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Blind pooch awaits return of missing pal
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. (Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:30:28 GMT)

Pooley Aims for Ford Senior Players
Don Pooley tries for his second Senior Tour major in three weeks when he competes in the Ford Senior Players Championship. Pooley defeated Tom Watson in a five-hole playoff at the U.S. Senior Open two weeks ago with a birdie on the 18th hole. (Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:37:29 GMT)

Students work to provide care for caregivers
Eugene - At first glance, Franklin Dye of Eugene and his wife Delores look like your average senior citizen couple. What most people don't see is that Franklin is also a caregiver for Delores who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease about three years ago. (Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:40:47 GMT)

SENIOR NOTES
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. (Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:55:36 GMT)

Augusta area Alzheimerâ€™s care and support
AUGUSTA â€” According to Kathryn Pears of the Alzheimerâ€™s Association, Maine Chapter, the Pine Tree State is way ahead of the rest of the country in meeting the needs of people with Alzheimerâ€™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. (Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:58:02 GMT)

SENIOR CALENDAR
Book Discussion, "The Red Tent" byAnita Diamant,1 p.m. Friday, Orchard Park Senior Center, 4808 W. Ninth St. Books available at Wichita Public Library. (Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:07:40 GMT)

Elder-care 'gray market' growing as America ages
Dr. Diane E. Meier, a geriatrician at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, is an expert on end-of-life care. So when her elderly parents needed long-term help at home with bathing, dressing and cooking after her father's stroke, she knew where to find assistance. (Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:50:43 GMT)

Potter shares his passion with senior citizens
Bitter cold temperatures didn t prevent about three dozen senior citizens from attending an inspiring pottery demonstration recently at the Shippensburg Senior Center in Cleversburg. (Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:24:49 GMT)

Local Corporation Accused of Elder Abuse
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. (Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:23:07 GMT)

GROWING OLDER: ROGER CORMIER AND SANDRA COHEN: Home care service a top concern
THE MOST common challenge for participants in our recent elder care seminars was how to arrange successful, ongoing home care service. We are sharing some of the information and tips offered at the seminars here, with more to follow in our next column. (Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:26:18 GMT)

Savvy Senior: Senior Eye Care
I have been wearing glasses for more than 40 years now, but recently my eyes have taken a turn for the worse. Can you recommend any organizations that provide low-cost eye care for seniors on a tight budget? (Thu, 01 Mar 2007 21:24:45 GMT)

Commander of US hospital for wounded Iraq vets sacked
A general running a renown US Army hospital for soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan was relieved of command Thursday, becoming the first senior officer sacked in a scandal over negligent patient care. (Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:47:50 GMT)

17th annual Senior Expo planned
Mayor Boyd Dunn's Committee for the Aging is hosting Chandler's 17th annual Senior Expo from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Chandler Community Center, 125 E. Commonwealth Ave. (Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:37:28 GMT)

Caring for two generations
They're known as the sandwich generation, spread -- sometimes thin -- between the needs of their parents and their children. A new study sliced off one piece of the sandwich generation for a closer look: two-paycheck, middle-class couples with both child and elder care responsibilities -- a group representing up to 9.4 million American families. Among the often surprising findings was the power ... (Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:01:17 GMT)

Penn Hills man feared he couldn't care for family
George Terry may have feared that he was losing the ability to care for his ailing wife and two mentally disabled adult sons when he killed them in their Penn Hills home and turned the gun on himself, a close family friend said. (Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:23:16 GMT)

Board approves senior services
WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners approved funding for a variety of services to the elderly, and advertised for proposals to provide transportation to senior citizens. (Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:33:28 GMT)

New Senior GLBT Community Opening
A new senior living community for the GLBT population is opening its doors in California in the fall. Taking its name from Armistead Maupin ’s popular novel Tales of the City , the apartments will be known as the Barbary Lane Communities at Lake Merritt. (Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:14:06 GMT)

