Elder Care News 01/2007 (Page 2)

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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. (Jan 5, 2007)

El Dorado County public health officials reported Thursday that a third senior care facility in the Placerville area has shown evidence of a norovirus infection. (Jan 5, 2007)

Restaurants have ratings systems. Why not day care providers? California licenses about 58,000 child care facilities serving 1.2 million children, but little information is readily available to parents about their safety and quality of care. To... (Jan 5, 2007)

St Peter's Care Home Ltd 26 St. Peters Road, Margate, Kent FULL-TIME SENIOR CARER Required to work in busy dementia home. Must be able to work a flexible rota. (Jan 5, 2007)

MOUNT VERNON — Palliative care provides comfort for the patient and the patient’s family by relieving the patient’s suffering at any stage of an illness, and in any setting. (Jan 5, 2007)

Rats in the kitchen, untreated injuries and suicide attempts are just a few of the problems state inspectors said they found at a Salem adult care facility. (Jan 5, 2007)

The church will host a Martin Luther King Day celebration at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15. All are welcome to come share dinner at 5:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Wallace M. Wright, a retired elder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. (Jan 5, 2007)

An emergency day-care facility for seniors will open in Calgary next week, providing additional support to people caring for their elderly parents. (Jan 5, 2007)

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. (Jan 6, 2007)

NATCHEZ — The Natchez Senior Citizens Multipurpose Center is wishing for volunteers with computer skills to donate their time this Christmas. (Jan 6, 2007)

Advocate Health Care announced plans Friday for a 144-bed, 300,000-square-foot hospital that officials hope would be approved to be constructed in Round Lake. (Jan 6, 2007)

A 29-year-old nurse’s aide from Kansas City, Kan., has pleaded guilty to murdering an elderly man who at one time had been in her care. (Jan 6, 2007)

EDISON — The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders is committed to building a 180-bed, long-term care facility for the Roosevelt Care Center in Old Bridge. (Jan 6, 2007)

Srinagar, Jan 6: The children of slain Hurriyat leader Abdul Gani Lone seem to have reconciled their political differences with Sajjad Lone acknowledging that his elder brother Bilal took care of his ill son. (Jan 7, 2007)

CARES CRESCENT ENRICHMENT CENTER: 13906 Fifth St., (352) 518-9300. Adult day care is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. (Jan 7, 2007)

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. (Jan 7, 2007)

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. (Jan 7, 2007)

NATCHEZ — The Natchez Senior Citizens Multipurpose Center is wishing for volunteers with computer skills to donate their time this Christmas. (Jan 7, 2007)

The Natchez Senior Citizen’s Multipurpose Center is not only a place for seniors to participate in a broad spectrum of activities, but also a place to form friendships and sometimes find love. (Jan 7, 2007)

State hospitals are being phased out faster than local care options are being developed. (Jan 7, 2007)

EXAMPLES OF ELDER-CARE BENEFITS (Jan 7, 2007)

The New Jersey Hospital Association's Quality Institute has been awarded a $507,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to help reduce disparities in cardiac care for African American and Latino patients. In 2005, the RWJF partnered with George Washington University to establish a national program, "Expecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac Care. [click link for full article] (Jan 7, 2007)

Lack of care facilities for the elderly in Klamath Falls is causing some people to move to Medford, Bend or elsewhere, a local administrator says. (Jan 7, 2007)

In an apparent swipe at the Government, a senior Liberal Party MP has again lashed out over the affordability of childcare services. (Jan 7, 2007)

More companies are starting to provide elder-care benefits for workers. Patricia and Pat Guadagno were terrified about the prospect of his ailing father going home. (Jan 7, 2007)

A senior Liberal Party MP has again lashed out over the affordability of childcare services in an apparent swipe at the Federal Government. (Jan 7, 2007)

Debbie Meyer began her search for a new retirement home for her mother-in-law in the usual ways. "I looked on the Internet. I made phone calls. I drove around a lot. It was all very time-consuming," said Meyer, who lives with her family in Everett. (Jan 7, 2007)

Elder-care options help ease financial burden of watching over the aging Patricia and Pat Guadagno were terrified about the prospect of his ailing father going home. (Jan 7, 2007)

Patricia and Pat Guadagno were terrified about the prospect of his ailing father going home. (Jan 7, 2007)

