“California takes top spot as worst state for retirees,” by Kathleen Steele Gaivin, McKnights Senior Living “California and New York are the worst places for retirees to live, due to rising costs, lack of healthcare options and limited choice of retirement communities, according to data from SmartAssetas reported by The Travel. More specifically, older Americans are moving out of Los Angeles, San Diego and New York City in droves, the digital travel publication reported. … Almost a quarter of a million retirees have moved to Arizona and Florida this year to date, according to the SmartAsset data.”   LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for
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“Improvements in socioeconomic status associated with dementia-free years over lifespan, study finds,” by Kristen Fischer, McKnight’s LTC News “A downward socioeconomic status change was associated with the highest loss of dementia-free years in people 75 years old and up. By contrast, improvements in socioeconomic status during life were linked with the longest period of dementia-free years during individuals’ lifespans, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open on Tuesday.”   LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform: Pair this with the LTC Clipping just sent connecting healthy eating with cognitive well-being and you can conclude wealth, good diet and
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“Ultra-processed foods linked to cognitive decline, stroke,” by Kristen Fischer, McKnights LTC News “Ultra-processed foods — think cookies, chips and soda — are tied to cognitive decline and stroke, a new report finds. The study was published Wednesday in Neurology. Though it doesn’t show that the foods directly cause memory and thinking problems or stroke, it reveals an association.”   LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform: Just about everything has been associated, by cause or correlation, with dementia onset. So I don’t take such findings very seriously. But the connection between healthy diet/lifestyle and cognitive longevity
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