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Muslims torn on elder care
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. -- As a founder of the growing Shiite Muslim community here, Hussein Walji oversaw the building of the area's first mosque. He directed construction of its youth center, and followers hailed him as a visionary for adding an auditorium for ecumenical functions like the M&M picnic for Muslims and Methodists. (Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:34:52 GMT)

Forum will focus on health care policy crisis
GRESHAM -- Learn about the Archimedes Movement -- a proposal by former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber to solve the health care policy crisis -- at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Multnomah County East Building. (Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:58:56 GMT)

Oswego OKs senior living facility
OSWEGO — The Village Board approved plans for a new senior assisted-living facility this week after the developer struck a deal with neighboring homeowners over a footpath. (Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:24:24 GMT)

Elder Care Expert Doctor Marion Releases Simple, Ten-Step Book for Baby Boomers Caring for Aging Parents and Loved Ones
Leading elder care expert Doctor Marion® has released "Elder Care Made Easier®: Doctor Marion's 10 Steps to Help You Care for an Aging Loved One," now available at major retail and online bookstores. (Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:30:00 GMT)

African Herders Take Care of America's 9/11 Cattle
Nairobi , Kenya (CNSNews.com) - In a gesture of sympathy for an America reeling from the 9/11 attacks, a group of Maasai villagers in Kenya offered a gift of cattle -- among a community's most prized possessions. (Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:48:24 GMT)

WellPoint Executive Leads Authorship of Latino Health Care Report
WellPoint, Inc. announced today that its senior vice president of health care management West Region, Josh Valdez, DBA has led an influential Latino committee that recently released a comprehensive national report about improving access to health care and representation in the health professions among Latinos. (Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:52:00 GMT)

WellPoint Executive Leads Authorship of Latino Health Care Report
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- WellPoint, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. announced today that its senior vice president of health care management West Region, Josh Valdez, DBA has led an influential Latino committee that recently released a comprehensive national report about improving access to health care and representation in the health professions among Latinos. (Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:08:21 GMT)

Police: Four Senior Citizens Suffered Elderly Abuse At Facility
Four senior citizens are in Department of Children and Families care and the owner of the assisted living center where they were staying is behind bars after police received a tip claiming elderly abuse. (Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:32:47 GMT)

MARY B. MOORHEAD: ON ELDER-CARE: Elder life is shared through novel
SOME OF YOU may know medical social worker extraordinaire Wendy Lustbader, MSW, who has visited the Bay Area numerous times to present all-day elder care workshops and training to both professionals and the community, as well as to promote her numerous books. (Fri, 15 Sep 2006 02:42:06 GMT)

Robert Foulger, 76, Massapequa Presbyterian church elder
Former Massapequa Park resident and elder member of the Massapequa Presbyterian Community Church Robert "Bob" E. Foulger died August 16, 2006 at Mid-Coast Senior Health Care in Brunswick, Maine. He was 76. (Fri, 15 Sep 2006 04:45:50 GMT)

War-torn families: Family-care plan helpful when parents deploy
The first time 3-year-old Makayla Meals called her “Mommy,” Michelle Butler wondered what to do. Makayla and her younger brother, Hunter, 2, already have a mommy, but the little girl’s confusion was understandable. (Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:33:58 GMT)

Billion pledges better care
RAPID CITY — Jack Billion brought his medical agenda to Rapid City on Thursday, pledging to create a state health-care plan, expand health coverage for low- income children and work with other states to develop a cost-saving prescription-drug program. (Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:47:05 GMT)

Fallon Senior Pro Rodeo here Sept. 23-24
At an age when most of us are settling our behinds into comfy rocking chairs, members of the National Senior Pro Rodeo Association are hoisting theirs onto saddles and competing in events like bull riding, calf roping, barrel racing, and steer wrestling. (Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:30:06 GMT)

ASTOR WILL TWIST
Society doyenne Brooke Astor would not have been the only victim of her son's alleged elder abuse, legal papers charge. Anthony Marshall schemed to use nearly $8 million she had planned to leave to charities for "executors' commissions" and... (Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:40:20 GMT)

Foster care agency gets 10-year reprieve
OAKLAND — Supporters of a spirit-based foster care agency won a Castro Valley church-versus-state showdown Thursday. At least for 10 years. (Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:12:19 GMT)

SENIOR CALENDAR
Albany Senior Center -- Weekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 846 Masonic Ave. Mercy Brown Bag and low-vision support group today. A movie will be shown at 1 p.m. Thursday. 510-524-9122. (Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:19:11 GMT)