By Thomas Goldsmith, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Jan. 7--The number of people with mental illness in North Carolina rest homes has grown by 15 percent -- to more than 6,200 -- since 2002. (Jan 7, 2007)

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — For anyone wondering whether he still has something left in the tank, Brad Nuckles provided an emphatic answer Sunday. The senior forward snapped out of a monthlong scoring slump with a career-high 31 points as East Tennessee State defeated Gardner-Webb 66-63. (Jan 8, 2007)

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A nurse's aide has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2005 stabbing death of an elderly man who had once been in her care. (Jan 8, 2007)

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. (Jan 8, 2007)

People ask me the question all the time, "Why do I care?" Why, after 30 years, do I care about East Stroudsburg University teams? Why, after 30 years, do I care whether the Warriors win or not? Why, after 30 years, does it matter to me how ESU athletes do in more than 400 contests per year? (Jan 8, 2007)

The state of Oregon wants to revoke the license of St. Rita's Senior Care Community in northeast Salem. (Jan 8, 2007)

PHILOMATH — U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden held a town forum at Philomath High School on Friday, and the major points of discussion were the Democrat’s plan for a new American health care system and his staunch opposition to the war in Iraq. (Jan 8, 2007)

Members of the Berean Bible Study Group of Nanticoke presented a Christmas program at Guardian Elder Care Center in Nanticoke. Residents also participated in the program that included hymns and other seasonal songs and characterizations of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, a drummer boy and Frosty the Snowman. Each resident was given gifts handmade by Ruth Briggs. Joel Penor is activities director ... (Jan 8, 2007)

After more than a decade of hospital closures and consolidations, the region's health-care industry is in the midst of a $4 billion building boom, and a new breed of hospital. (Jan 8, 2007)

Daly City, Calif. - A new door to medical care for low-income seniors could open in northern San Mateo County, if plans for a new clinic are pushed through. (Jan 8, 2007)

Now comes the hard part. A beaming Arnold Schwarzenegger began his final four years as governor Friday with a grand inauguration befitting what he promises will be an ambitious second-term agenda. But ambitious means expensive, and this week the governor will begin to reveal how he plans to pay for a massive expansion of health care for millions of Californians, as well as billions of dollars for ... (Jan 8, 2007)

DEERFIELD, Ill.----APAC Customer Services, Inc. , a leading provider of customer care services and solutions, announced today that Expedia® Corporate Travel has selected APAC as its new corporate travel customer care outsourcing partner. (Jan 8, 2007)

LONG BEACH, Calif.----Health Care Property Investors, Inc. expanded its investment management platform by forming a new joint venture for 25 senior housing assets with an institutional capital partner. (Jan 8, 2007)

On Wednesday, Jan. 10, Fitch Ratings will release its 2007 Nonprofit and Health Care Systems Outlook. In conjunction with the report, Fitch will host a teleconference on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 2:00 p.m. ET. (Jan 9, 2007)

Getting old is such a drag that most of us don't like to think about it. And we sure don't like to think about who will take care of us if we stumble and break a hip while strutting to our favorite Rolling Stones CD. (Jan 9, 2007)

By Kathleen Shoaff Senior Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Education's Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program awarded a $428,000 grant to WVU's Child Development and Family Support Services. (Jan 9, 2007)

The once-taboo subject of universal health care has picked up bipartisan momentum and is likely to play out as a key domestic issue in the 2008 presidential election. Just yesterday Senator Clinton, speaking at an event convened by the Rev. Jesse Jackson in Manhattan, said, "We must move to a system of universal health care in this country as soon as we reasonably can." Also yesterday, Governor ... (Jan 9, 2007)

Elder Care Services' Meals on Wheels lunch menu. All meals include low-fat milk. (Jan 9, 2007)

NATCHEZ — The Natchez Senior Citizens Multipurpose Center is wishing for volunteers with computer skills to donate their time this Christmas. (Jan 9, 2007)

The Natchez Senior Citizen’s Multipurpose Center is not only a place for seniors to participate in a broad spectrum of activities, but also a place to form friendships and sometimes find love. (Jan 9, 2007)

The government of Lesotho has approved a policy to care for orphans and vulnerable children, including those who have lost at least one parent to AIDS-related illnesses, IRIN News reports. The policy, which will cost roughly $1. [click link for full article] (Jan 9, 2007)

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