Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine鈥檚 Center on Aging and professor at the School of Social Work, spoke to about Homeward Bound, a program which helps seniors and adults with disabilities transition from nursing homes and hospitals back to community-based care settings. Kaye said that programs like Homeward Bound offer an avenue for them to return to their homes and communities where they have support systems. 鈥淲e know that 80-90% of older adults want to take their last breath in the familiar setting of their home in the neighborhood that they know all too well. 鈥 Isolation is a threat to one鈥檚 health and well-being. It鈥檚 been equated with smoking 15 cigarettes a day. It shortens your life,鈥 Kaye said. The , and shared the Maine Monitor report.
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