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https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/08/06/addison-startup-aims-to-raise-5m-as-it-connects.html

MyndVR targets $5 million in funding as it connects seniors with virtual reality - Dallas Business Journal MyndVR is showing that virtual reality isn't just for teenagers.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/East-Dallas-Senior-Citizens-Seek-DART-Program--486424871.html

East Dallas Senior Citizens Seek DART Program The East Dallas Seniors Coalition is asking Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to extend its “on call” service to the White Rock East community.

https://www.homecaredaily.com/2018/06/01/living-longer-means-a-greater-chance-for-seniors-to-require-in-home-care/

Living Longer Means a Greater Chance for Seniors to Require In-Home Care - HomeCareDaily.com While the life expectancy in the United States has inched upward during the past couple of decades, it hasn’t jumped as some may have expected when medical breakthroughs were occurring throughout the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Currently, women can expect to live, on average, 81 years and men 76.3 years....

http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/university-of-utah-health-finds-familiar-music-helps-dementia-patients-10681532

Assisted Living Residents With Dementia Crave Companionship, Not Just iPods The University of Utah health care system gathered evidence using MRI scans that showed that listening to familiar music increases connectivity in the brain region known as the salience network. This part of the brain selects which stimuli a person chooses to focus on and remains unaffected in peopl...

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2018/03/dementia-care-spending-to-hit-277-billion-in-home-services-grow/?utm_source=Home+Health+Care+News&utm_campaign=2709d7c136-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8874f00bf0-2709d7c136-269833

Dementia Care Spending to Hit $277 Billion, In-Home Services Grow In 2018, the total cost of care for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias is projected to reach $277 billion. That figure is expected to keep ballooning in coming years and decades, and a gro…

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2018/04/cms-officially-adds-non-skilled-in-home-care-as-medicare-advantage-benefit/

CMS Officially Adds Non-Skilled In-Home Care as Medicare Advantage Benefit Non-skilled in-home care services will be allowed as a supplemental benefit for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in a final ru…

http://wellspringsenior.com/improving-senior-financial-literacy/

Improving Senior Financial Literacy - Wellspring Senior Care Financial literacy may seem like an overwhelming topic to tackle for seniors and their families. Moreover, while getting sound financial advice is one of the first things most financial professionals recommend, that can be easier said than done. Many older adults rely on the advice of relatives, fri...

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Senior-Living-Community-Crafts-Blankets-For-Animals-In-Need--472820873.html

Senior Living Community Crafts Blankets For Animals In Need The Mustang Creek Estates senior living community in Burleson is spending their days crafting blankets for animals in need.