurately mirrors the changes seen in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. This means they can now better understand how the disease progresses and which drugs might work best.
One test showed that a drug called losmapimod, which targets a key brain pathway linked to cell damage, significantly reduced Alzheimer’s-related harm in the model. Researchers are now using this method to test hundreds of drugs, hoping to find more effective treatments for Alzheimer’s.
This innovation is a big step forward, offering hope for faster, more affordable drug development. For families affected by Alzheimer’s, this could mean quicker progress toward finding better therapies to improve lives.
The winter days are shorter, but the season brings festive lights to brighten the mood. This week’s stress relief photo was taken in Chicago, Illinois. Caregiverlist invites you to enjoy the photo and share it with loved ones. Today’s quote reminds us about the light we all have within us. At Caregiverlist we know the realities of caregiver stress. Now more than ever we thank you caregivers and certified nursing aides for your hard work and for caring for our seniors. We hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday and have a great week ahead.
"Nothing can dim the light that shines from within."
-Maya Angelou
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Senior caregivers assist seniors as companion caregivers and nursing aides working in nursing homes, assisted living communities and senior home care agencies. Hospitals also hire certified nursing aides. The pay rate for companion caregivers and nursing aides for 2013 has continued to rise and remains above minimum wage for all professional senior caregivers.
The Caregiverlist® pay survey results records the pay rates of 34,959 professional senior caregivers. Senior caregivers who work for a senior home care agency provide one-on-one caregiving services while nursing aides working for nursing homes and hospitals usually care for anywhere from 10 to 15 residents or patients. C.N.A. staffing ratios of nursing homes are reported in the health inspection reports conducted every 15 months and can be found in the Caregiverlist® Nursing Home Directory. More senior caregivers are needed and anyone with a caring personality may apply to a senior care job in their area on the Caregiverlist® Career Center.
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Senior care companies hire from 3 to 6 professional caregivers each week, to keep up with the demand for part-time and full-time senior caregiving services. Most American seniors do not plan ahead for senior care and because of this, when a senior experiences a sudden medical condition such as a stroke, heart attack or the early stages of memory loss, they will then immediately need professional senior caregiving services.
In order to keep up with the demand for senior care, the number of senior home care agencies has increased by 40% since 2008. More than 20 franchise companies provide senior home care in addition to national corporations. More professional senior caregivers are needed to fill these open positions which increase daily.
The Caregiverlist® Career Center assists anyone with a caring personality to learn how to become a senior caregiver and submit a job application which reaches multiple hiring companies in their area who subscribe to “the Caregiverlist®”. As the only resource with an ongoing database of experienced, professional senior caregivers, Caregiverlist® allows companies to efficiently hire the most qualified caregivers in their area. Caregivers may learn about required senior caregiver training and take an online course to learn the necessary caregiving skills and meet state requirements.