Elder Care News 02/2007 (Page 6)

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Leaders of TriMet's transit union have accused the union's treasurer of embezzling a "significant amount of money" from an account for elder and child care expenses to feed a gambling addiction. (Feb 21, 2007)

TORRINGTON — After beating Holy Cross 11 days ago to re-forge a three-way tie in the Naugatuck Valley League, Torrington High boys basketball coach Tony Turina circled Tuesday night's game with Seymour as the biggest impediment to his team's history-making season. (Feb 21, 2007)

Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. health care costs may almost double over the next 10 years to $4.1 trillion annually, or 20 cents of every dollar spent, according to a study by federal economists and actuaries. (Feb 21, 2007)

The Silver Springs community celebrated Tuesday as they opened the doors to a new senior and community center. (Feb 21, 2007)

City-instituted changes in the way the Visalia Senior Center has been used are on hold indefinitely after more than 100 Visalia seniors voiced overwhelming opposition to the moves at a heated Visalia City Council meeting Tuesday night at City Hall. (Feb 21, 2007)

As health care costs rise, some companies are finding it pays to spend money to save money. Some progressive companies are helping employees care for an aging parent by providing elder care benefits, Kelly Wallace reports. (Feb 22, 2007)

At the request of State Representative Bruce MacDonald, Richard Erb, President/CEO of Maine Health Care Association (MHCA), discussed the long-term care issues facing Maine at Bay Landing on Friday, Feb. 16. About 15 people attended the event, which was filmed by BRCTV Channel 7. (Feb 23, 2007)

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE - A senior-care facility and its locally based parent corporation are being sued for elder abuse and negligence. The latest litigation comes less than a year after the company settled a state lawsuit over inadequate service at its more than two dozen California locations. (Feb 24, 2007)

A senior care center has closed despite efforts to keep it open. (Feb 24, 2007)

LAST week we presented ways to access ongoing home care for an older relative. (Feb 25, 2007)

SANDISFIELD — Sheehan Health Group, whose co-owner has an interest in seven other elder care facilities in the Berkshires and outside Boston, has purchased the former New Boston Nursing Home, a 55-bed care facility. (Feb 26, 2007)

Daxor Corporation -- The study entitled "Does Hematocrit Reflect Red Cell Volume when Adjusted for Plasma Volume" involved 370 patients who had a total of 689 separate blood volume measurements in the intensive care units at the Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Senior authors of the study were Dr. (Feb 26, 2007)

Oak Hammock residents live it up -- and skip the studies. At 72, Don Collier has senior rank in his German class at the University of Florida. (Feb 26, 2007)

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. (Feb 26, 2007)

Kaiser Permanente named Philip Fasano as senior vice president and chief information officer at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, replacing short-timer Bruce Turkstra, who had worked as interim CIO since November. (Feb 27, 2007)

A lawsuit seeking unspecified damages has been brought forth by an 81-year-old woman who accuses Pleasant Care Convalescent of Riverside of elder abuse and negligence. (Feb 27, 2007)

A Poudre High School senior is recovering from serious injuries today after the school bus she was riding early Monday was involved in a one-vehicle crash west of Windsor. (Feb 27, 2007)

HOLIDAY - State Rep. Tom Anderson plans to introduce a bill to strengthen the laws on elder abuse when the Legislature opens its annual 60-day session March 6. (Feb 27, 2007)

BOX ELDER — Buddy, an endearing blue heeler, never had a clear picture of his best friend — a loveable golden retriever named Sadie. Yet Buddy, blinded by cataracts, knew when Sadie went missing last fall. (Feb 27, 2007)

AUGUSTA — According to Kathryn Pears of the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, the Pine Tree State is way ahead of the rest of the country in meeting the needs of people with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. The following is an overview of some of the services available within the Augusta area, all of which employ staff that are trained in dementia care. (Feb 27, 2007)

The following events are happening at the Frisco Senior Center at Frisco Square or in conjunction with the center. The center is located at 6670 Moore St. For information, call 972-335-5515 or logon to www.FriscoFun.org. (Feb 27, 2007)

The CARE Organization will be holding their annual Ladies Brunch and Auction soon, featuring items like a mink coat and a possible stay at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Dallas. (Feb 27, 2007)

Elder Care Services' Meals on Wheels lunch menu. All meals include low-fat milk. (Feb 27, 2007)

In a rematch of one of the most bizarre state tournament games in recent memory, highlighted by a 41-point fourth quarter by Olympus, the Titans came oh-so-close to duplicating the dramatic feat in Monday's 4A first round at the Dee Events Center. (Feb 27, 2007)

