Louisiana ranked worst in the nation for senior care

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - A new study from Retirement Living shows that Louisiana is ranked at the bottom in the U.S. in terms of senior care.

The study cites preventable hospitalizations, lower quality of nursing homes, food insecurity, and social isolation as key factors.

ULM Gerontology Professor Dr. Anita Sharma says education and access to resources are key to improving the state’s standing.

“The more we educate our community, our seniors, and our professionals, the better quality of life we will create for our seniors,” Sharma said. “A lot of our problems are rising from the fact that people are not informed enough about health issues, about available resources, about how to reach out to those resources. So we have the resources, people just don’t know how to reach out to them.”

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