The PPAL for Toileting Transfers

With Phase II funding from NIH, we're making toilet transfers easier for wheelchair users and caregivers!

[The PPAL for Toileting Transfers @The_PPAL]

If you live in NYS and are 60 or older, please take 5-10 minutes to take NYS Office For Aging survey at https://t.co/hqENo7cTRl Results will be used to develop policies and programs to support those of us who remain in NY as we age. @NY_Statewide @LizKrueger @SeawrightForNY

[The PPAL for Toileting Transfers @The_PPAL]

When someone with courage challenges the status quo, CHANGE happens and the path is easier for those who follow,

[Judy Heumann Legacy @judithheumann]

Thank you to everyone who has followed and supported Judy throughout her lifetime of advocacy. May her memory be for a blessing.

https://t.co/BzQSXux9bj

[Elisabeth Rosenthal @RosenthalHealth]

We read a lot about physician burnout and MD's calling it quits. Yet it's been hard do find one who has actually done so, except physicians nearing average retirement age anyway. Any docs out there who quit and are willing to tell me why? DM me for a chat!

[The PPAL for Toileting Transfers @The_PPAL]

Calling all wheelchair users to participate in brief survey about societal stigma among wheelchair users. no more than 10 minutes. voluntary. anonymous. https://t.co/jlG2ycbeid
Shared by @DNY_ADAPT Please share with others who may be interested.

[The PPAL for Toileting Transfers @The_PPAL]

Always reliable data for those of us who are focused on direct care challenges and intersection with recipient functional independence

[Robert Espinoza @_RobertEspinoza]

For years, many states have improved jobs for direct care workers, but more work remains. PHI's new Direct Care Workforce State Index offers an interactive, data-driven picture of how states support direct care workers & how these workers fare financially. https://t.co/LDbdb46jLr

[Judith Graham @judith_graham]

Bottom line, if you're 65+ and get covid now, get Paxlovid. If seriously ill, seek immediate medical attention. And stay up to date on boosters (get the bivalent booster) and vaccines.

[The PPAL for Toileting Transfers @The_PPAL]

@axios @hmeliz We have NIH funding to develop a patented bedside commode innovation. Toilet transfer is especially labor intensive, we hope to make it less so!

[The PPAL for Toileting Transfers @The_PPAL]

Realizing this platform has lost its way. This account will be dormant.

[Judith Graham @judith_graham]

Age-friendly disaster planning? Yes, people recognize that's needed in the wake of Hurricane Ian and other natural disasters that disproportionately affect older adults. My latest. https://t.co/bDFWFIFZCc

[The PPAL for Toileting Transfers @The_PPAL]

Yes, just because your insurer says you have homecare, doesn't mean that you'll be able to get that care when you need it. Time to update homecare finance and delivery systems?

[Daughterhood The Podcast: For Caregivers @RosannePodcast]

This thread. When the advice to #caregivers is “just hire someone for help” it’s not that easy.

[The PPAL for Toileting Transfers @The_PPAL]

Kaiser Health News calls out this JAMA Network article on billing practices in healthcare.

[Elisabeth Rosenthal @RosenthalHealth]

Rapacious billing & collection should be as much of a medical "never event" as replacing the wrong hip or leaving a surgical sponge in the abdomen. Great essay by @davechokshi @AdamLBeckman. https://t.co/yjcu0KTsQH

[New York StateWide Senior Action Council @NY_StateWide]

Health care in New York is unaffordable, and that needs to change.

Take action for New Yorkers like Sam by picking up the phone and giving @GovKathyHochul a call, every #MedicalDebtMonday 📞: https://t.co/shon3it2r4

https://t.co/XKRLE5djb3

[The PPAL for Toileting Transfers @The_PPAL]

"Parents were very excited to get this vaccine" - And lo, these many years later? Shaking my head, shaking my head

[Post-Polio Health @PolioPlace]

Polio survivor Ina Pinkney spreads awareness of the late effects of polio ahead of World Polio Day https://t.co/je8CfQLXWZ

[The PPAL for Toileting Transfers @The_PPAL]

LeadingAge works to assemble workforce solution puzzle piece by piece https://t.co/XVUVmpfjfh @KimberlyBonvissuto Let's rework the rules for improving "environment of care" - and invest in our workforce that way!

[New York StateWide Senior Action Council @NY_StateWide]

"The annual Medicare enrollment period begins October 15 and runs through December 7. This time of year, it is critical to beware of Medicare fraudsters looking to steal your personal information," stated Maria Alvarez, Executive Director of StateWide
https://t.co/8CVwFxBcru

[The PPAL for Toileting Transfers @The_PPAL]

This is a useful resource for families of nursing home residents - stay informed! @ConsumerVoices https://t.co/rPzH2hP6Gm

[The PPAL for Toileting Transfers @The_PPAL]

@ClemsonUniv to work with the @UBuffaloto help older adults recognize online scams and disinformation through $5 million-grant. Hope the academic researchers reach out to @NY_Statewide, an organization with"rea; world" insights! https://t.co/YWyvzMvGu7

[Newsweek @Newsweek]

Poet Amanda Gorman, known for her 2021 speech at President Joe Biden's inauguration, took the world stage again on Monday reciting her poem "An Ode We Owe" to the United Nations General Assembly.

[The PPAL for Toileting Transfers @The_PPAL]

Take Heed: Businesses that fail to cater to customers and employees over 65 years old will be doing themselves and them a disservice...@NY_Statewide https://t.co/jEAmH2IeL5

[New York StateWide Senior Action Council @NY_StateWide]

Do you have COVID-19 at-home test kits that look like they are about to expire? Wait before you throw them out, the expiration date may have been extended!

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