NEW YORK - Microsoft Corp. made its first foray Monday into the growing consumer health care market with its acquisition of Medstory, a closely held company that is developing an Internet search engine for health information. (Feb 27, 2007)

Amid sobering news of proposed deep cuts to Medicaid and Medicare budgets, Senior Whole Health (SWH) cites its intense integrated care management strategy as a fiscally sound approach that can be replicated nationwide to deliver quality services at reasonable costs. (Feb 27, 2007)

Seattle's Office for Senior Citizens offers a program that helps place seniors in jobs that can earn them earn extra money and a second chance at a career, but many active seniors in Ballard are looking for opportunities closer to home. (Feb 28, 2007)

The Deer Creek Fund, part of the Idaho Community Foundation, has awarded a $75,000 grant to the Croy Canyon Ranch Foundation to fund architectural plans for Croy Canyon Ranch, a continuing care facility that will replace Blaine Manor. (Feb 28, 2007)

Wisbey received the offer Feb. 15 in a phone call from Elder Thomas Mostert, the chairman of the Board of Trustees of La Sierra University, a Riverside, Calif.,-based school. (Feb 28, 2007)

A lawsuit seeking unspecified damages has been brought forth by an 81-year-old woman who accuses Pleasant Care Convalescent of Riverside of elder abuse and negligence. (Feb 28, 2007)

The following events are happening at the Frisco Senior Center at Frisco Square or in conjunction with the center. The center is located at 6670 Moore St. For information, call 972-335-5515 or logon to www.FriscoFun.org. (Feb 28, 2007)

AUGUSTA — According to Kathryn Pears of the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, the Pine Tree State is way ahead of the rest of the country in meeting the needs of people with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. The following is an overview of some of the services available within the Augusta area, all of which employ staff that are trained in dementia care. (Feb 28, 2007)

The CARE Organization will be holding their annual Ladies Brunch and Auction soon, featuring items like a mink coat and a possible stay at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Dallas. (Feb 28, 2007)

Christy and Robert Christol thought they were doing well financially. The Box Elder family had carefully established good credit scores, recently bought a surplus home from Ellsworth Air Force Base through a Rapid City bank and mortgage company and had received raises at their workplaces. (Feb 28, 2007)

BOX ELDER — Buddy, an endearing blue heeler, never had a clear picture of his best friend — a loveable golden retriever named Sadie. Yet Buddy, blinded by cataracts, knew when Sadie went missing last fall. (Feb 28, 2007)

Administrators at the New Dimensions Home Healthcare Plus in Pasadena were impressed with the nursing assistant who recently interviewed for a job — until they did a criminal background check. The woman, they discovered, had been convicted three times for shoplifting, once for prostitution and twice on felony drug charges. (Feb 28, 2007)

A free fitness orientation will take place from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Senior Recreation Center, 1400 S. College Street. Advance sign-up is required. (Feb 28, 2007)

Daniel S. Paglione lived through gun battles with the Japanese navy as a young sailor in World War II. He died, at age 80, after two miserable years at a Bucks County assisted-living facility where he was sometimes left to lie in his own feces, his family says. (Feb 28, 2007)

It was a bittersweet Senior Night celebration for DeeDee Murphy on Monday. After a 64-61 overtime loss to UMKC, the senior hugged her mother, who made the trip from Detroit, waved to the crowd and stepped off the court at Western Hall for the final time. (Feb 28, 2007)

Q:Our mother, who suffers from moderate Alzheimer's disease, has lived in a local nursing home for nearly three years. Our father died prior to her admission, and we have used the money and assets he left her to pay for her care privately at the rate of more than $6,000 monthly. (Feb 28, 2007)

The District's foster care system continues to shortchange children in its care by failing to provide full medical and mental health services and sufficient caseworker visits, a children's advocate said yesterday in U.S. District Court. (Feb 28, 2007)

City Councilwoman Sharon Copeland received an award Feb. 21 honoring her advocacy on behalf of seniors in the Mandarin area, courtesy of the Duval County Council on Elder Affairs. (Feb 28, 2007)

For the second time in two months, Georgetown police have been called to investigate a complaint of elder abuse at a Georgetown nursing center. (Feb 28, 2007)

Medsphere hopes to capitalize on a successful deployment at the VA hospital system by adapting its software to the community hospitals and private health care providers. (Feb 28, 2007)

PACE Program - Elder Service Plan of the North Shore's PACE Program (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) serves eligible residents of Cape Ann. PACE coordinates and provides all needed preventive primary, acute and long-term care services so individuals age 55 and older, who are certified to need nursing home care, can live safely and independently in their homes with support services. (Feb 28, 2007)

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