Bank of Bermuda completes senior management team
Mark Prothero has been appointed as Bank of Bermuda head of HSBC Securities Services in Bermuda, completing the senior management team. (Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:23:42 GMT)

Senior care vision prompts homes plan
CLAVERACK-Senior housing was the last thing on Tommy Scharf's mind as he and his family rode the train to a Siberian forced-labor camp after fleeing a Polish ghetto during World War II. But today it is the foundation of a very successful family business. (Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:38:14 GMT)

Sunrise completes Trinity acquisition
Sunrise Senior Living Inc. has completed the $76 million acquisition of a Dallas hospice care provider. (Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:40:46 GMT)

Senior Care offers September seminar: Adult day care center about to commence fundraising drive
A Harvard University study released this week indicates that the locale of where a person resides is one of the factors influencing the person’s longevity. (Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:56:31 GMT)

Local News Cardiac care to include angioplasty
A major step forward for regional cardiac care services for Thunder Bay's Regional Health Sciences Centre was announced Friday. A new partnership with the Ottawa Heart Institute has been announced that will bring angioplasty services to Thunder Bay. (Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:57:00 GMT)

Health Faire at Senior Center Monday
The 7th annual Seniors Summer Health and Information Faire will be providing the community with health and age related information and services this Monday, Sept. 18, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Lake Isabella Senior Center. (Sat, 16 Sep 2006 05:26:03 GMT)

Suburbs see growing need for assisted living
As Houston's established master-planned communities get older so do the people living there. And that means more people are shopping for care for themselves or parents. Those factors are helping fuel sales and rentals of a growing number of senior properties in established master-planned communities. (Sat, 16 Sep 2006 05:49:05 GMT)

Senior home care $40B business
When a stroke left Linda DiCarlo's husband, Allen, a quadriplegic last year, she refused to admit him to a nursing home. Instead, she found an alternative. (Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:08:07 GMT)

Forecast Today
NORTH ADAMS — While forecasts of rain and heavy gray clouds kept state Senate candidate Benjamin B. Downing from holding a North County press conference addressing priorities facing the elder community on Friday afternoon, it didn't deter the youngest of the five Dem-ocratic candidates from speaking about issues he feels are important across the generational divide. (Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:47:12 GMT)

30 Seconds: Senior citizens, poor in Carroll County can’t afford anymore property taxes
I am from Carrollton. People are writing in, “Oh, we need these new school levies,” and these people are all for it. They probably have the money to pay these taxes, they don’t care. But the senior citizens, the poor, we can’t afford any more property taxes. (Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:14:58 GMT)

Duel-career military face child care issues when deployed
The first time 3-year-old Makayla Meals called her “Mommy,” Michelle Butler wondered what to do. Makayla and her younger brother, Hunter, 2, already have a mommy, but the little girl’s confusion was understandable. (Sun, 17 Sep 2006 04:03:58 GMT)

NextSteps: Understanding of Medicaid regulations eludes jurist
Q: I am 67 and in good health, but my husband, 70, suffers from what has been diagnosed as Lewy body's dementia. After several years at home, his condition worsened to the point that I was no longer able to take care of him and, much to my regret, had to place him in a nursing facility. (Sun, 17 Sep 2006 04:23:15 GMT)

Retirees should be wary of family betrayal
Note to retirees: Beware the family. Financial swindles are one of the fastest-growing forms of elder abuse. (Sun, 17 Sep 2006 06:06:09 GMT)

Senior center offers respite care
HOLLAND -- Marietta Tidd sits peacefully among the hubbub of dozens of people chatting and looking at art produced by members of the Evergreen Commons Adult Health Care. (Sun, 17 Sep 2006 06:49:20 GMT)

Senior housing centers rise amid project's demise
HOLLAND -- Despite the demise of the planned $40 million senior development because of a lack of sales, other developers are plugging ahead with two senior projects they believe have a market demand. (Sun, 17 Sep 2006 06:49:30 GMT)

DEAR AGELESS
Elder care is costly, so do your homework (Sun, 17 Sep 2006 08:11:37 GMT)

Link for special-needs emergency shelters
A new link to help people with special needs preregister for emergency-shelter care is available on the Orange County Government and Orange County Health Department Web sites. (Sun, 17 Sep 2006 08:32:09 GMT)

