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The number of Vermonters over the age of 65 is projected to jump by 50% over the next decade. Is the state ready for this demographic shift? We're talking…
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Vermont's population continues to shrink, and the latest U.S. Census Bureau figures show that since 2016 there have been more deaths in the state than…
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In early 2014, a caller to the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living reported that at Owen House, a residential care home in…
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Vermont families who rely on eldercare homes often know little about their track records, despite state inspections that document problem after problem.…
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A joint investigation by VPR and Seven Days uncovered inadequate care and staffing across Vermont’s eldercare facilities, deficiencies that ultimately led…
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Like many Vermont eldercare homes, EastView at Middlebury was struggling to keep enough 'round-the-clock staff in early 2015. The nonprofit's 34 elderly…
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Families who make the difficult decision to place an elderly relative in a residential care or assisted living home must then ask: Which home?Vermonters…
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Cota’s Hospitality Home looked just as you might picture a mom-and-pop eldercare residence in rural Vermont. Residents of the modest farmhouse outside…
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According to the Vermont Department of Labor, 29% of the state's labor force is 55 and older — that's up from 18% in 2004. We hear a lot about Vermont's…
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People age 65 and older make up the fastest-growing group of workers in the U.S. Some want to work; some have to work — and their numbers are changing how we view retirement.