WBFO Older Adults News Desk
Funding for WBFO’s Older Adults News Desk is provided by the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York and Elderwood.
There are so many issues facing older adults--healthcare trends, retirement living, working during retirement, financial planning/security, transportation, exercise, nutrition, courtship and leveraging technology. WBFO’s Older Adults News Desk coverage will cast a spotlight on senior issues in a way that will educate, engage and entertain our radio and digital audience and give listeners a deeper understanding of the challenges seniors in our community face and the potential opportunities we have to address those challenges.
There are so many issues facing older adults--healthcare trends, retirement living, working during retirement, financial planning/security, transportation, exercise, nutrition, courtship and leveraging technology. WBFO’s Older Adults News Desk coverage will cast a spotlight on senior issues in a way that will educate, engage and entertain our radio and digital audience and give listeners a deeper understanding of the challenges seniors in our community face and the potential opportunities we have to address those challenges.
Latest from the WBFO Older Adults Desk
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After a recent AARP survey found that nearly 80% of New York’s 2.5 million unpaid family caregivers spend a significant amount of their own money to care for a loved one, the organization is pushing for federal and state tax credits to help ease that growing burden. -
Buffalo officials observed World Elder Abuse Awareness Day following a year and pandemic that in many ways pushed older adults to the forefront.The…
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With the state Legislature session getting close to the end, there's a fight over this year's criminal justice reforms, and it has Erie County District…
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Nursing unions are celebrating the recent passage of New York’s “safe staffing” bill, which will mandate nursing homes provide residents an average of at…
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The New York State Legislature passed a “safe staffing” bill for nursing homes on Tuesday, requiring that the often understaffed facilities provide at…
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A home healthcare aide has pleaded guilty of stealing $50,000 from his elderly client in Akron.In Erie County Court Tuesday, Gregory Dread, 25, of Buffalo…
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Once again, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown a spotlight on Ontario’s long-term care homes. Two reports criticize the lack of action by the government,…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended his handling of nursing home data while speaking in Buffalo Thursday, as more details emerged about his alleged cover-up of the…
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New York nursing homes will be required to put nearly three quarters of their money toward caring for residents, as a nursing home profit cap was included…
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Nursing home finances have come under scrutiny during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the New York State Legislature is considering a measure to limit how much…