Michael Moore dissects health-care system
First, General Motors. Then gun control, followed by George W. Bush. Now, rabble-rousing filmmaker Michael Moore has turned his irreverent camera on health care in America. (Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:49:39 GMT)

Senior returns to gridiron after fighting cancer
With what Cole Hutchison has gone through in his life, lining up across from someone 100 pounds heavier doesn't scare him. The senior football player is the smallest center Mark Johnson has coached in his seven seasons at Smith-Cotton. He's also gone through a lot more than most 17-year-olds. (Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:17:33 GMT)

Family caregiver contracts not yet common in Berks
A Wyomissing attorney who specializes in elder law said family caregiver contracts are not commonplace in Berks County. Scott C. Painter said he does only a couple each year. (Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:03:51 GMT)

SENIOR WOMEN
The Birmingham Senior Women meet at The Community House. (Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:12:35 GMT)

Senior athletes prepare for games
Local Rowan County seniors are packing their bags and getting ready to hit the road to Raleigh for the North Carolina Senior Games State Finals 2006. State Finals lasts for 18 days and showcases over 3,100 registered participants in over 70 sports and arts activities. (Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:21:11 GMT)

New Vision Sought for Health Care
By Hu Yan SHANGHAI: Improvement in community health care and the establishment of a universal health care system are key to revamping the country's troubled system, experts said over the weekend. (Mon, 18 Sep 2006 01:06:58 GMT)

The Emergence of Tonal Drawing
Inscribed on the seal of the Art Students League of New York, in Manhattan, is the Latin motto “Nulla Dies Sine Linea”, or “No Day Without a Line.” The words come from Pliny the Elder and are part of his account of the industriousness of the great Greek painter Apelles: “In general, it was a standing practice with Apelles never to be so occupied with carrying out the day’s business that he did (Mon, 18 Sep 2006 03:16:17 GMT)

E-G women administrators
EVELETH — Take the time and let the kids know you care. It’s a philosophy that works for the women who occupy all three principal jobs in the Eveleth-Gilbert School District — Deb Hilde at the senior high, Jan Mesich at the junior high and Lynn Bol at Franklin and Nelle Shean elementary schools. (Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:25:51 GMT)

HIV-positive Batwa in Democratic Republic of the Congo have little access to treatment
Although HIV prevalence among the Batwa, or pygmies, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is estimated to be lower than the rate for the entire country, "little help is available" for HIV-positive Batwa because of the community's poverty, undernutrition, "social isolation" and lack of health care services, PlusNews reports. (Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:13:35 GMT)

Mt. View meetings scheduled
Members of Marathon Countys Human Services Committee have scheduled the second and third public hearings on the future of Mount View Care Center. (Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:44:23 GMT)

Group wants state funds for geriatric nurses
At 74, Eugene and Jane Bondurant worry whether there will be enough health-care providers trained to care for the stateʼs ever-growing senior citizen population. (Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:03:41 GMT)

Abuse and Neglect of Elderly Rampant In Nursing Home Industry
In 1987, Congress passed landmark legislation aimed at improving nursing home care for the nation's vulnerable elderly population. (Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:27:01 GMT)

Access to care issues, physician training, other problems contributing to mental health issues for elderly
Poor access to mental health services, inadequately trained primary care physicians and apathy among the senior population are contributing to high rates of mental illness among those older than 65, according to experts who testified Tuesday before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, the Los Angeles Times reports. (Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:28:17 GMT)

Barbara Fitzgerald to Retire as PetSmart Store Operations Senior Vice President; David Lenhardt named Senior Vice
PetSmart, Inc. , the nation's largest pet specialty retailer, is combining its Store Operations and Services organizations under the leadership of a single senior vice president as part of a transition that includes the planned June 2007 retirement of Barbara Fitzgerald, senior vice president of store operations. (Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:00:00 GMT)

Anne Talley Appointed Senior Vice President, Marketing for L'Oreal Paris
NEW YORK----Sept. 18, 2006--Anne Talley has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President of Marketing, L'Oreal Paris. In her new position, Ms. Talley will be responsible for the marketing of all L'Oreal Paris Division products, including Colour Cosmetics, Skincare, Haircare and Haircolor. (Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:00:00 GMT)

Group aids adult care patients
A Kernersville lawyer helps open a center that will research the industry and provide legal referrals. (Credit: "By Eric J.S. Townsend Staff Writer") (Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:26:11 GMT)

This week's snapshot - Personal and home care aides
Personal and home care aides help elderly, disabled, ill and mentally disabled persons live in their own homes or in residential-care facilities instead of in health facilities. (Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:34:00 GMT)

