Elder Care News 01/2007 (Page 3)

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Baby boomers responsible for looking after their elderly parents have a new short-term care option with the opening of Calgary's first emergency senior daycare tomorrow. (Jan 9, 2007)

Millions of adult children find themselves looking after aging parents. If you qualify, tax laws offer some help. (Jan 9, 2007)

By Sandra Block 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)

From sanitation issues to patient neglect, a record of problems going back several years led regulators to begin efforts to revoke the license of St. Rita's Senior Care Community in northeast Salem, state records show. (Jan 9, 2007)

Singling out 25 of its senior housing properties, Health Care Property Investors Inc. has struck a deal that has yielded gross proceeds totaling about $726 million. The Long Beach, Calif.-based REIT partnered with an unnamed institutional capital concern to create a joint venture for the properties. (Jan 9, 2007)

TUESDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The growth in U.S. health-care spending has declined to its slowest rate since 1999, largely because of a dramatic dip in the growth of prescription drug spending, government economists reported Tuesday. (Jan 9, 2007)

Patricia and Pat Guadagno were terrified about the prospect of his ailing father going home. (Jan 9, 2007)

Two of suspects have been targeting female senior citizens in local supermarkets in the Santa Clarita Valley, prompting Sheriffs officials to caution seniors to take extra care while grocery shopping. (Jan 10, 2007)

By Daniel Connolly, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 9--The state cannot transfer low-income elderly and disabled clients from a program run by Memphis home health care firm Senior Services until Feb. 5 at the earliest, U.S. District Judge William J. Haynes Jr. has ruled. (Jan 10, 2007)

THE WORLD is aging as never before. As we approach a new year, we might glance around the globe and view some of the things happening abroad. I recently attended a meeting of interRAI, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster quality care for older people everywhere. (Jan 10, 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 10, 2007)

Gov. Jon S. Corzine is scheduled to sign legislation Thursday that would require the state Department of Health and Senior Services to create regulations and procedures to ensure child-care centers and schools are safe from dangerous contaminants. (Jan 10, 2007)

On Feb. 8, 2006, new laws were enacted which affect folks who transfer assets without receiving adequate compensation, and then apply for Medical Assistance (MA) to help pay for nursing home or other long term care (LTC) services. (Jan 10, 2007)

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.— About two-thirds of Missouri’s licensed residential care facilities were cited for at least one fire safety violation over the past four years, an Associated Press analysis shows. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition) (Jan 10, 2007)

Novo Nordisk, the world's leading diabetes care company, today announced the appointment of Nathaniel Clark, M.D., as senior medical advisor in the company's U.S. diabetes division. (Jan 10, 2007)

An emergency day-care centre for seniors launched in Calgary today, designed to help employees struggling to balance work and family obligations. (Jan 10, 2007)

CALGARY (CP) - The doors opened Wednesday on what's being billed as Canada's first "backup elder care" facility, a place aimed at providing extra support to working people who are trying to look after their aging parents. (Jan 11, 2007)

Stiffer Medicaid rules on nursing-home coverage Dear Savvy Senior: What are the rules and eligibility requirements to get Medicaid coverage for nursing-home care? (Jan 11, 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 11, 2007)

The Health Insurance Store has made choosing an affordable, comprehensive senior health insurance plan simple. (PRWeb Jan 11, 2007) (Jan 11, 2007)

It's a grind, but a good kind of grind, these early January compulsories. Last Saturday, Kentucky traveled to Mississippi and took care of its Southeastern Conference opener. (Jan 11, 2007)

The doors opened yesterday on what's being billed as Canada's first "backup elder care" facility, a place aimed at providing extra support to working people who are trying to look after their aging parents. (Jan 11, 2007)

Local health care providers welcome Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposal to expand health care to immigrant children regardless of their legal status, saying uninsured, sick kids end up raising the cost of care for everyone else. (Jan 11, 2007)

FRANKLIN -- Gov. Jon S. Corzine is scheduled to sign legislation Thursday that would require the state Department of Health and Senior Services to create regulations and procedures to ensure day-care centers and schools are not contaminated. (Jan 11, 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 11, 2007)

Can you give me some tips on finding a good nursing home for my 86-year-old mother? She had a stroke a few months ago and has been receiving care at home but it has become too much. (Jan 11, 2007)

AP-NDTribal Program Cut,0137 Tribal officials say elder program cut for lack of money NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) Officials of the Three Affiliated Tribes say a program serving more than 700 elders is being eliminated because of a lack of money (Jan 11, 2007)

RESTON, Va.----Sprint Nextel announced another step in its commitment to enhancing its customers' experience, naming industry veteran Bryan DiGiorgio as senior vice president for Customer Care. (Jan 12, 2007)

Poor ward care is harming patients, warns a senior doctor in this week's BMJ. (Jan 12, 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 12, 2007)

A campaign targeting fraudulent investment and tax schemes is being launched in the London area by the Ontario Securities Commission. Representatives from the Check Before You Invest campaign will be handing out information at the Elder Care Expo which starts at Western Fair's Canada Building today. (Jan 12, 2007)

Sprint Nextel Corp. has a new senior executive to help the company provide better service to customers. (Jan 12, 2007)

Three daughters of an 80-year-old woman who died in a November fire at a Citrus Heights residential care home are suing the facility's owners. (Jan 12, 2007)

Patients are being put at risk by appalling conditions on hospital wards, a senior consultant warns. (Jan 12, 2007)

Patients are being put at risk by appalling conditions on hospital wards, a senior consultant says today in the British Medical Journal. Katherine Teale, a consultant anaesthetist at Hope hospital in Salford, Greater Manchester, accuses some nurses of neglecting basic care in favour of paperwork. (Jan 12, 2007)

BETHESDA, Md.----Coventry Health Care, Inc. announced today that it will redeem all $170.5 million of its outstanding 8.125% Senior Notes on February 15, 2007. Coventry will redeem the Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 104.063% of the principal amount plus any interest accrued and unpaid to the redemption date. (Jan 12, 2007)

Norovirus outbreaks have been identified in three senior care facilities in Yolo County, according to the Yolo County Health Department. (Jan 12, 2007)

By Ramon Coronado, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Jan. 12--Three daughters of an 80-year-old woman who died in a November fire at a Citrus Heights residential care home are suing the facility's owners. (Jan 13, 2007)

CHATHAM: Senior Dining, noon, Township Hall, call 439-5360. 2721. (Jan 13, 2007)

Knowing more about elder abuse and when to call for assistance can help you protect your loved one. (Jan 13, 2007)

Our Place respite care site in Berryville needs volunteers Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging and housed in the Grace Episcopal Church, Our Place provides a social care setting for adults with Alzheimer’s disease. (Jan 13, 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 13, 2007)

Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) Ministry of the Interior (MOI) officials said Saturday that the passage of an amendment to the Senior Citizen's Welfare Law will help facilitate government's efforts to take care of the elderly. (Jan 13, 2007)

Moves by Congress and proposed universal health care for California spur the sectors. (Jan 13, 2007)

Poor ward care is harming patients, warns a senior doctor in this week's BMJ.Recent figures show that three of the four commonest causes of delayed discharge are associated with inadequate care on the ward: pressure sores, healthcare acquired infections, and medication errors. [click link for full article] (Jan 13, 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 14, 2007)

Town Councilman Allen Wyett, whose 12-year tenure ends Feb. 12, will be remembered as an early, passionate advocate of beach restoration and improved health care for town residents. (Jan 14, 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 14, 2007)

Kim Kreber brings a special perspective to her new business, which provides non-medical care to anyone requiring help to stay in their homes. (Jan 14, 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 14, 2007)

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