Child-care survey faults Kansas
Kansas ranks near the bottom of the 50 states in its regulation and oversight of child-care centers, according to a new nationwide survey. (Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:16:23 GMT)

Family of deceased inmate questions Corrections care
The family of a Burlington man who died the day he was released from jail is questioning the conduct of the Corrections Department and wondering whether the staff's actions contributed to the death. (Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:24:04 GMT)

Elder teacher home with heartfelt thanks
Two months after a heart transplant, Sean Tierney isn't strong enough to finish the baby nursery he and wife started. But at least he's home to watch friends and colleagues do the job... (Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:47:14 GMT)

Senior centers’ future discussed
FOLLANSBEE — West Virginia’s senior centers in the future could include exercise equipment or day care facilities for children, said the state commissioner of senior services during a visit Thursday to the Brooke County Senior Center. (Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:20:38 GMT)

The Elder Law Forum
There are times when a person may wish to avoid the opportunity to receive property or money, to reject an inheritance, to simply say, "No, thank you." (Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:05:06 GMT)

Sunrise Expands Special Committee Scope
Long-term care provider Sunrise Senior Living Inc. said Friday its board of directors has expanded the scope of the special committee charged with restating its financial statements for prior periods. (Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:38:39 GMT)

Army Secretary Ousted in Furor on Hospital Care
The Secretary of the Army, Francis J. Harvey, resigned today amid the fallout over revelations of shabby conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. (Sat, 03 Mar 2007 02:58:08 GMT)

Senior Notes
A lot is happening at the Frisco Senior Center at Frisco Square, or in conjunction with the Center. The Center is at 6670 Moore St. For information, call 972-335-5515 or logon to www. FriscoFun.org. (Sat, 03 Mar 2007 06:23:51 GMT)

Christian Care Centers break ground on new facilities
Christian Care Centers, Inc., broke ground Friday on a new wellness center and a planned retirement community in Mesquite. The facilities increase the footprint of Christian Care Centers, Inc., in Mesquite, where they are the largest faith-based senior care provider in the Metroplex. (Sat, 03 Mar 2007 06:31:29 GMT)

CARE auction set for March 3
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. (Sat, 03 Mar 2007 06:31:36 GMT)

Suit against van Haaster day care fails again
MURRIETA -- A state appellate court this week upheld a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by residents seeking to prevent a large day care center from opening in the city, and ruled that the residents are required to pay attorneys fees in the case. (Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:47:20 GMT)

'It's like coming home' as senior center opens
When 90-year old Katie Blakely sat with friends and city officials sipping punch and swapping stories Friday afternoon at the Ocean Springs Senior Citizens Center, she felt like she was coming home. (Sat, 03 Mar 2007 09:04:24 GMT)

Pleasant Grove care facility sued over roaming patient
The son of a former Alzheimer's patient at Pleasant Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has filed a lawsuit seeking unspecified money damages from the facility because his 82-year-old father was able to wander from the center in October. (Sat, 03 Mar 2007 09:38:35 GMT)

Walter Reed Care Spawns Probes, Political Attacks (Update4)
March 3 (Bloomberg) -- Deficiencies in outpatient care for wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center have cost two top officials their jobs, spawned an array of investigations and given Democrats new ammunition to attack the Bush administration. (Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:19:18 GMT)

Elder abuse targeted
LISBON — Columbiana County officials plan to continue tackling elder abuse and neglect by tackling a lack of state funding for protective services. (Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:09:08 GMT)

Latino health care focus of program
CHAPEL HILL -- When Guadalupe Torres moved here from Mexico six years ago, she came with a wealth of medical knowledge. As a nurse in Mexico, Torres had received training in patient care. (Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:19:15 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, 04 Mar 2007 05:29:27 GMT)

NextSteps: The good and bad of paying for long-term care
Read this article ] (Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:31:58 GMT)

Working-class struggle: More families living near poverty level
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. (Sun, 04 Mar 2007 06:45:08 GMT)