Senior Care Expert
Horizon Bay is a senior retirement living company that believes in improving the quality of every single life we touch. We operate several types of communities including continuum of care retirement, freestanding assisted living and independent living communities. (Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:11:14 GMT)

Adult care benefits the entire region
The Adult Care Center of Central Virginia, based on Court Street, deserves community-wide praise for its continued efforts to improve lives. (Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:18:24 GMT)

Industry Insider: Health-care employers top AARP's list for Baby Boomers
For New Jersey workers over age 50, the health-care industry is a good place to be. (Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:05:51 GMT)

Adult day care spotlighted
CROWN POINT | According to the National Adult Day Services Association, more than 22.4 million households in the United States are providing care to a relative or neighbor aged 50 or older. (Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:58:27 GMT)

Meals on Wheels
Elder Care Services' Meals on Wheels menu. All meals include low-fat milk. Today: Chicken sandwich, baked beans, Mexican corn, coleslaw, orange. Wednesday: Oven-roasted turkey, sweet potatoes, turnip greens, corn bread, cranberry sauce, banana. (Tue, 19 Sep 2006 06:04:57 GMT)

Candidates agree health care system ailing
While they might disagree on the who and the how, local candidates for the state Legislature are in accord about what needs change, and when: health care, and now. (Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:27:30 GMT)

Lamont departs from anti-war message, calls for more health care
U.S. Senate candidate Ned Lamont on Monday called for the federal government to subsidize health care for low-income people and help small companies buy into insurance pools to reduce their costs. (Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:32:24 GMT)

New Resource for NC Health and Elder Care Providers
With the support of the health and elder care businesses operating within North Carolina, Senior Approved Services will prove to be a viable solution for the elderly and family caregivers while saving the government countless dollars. (PRWEB Sep 19, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/ (Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:36:47 GMT)

Cathy Cather Joins HealthEquity(R) Inc. as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
SALT LAKE CITY----Sept. 19, 2006--HealthEquity® Inc., an innovator in complete consumer-driven health care solutions and health care financial services, announced today that Cathy Cather, an acknowledged leader in the health care industry and specialist in consumer-driven health care, is joining the company as the senior vice president of sales and marketing. (Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:00:00 GMT)

HIV-Positive Batwa In Democratic Republic Of The Congo Have Little Access To Treatment, Care, PlusNews Reports
Although HIV prevalence among the Batwa, or pygmies, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is estimated to be lower than the rate for the entire country, "little help is available" for HIV-positive Batwa because of the community's poverty, undernutrition, "social isolation" and lack of health care services, PlusNews reports. [click link for full article] (Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:05:47 GMT)

New Resource for NC Health and Elder Care Providers
North Carolina (PRWEB) September 19, 2006 -- Senior Approved Services (SAS) has served more than 8,000 seniors across the United States since 2003 at no cost to the senior and without asking or expecting supportive dollars from Federal or State funding. (Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT)

Candidates Support Home Care, Reduced Drug Costs
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez and Democrat Bill Ritter said Monday that the state needs to find ways to help senior citizens save money on prescription drugs and stay in their homes. (Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:10:27 GMT)

Access To Care Issues, Physician Training, Other Problems Contributing To Mental Health Issues For Elderly, Experts Say
Poor access to mental health services, inadequately trained primary care physicians and apathy among the senior population are contributing to high rates of mental illness among those older than 65, according to experts who testified Tuesday before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, the Los Angeles Times reports. [click link for full article] (Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:05:26 GMT)

Many leave old age care unfunded
Two-thirds of the baby boomer generation have made no plans for their future care needs, a poll suggests. (Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:27:34 GMT)

Dukes junior proud of way teammates are pulling together
Kieron Achara, a redshirt junior and the elder statesmen on Duquesne University's basketball team, hasn't been sleeping much since five of his teammates were shot early Sunday after a dance on campus. (Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:23:05 GMT)

Baby-boomers face care bill timebomb
Two-thirds of the "baby-boom" generation have made no provision for their future care, despite warnings that care homes cost an average of 21,000 pounds a year, a charity said on Wednesday. (Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:24:17 GMT)

Baby-boomers face care bill timebomb
LONDON (Reuters) - Two-thirds of the "baby-boom" generation have made no provision for their future care, despite warnings that care homes cost an average of 21,000 pounds a year, a charity says. (Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:51:04 GMT)