Day care generates activity
HANSON — Ed Connolly, who is recuperating from two strokes, has been a participant in the Hanson Supportive Day Care Program for 10 months. (Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:21:10 GMT)

Caring for Dear Old Dad Gets a Little Easier
Freddie Mac started offering backup child care to its employees in December 2001 to keep them at work and happy. This December, responding to changing demographics in its workforce, it extended that benefit to let employees care for their elderly relatives. (Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:37:19 GMT)

Use caution when hiring a caregiver
That nice person sent by the in-home care agency to assist your elderly relative with day-to-day living could have been convicted of embezzlement, theft or drug charges. But no one bothered to check. (Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:16:09 GMT)

Afternoon obituaries update
George Blyth, 90 of Centerton, died Thursday, March 1, 2007 at the Genesis Elder Care, Millville Center after an extended illness. A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. in the Christy Funeral Home, 11 W. Broad Street, Millville. (Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:08:43 GMT)

Board to hear about adult day care
Unanswered questions about a motion to end the Manassas Senior Day Program prompted the Prince William Board of County Supervisors to defer a vote two weeks ago. (Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:11:37 GMT)

Firing Off Another Round Over Health Care Budget Cuts
The Rev. Al Sharpton assails Gov. Eliot Spitzer?s proposed health care budget cuts in a new radio advertisement and mailings that will be aimed at New York City residents. (Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:08:40 GMT)

Senior snares Del Val's 8th crown and 1st since 1993
By HARRY FREZZA JR. Staff Writer ATLANTIC CITY -- Delaware Valley High School senior 112-pounder Dan Kelly isn't the kind of wrestler who will reveal emotion or be beaten by it. (Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:17:34 GMT)

Medicare, Medicaid: Proposed cuts alarm health-care CEOs, lobbyists
Drop the rule change. Stop the cuts. That’s what hospital chiefs and health-care lobbyists are telling federal officials and members of Congress regarding a double-edged sword of proposed funding cuts, which they say would plunge the nation’s health-care system into deeper financial peril than it faces now. (Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:43:52 GMT)

Medicare, Medicaid: Proposed cuts alarm health-care CEOs, lobbyists
Drop the rule change. (Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:56:00 GMT)

WP: Soldiers share troubling health care stories
Stories of neglect and substandard care have flooded in from U.S. soldiers, their family members, veterans, doctors and nurses working inside the system. (Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:24:45 GMT)

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TriMet suspicions led to inquiry
Two years ago, TriMet filed an unfair labor complaint after it couldn't find out whether a union-run program for elder and child care that the agency had been pumping money into even existed. (Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:27:49 GMT)

Future health care may be your self-care
Have you heard the terms health promotion and disease prevention? Maybe you have read about evidence-based models of care, or how about chronic-disease management? All of these terms have one thing in common: They are among the next big changes coming in health care for older adults. (Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:52:49 GMT)

senior notes
AARP volunteers are available in most senior centers to assist with income tax returns. Appointments are usually needed. This is a free service for low- to middle-income seniors. (Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:56:10 GMT)

Directing the care of a child
Jessica Blankenship is one of the newest teachers at the Escambia-Brewton Career Technical Center. She looks as if she should be one of the students because she is so young. But a few minutes into a conversation it becomes quite apparent that she is no student. (Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:04:48 GMT)

Fitch Teleconf: 2007 U.S. Continuing Care Retirement Community Outlook, 3/14, 2pm ET
TAMPA, Fla.----Fitch Ratings will hold a teleconference to discuss its 2007 Industry Outlook for Continuing Care Retirement Communities on Wednesday, March 14 at 2 p.m. EST. The call will be hosted by Jim Mitchell and Jim LeBuhn, both Senior Directors in Fitch's Public Finance Group. (Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:28:00 GMT)

GAO Chief Frets Rising Health Care Costs
Even as the federal government confronts renewed calls to increase health care spending, its chief accountability officer said Monday that existing federal health insurance programs already face financial disaster. (Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:46:04 GMT)