Many health providers bypassing U.S. fund for entrant-care costs
Emergency medical care for illegal border crossers leaves hospitals and other health-care providers with large unpaid bills, but federal officials are at a loss to explain why a controversial $1 billion federal program created to reimburse them has largely gone unclaimed. (Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:24:59 GMT)

Baby boomers neglect future care needs
Two thirds of 45-65-year-olds have made no financial plans to pay for long-term care needs, a charity reported today. A survey of 942 "baby boomers" carried out by Help the Aged showed well over half believed that the basic state pension, worth £84 a month, would cover the cost of a care home. (Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:30:07 GMT)

Baby boomers neglect future care needs
Two-thirds of 45 to 65-year-olds have made no financial plans to pay for long-term care needs, charity reports. (Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:55:07 GMT)

U.S. spends most but gets mediocre health care
The United States spends far more on health care than any other country but gets only mediocre care in return for its investment, according to a report released on Wednesday. (Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:37:00 GMT)

U.S. Health-Care System Scores a D for Quality
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The American health-care system falls short of what's available in other developed countries, a new report claims. (Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:02:25 GMT)

Ruth Mayer highlights lack of county spending on senior health care
An informed citizenry is a wise citizenry. And that's why Ruth Mayer is trying to make people aware of what health services are available for senior citizens in Stoddard County. "I talked to [presiding commissioner] Greg Mathis," she said Tuesday morning, "and he said there are none." (Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:06:59 GMT)

Monsignor Chihak, senior priest in Archdiocese, dies at 95
GARNER — The senior priest in the Archdiocese of Dubuque died today at Concord Care Center in Garner. (Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:02:34 GMT)

BedAvailability.com Eliminates Referral Fees in the Senior Discharge and Admissions Arena
Senior referral agencies have been traditional places to find help when an elder needs to be placed in a care facility, whether a skilled nursing facility or board and care facility. Referral agencies locate suitable facilities for the elder and typically charge a facility a referral fee once the senior is "placed" or admitted into the facility which ranges from 50% to 100% of the first month's (Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:09:00 GMT)

In Afghanistan, A New Bridge And a Blockade
KANDAGAL, Afghanistan -- The stout new wood-plank bridge over the Pech River, paid for by the U.S. Army, was a strategic gift to the people of this remote area of eastern Afghanistan, where insurgents are active. The aim: to open the river's valley to markets and health care and thereby strengthen... (Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:45:06 GMT)

BedAvailability.com Eliminates Referral Fees in the Senior Discharge and Admissions Arena
Senior referral agencies have beentraditional places to find help when an elder needs to be placed in a carefacility, whether a skilled nursing facility or board and care facility.Referral agencies locate suitable facilities for the elder and typicallycharge a facility a referral fee once the senior is 'placed' or admittedinto the facility which ranges from 50% to 100% of the first month's rent. (Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:39:59 GMT)

U.S. gets bad grade on health care scorecard
The United States is getting very low grades from a health care research group. The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System has issued its first national scorecard rating the U.S. health care system on quality, access, efficiency and equity. (Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:50:03 GMT)

Senior Care Plan In State's Hands
TALLAHASSEE - Federal officials have approved Gov. Jeb Bush's plan to begin transferring the long-term care of seniors on Medicaid to for-profit HMOs and other managed-care organizations. (Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:02:27 GMT)

Senior issues forum in Rancho open to public
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A retirement community is hosting an educational forum tonight for seniors and their families on topics such as living trusts and wills, advanced health care directives, long-term care policy and fiduciary functions. (Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:16:04 GMT)

Ophelia “Phe” Parkinson, of St. James, was named Senior Companion of the Month
Ophelia “Phe” Parkinson, of St. James, was named Senior Companion of the Month at the Senior Companions’ monthly in-service, held September 15 at the Phelps County Courthouse. (Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:24:31 GMT)

Elder law & estate planning
By Ronald A. Fatoullah, Esq. (Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:56:30 GMT)

Report: U.S. Health Care Gets Low Grade
In the most comprehensive grading to date, the U.S. health care system received a score of 66. (Thu, 21 Sep 2006 21:53:14 GMT)

Elder Abuse Charges
A North Count care-taking couple is under arrest on suspicion of elder abuse. (Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:50:13 GMT)

Peg Taylor Center to mark 20 years of adult care
The Peg Taylor Center for Adult Day Health Care will hold an open house Sept. 28 in observance of National Adult Day Services Week and the center's 20th anniversary. (Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:20:17 GMT)

Home health-care provider pleads guilty to stealing from elder clients
HILLSBORO -- A 19-year-old Tualatin woman who worked as a home health-care provider and bank teller pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing from the people who trusted her. (Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:30:04 GMT)

Luxury senior tower unveiled
Plans were presented Thursday for a $109 million, luxury senior citizen retirement tower in the Riverfront Park development in downtown Denver. (Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:32:34 GMT)

Hospitals improved care, says report
A new report from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services said the state's hospitals have improved their treatment of patients suffering from pneumonia, heart attacks, and congestive heart failure. (Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:45:41 GMT)

Adventures of an Unlikely Super Hero (Part One): Ambition -- For a Woman?!
For fans of the Finding Your Life Purpose series , here is a behind the scenes account of the care, feeding, and ultimate slaying of an impressive clan of personal dragons. "Ambition? Julius Caesar had ambition and look what happened to him!" Those inspiring words were beneath my grandmother's high school yearbook photo as she prepared to meet the world upon her graduation. I was (Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:36:05 GMT)

Archdiocese's senior priest dies at 95
GARNER --- The senior priest in the Archdiocese of Dubuque died Wednesday at Concord Care Center. Monsignor John Chihak, 95, celebrated 70 years of priesthood June 6. He was both the oldest and the longest ordained priest in the archdiocese. (Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:50:43 GMT)

Medical care coming to Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA -- Starting in July 2007, residents of St. Albans Township won't have to leave the township for medical care. (Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:25:06 GMT)

Council on Aging programs offer care to the caregivers
With so much in the news these days about health care coverage, access and the needs of the elderly, it is important to remember that families — not social service agencies, nursing homes or government programs — are the mainstay for older persons. (Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:02:28 GMT)

Elder law & estate planning
By Ronald A. Fatoullah, Esq. (Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:38:19 GMT)

County offers free caregiver training
Washington County is offering help to residents who provide care for disabled or elderly family members or friends. Family Caregivers Training is a free, five-day training session designed to teach the basic skills that can make the caregiver's role less stressful. (Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:46:35 GMT)

Home Health care agency offers residents choices
ARCADIA -- Often local residents, especially senior citizens, aren't aware that they have options for their medical care, especially at home. But now they have a new choice to turn to for personal care in DeSoto County. (Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:13:10 GMT)

Braimah’s death is one blow too cruel, says brother
ALHAJI Suleiman Braimah is the elder brother of late Brigadier-General Joseph Braimah who was interred, Thursday, with other generals who crashed and died on Ngo-Ukul hill in Benue state. In this interview, he speaks on the life and times with his brother. (Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:37:22 GMT)

Senior home care soars to $40 billion business
When a stroke left Linda DiCarlo's husband, Allen, a quadriplegic last year, she refused to admit him to a nursing home. Instead, she found an alternative. (Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:45:41 GMT)

Speakers urge no vote on proposed amendment
MANITOWOC His opposition is both personal and professional for Michael Thomas, a gay man and administrator of the Manitowoc County Health Care Center. (Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:14:48 GMT)

Sign on the dotted line
A growing number of families are setting up caregiver contracts, hiring adult children or other relatives to take care of elderly or disabled relatives. (Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:51:44 GMT)

Autumn Health Care treatment wonderful
I want to express my deepest gratitude to Autumn Health Care's Thera-Trust Unit. I am a senior athlete at Coshocton High School. I was in a car accident in July and needed physical therapy. I went to Autumn Health Care's outpatient therapy for treatment and was treated wonderfully. (Sat, 23 Sep 2006 12:56:59 GMT)

Governor vetoes state-run health care
Saying he opposes government-run health care, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger followed through Friday on his promise to veto a Democratic bill that would have set up a universal health care system covering all Californians. (Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:38:10 GMT)

Senior citizens' schedule
SENIOR CENTER - 137 N. Beeson Blvd., Uniontown; phone 724-439-5910. Meals on Wheels - The Uniontown Center is in need of volunteers to deliver homebound meals to the elderly shut-ins, one hour, one day a week. Call 724-437-6050, ext. 243. (Sun, 24 Sep 2006 04:30:38 GMT)

Senior center to be built in western suburbs
Palm Beach County seniors looking for recreation, health screenings and adult day care closer to home won't have to wait much longer. (Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:26:25 GMT)

Obituaries for Friday, Sept. 24
William T. Brown, 88, of Rockwall, formerly of Greenville, died Sept. 5, 2006, at Senior Care of Lake Pointe. Graveside services are scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Memoryland Memorial Park under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home, Greenville. (Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:07:05 GMT)

Health-care home
Senior Care Inc., a $250 million-plus company that is setting up its corporate headquarters in Louisville, comes by way of Toronto. But it has a decidedly homegrown feel. (Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:49:43 GMT)

Spartans defense keys win
The De La Salle High School football team gave up close to 300 yards of offense and allowed host Palma-Salinas to convert more third downs than anyone wearing green would care to remember. (Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:03:14 GMT)

It's Christmas time in the autumn
THE CALENDAR may say September, but some Toledo area retailers are beginning to look a lot like Christmas. (Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:40:48 GMT)

Long-term-care policy rules adding flexibility, complexity
Insurance shopping is being transformed as new legislation spurs companies to offer more combination products that link life insurance and annuities with long-term-care insurance. (Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:45:53 GMT)

Liberatore: A portrait of the artist as a counterculture connoisseur
To meet Victor Moscoso is to shake hands with a revered elder of the counterculture, a revolutionary figure in the visual arts, a real life legend from the history book of the '60s. (Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:53:25 GMT)

Nonprofit focuses on quality of life for elderly
News 8 Austin's Todd Boatwright spoke earlier to the nonprofit’s development and marketing manager, Becky Sowers, about elder abuse. Q: What's Family Eldercare's mission? (Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:23:21 GMT)

Astor guardianship fight gets a new curve
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The fight over the care of 104-year-old New York socialite Brooke Astor has become more complicated with the revelation of a huge tax error, a report says. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:53:15 GMT)

Presby SeniorCare, Longwood plan senior residence projects
Synergy - that's the idea behind two senior housing projects that are in the early planning stages, about 20 miles east of Downtown Pittsburgh. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 05:28:08 GMT)

Eden Alternative founder honored
PITTSBURGH - Fifteen years ago, former emergency-room doctor Bill Thomas took a part-time job at a nursing home. He didn't know he was taking the first step toward creating an international nonprofit organization that could revolutionize elder care. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 05:54:40 GMT)

Senior housing before council
A plan for a major West End senior housing development near Shiloh Road goes before the City Council tonight. Mountain West Senior Housing LLC plans to develop a 294-unit residential center that will provide a mix of housing options for senior citizen ... (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:19:01 GMT)

Senior housing before council
A plan for a major West End senior housing development near Shiloh Road goes before the City Council tonight. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:25:18 GMT)

Agency required to help
ELGIN — One of Senior Services Associates Inc.'s duties is to investigate allegations of elder abuse or neglect. Now, a new Illinois law also requires the senior protective agency to step in when seniors cannot care for themselves. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:26:03 GMT)

6 receive Heinz prize for notable endeavors
PITTSBURGH -- When former emergency room doctor Bill Thomas took a part-time job at a nursing home, he didn't know he was taking the first step toward creating an international nonprofit that could revolutionize elder care. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:34:37 GMT)

Senior Hall of Fame enshrines 11
Willie Mitchell Burnett of Tuskegee and Melvin G. Cooper of Prattville were among 11 senior citizens inducted Sunday into the 2006 class of the Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame for their service to Alabama's oldest residents. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:17:48 GMT)

Day-care kids still have high mercury levels
By TIM ZATZARINY JR. FRANKLIN -- A second round of testing has found elevated mercury levels in one-third of 18 students who attended the Kiddie Kollege day care. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:16:11 GMT)

ProHealth Care Standardizes on Citrix for Improved Web and Client/Server Application Delivery
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.----Citrix Systems, Inc. , the global leader in access infrastructure solutions, today announced that ProHealth Care, a leading healthcare system serving Wisconsin residents in the Milwaukee area, has standardized on Citrix products as the most effective way to remotely deliver mission-critical applications to physicians and their medical staff offices. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:45:00 GMT)

Prudential Offers LTC Insurance Through Connecticut Partnership and Indiana State Insurance Programs for Long-Term Care
NEWARK, N.J.----Prudential Financial, Inc. announced today that its long-term care insurance business has joined forces with the Connecticut Partnership for Long-term Care and the Indiana Insurance Program for Long-Term Care. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:00:00 GMT)

‘Golden Opportunities’ offers learning, travel, fun
Senior adults will be offered several “Golden Opportunities” next month as Elder Care launches a new program. Opportunities for learning, travel, socializing and staying fit are all part of the program for active older adults which kicks off with a “Launch Party” on Sept. 28. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:28:48 GMT)

Home away from home:Adults find support in foster care for grownups
Ralph Thorpe spent a year moving in and out of a nursing home in Peabody surrounded by people old enough to be his parents. The setting wasn't a good fit for him, said Dr. Cynthia Bjorlie, but the 60-year-old music teacher needed constant medical supervision. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:02:22 GMT)

Senior Services to add evening, weekend home care
Senior citizens and their caregivers will be able to receive more hours of help from Senior Services of Midland County beginning Oct. 2. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:56:04 GMT)

Working Mother releases list of 100 top places to work
The magazine used five main criteria as the basis for its judgments: flexibility, leave time for new parents, child care, elder care and the number of women occupying top jobs. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:01:34 GMT)

Chicago Company Makes Top 100 Places to Work
North Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories tops Working Mother magazine's annual list of the top 100 places to work. The magazine used five main criteria as the basis for its judgments: flexibility, leave time for new parents, child care, elder care and the number of women occupying top jobs. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:06:50 GMT)

Microsoft makes 'Working Mother' magazine's top 100 list
Microsoft Corp. is on Working Mother magazine's annual list of the top 100 places to work. The magazine used five main criteria as the basis for its judgments: flexibility, leave time for new parents, child care, elder care and the number of women occupying top jobs. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:38:55 GMT)

Coffee cheer for senior citizens
The downpour did not hamper the outing or dampen their mood. There was much excitement among the group of 20-odd senior citizens from Rumah Love and Care and Caring Old Folks Home in Kajang for the much-awaited visit to Kemaman Classic Kopitiam in Section 14, Petaling Jaya. (Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:25:39 GMT)

Filmmaker's take on U.S. health care? 'Sicko'
TORONTO -- First, General Motors. Then gun control, followed by George W. Bush. Now rabble-rousing filmmaker Michael Moore has turned his irreverent camera on health care in America. (Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:24:05 GMT)

Agency required to help
ELGIN -- One of Senior Services Associates Inc.'s duties is to investigate allegations of elder abuse or neglect. Now, a new Illinois law also requires the senior protective agency to step in when seniors cannot care for themselves. (Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:37:37 GMT)

Find senior living at McAuley Manor
Nestled behind a hill on the Provena campus at Sullivan and Route 31 in Aurora is Provena McAuley Manor. This is a healthcare facility that provides skilled nursing care and rehabilitation to area seniors, and has existed at this site for almost 21 years. (Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:15:02 GMT)

Elder's needs determine best living arrangements
ONE OF THE most important articles in medical literature appeared in the 1970s. This paper, written by Williams and associates, was titled "Appropriate Placement of the Chronically Ill and Aged" and appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1973. (Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:26:47 GMT)

Proposal for senior housing approved by City Council
Among the dozens of businesses hoping to take root along Shiloh Road is a proposed housing development that will serve the community's growing population of senior citizens. (Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:40:17 GMT)

87% of Critical Care Registered Nurses Committed to Staying in Field Despite Serious Challenges
26/09/2006 A new survey released today by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Nursing Spectrum, and the Bernard Hodes Group found that 87 percent of critical care registered nurses (RNs) plan to stay in the profession, even though verbal and physical abuse, sexual harassment and ineffective leadership were found to be significant problems. (Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:08:36 GMT)

New USW Contract Ratified At Hibbing (Minn.) Senior Center; Ruling Expected in Seven-Year-Old Dispute on RNs by NLRB
The United Steelworkers (USW) today announced ratification of a new three-year labor agreement covering 54 workers employed at the Golden Gate National Senior Care Center, but the news also raises interest in an anticipated far-reaching decision by the full National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that has delayed nurses at the facility from receiving union membership benefits for more than seven (Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:00:53 GMT)

Arcapita Sells Two U.S. Assisted-Living Sites to Sunrise Senior
Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Arcapita Bank BSC, an Islamic bank based in Bahrain, sold two assisted-living facilities in the U.S. to Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Trust for $525 million. (Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:03:00 GMT)

Citizen's Health Care Working Group Empowers Government, Not Health Care Consumers, Group Says
David Hogberg, senior policy analyst for The National Center for Public Policy Research, expressed disappointment with yesterday's release of the Citizen Health Care Working Group's final report. "Despite showing a bit of openness to more consumer-based approaches, the Working Group settled for the command-and-control, government- knows-best approach to health care," said Hogberg. (Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:21:57 GMT)