One health care plan doesn't fit all
One health care plan doesn't fit all Devon M. Herrick, senior fellow, National Center for Policy Analysis - Dallas While engaged in the raging debate over health care in America, we have to be careful about what we wish for... (Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:09:00 GMT)

Menu for Meals on Wheels
Elder Care Services' Meals on Wheels lunch menu. All meals include low-fat milk. (Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:00:54 GMT)

DESIREE COOPER: For some, service is a lifesaver
Senior citizens with mental illness have big hurdles to overcome: lack of access to mental health care, lack of access to jobs, lack of social or family support. (Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:27:34 GMT)

Wider Health Care Net Urged
Poll Bolsters Call For Government To Do More For Uninsured An overwhelming number of Connecticut voters support expanding public health insurance so thousands of uninsured parents and children can get adequate health care, a poll released Monday shows. (Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:38:31 GMT)

Pa. Medicaid ops memoranda issued
Readers who followed my ongoing reports on changes in Medicaid laws over the past few years might stand now and cheer since we finally have Pennsylvania Operations “Ops” Memoranda advising what can and cannot be done by seniors and disabled persons who might require long-term care under the new Pennsylvania... (Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:59:24 GMT)

Dole, Shalala to Lead Troop-Care Panel
President Bush yesterday named former senator Robert J. Dole and former secretary of health and human services Donna E. Shalala to co-chair a bipartisan commission that will examine the care that wounded U.S. troops receive after they return from the battlefield, one more among several high-level... (Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:27:13 GMT)

Elder care facility planned
PORTSMOUTH -- The new owner of a 37-acre parcel of land once slated to be developed as retail, residential and office space off Islington Street is planning to build a state-of-the-art elder care facility there. (Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:39:10 GMT)

Senior calendar
PACE Program - Elder Service Plan of the North Shore's PACE Program will soon be in Gloucester and will serve eligible residents of Cape Ann. PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) coordinates and provides all needed preventive primary, acute and long-term care services so individuals ages 55 and older, who are certified to need nursing home care, can live safely and independently ... (Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:32:20 GMT)

6th Annual Jazz Foundation of America a Great Night in Harlem at the Apollo Theater
”A Great Night In Harlem” benefit concert will raise money to assist the countless elder jazz and blues artists in crisis across America, who have spent their lives making ours rich with their music. (Tue, 06 Mar 2007 20:16:23 GMT)

Cell Genesys to Webcast Presentation at the SG Cowen & Co. Health Care Conference
Cell Genesys, Inc. , today announced that Sharon E. Tetlow, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Cell Genesys, will present a company update at the SG Cowen & Co. 27th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston, MA that will be broadcast live over the internet on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 4:45 p.m. (Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:05:00 GMT)

Arent Fox Announces Tom Gustafson as Senior Health Policy Advisor
Arent Fox LLP announced today that Thomas A. Gustafson, PhD, will join the firm's health care group on April 1, 2007 as senior health policy advisor.* (Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:20:00 GMT)

The Savvy Senior
Dear Savvy Senior: I have been thinking about getting a small dog or cat for my 72- year-old father. Since mom died a few years ago he doesn't get out much and I'm worried about him. I think he would enjoy having a pet to take care of and keep him company. (Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:45:39 GMT)

String of Afghan deaths cause outrage, put government, U.S. mission in jeopardy
KABUL, Afghanistan - On a trip to the market, Haji Lawania says he drove his gray SUV into a hail of U.S. gunfire that shattered his windshield and killed his father, nephew and a village elder. The three... (Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:27:29 GMT)

Metabasis to Present at Cowen and Company Health Care Conference
Metabasis Therapeutics , announced today that John Beck, senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer of Metabasis will present at Cowen and Company's 27th Annual Health Care Conference at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston. (Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:51:00 GMT)

Baldwin offers peek into health-care marketing
Marianne Baldwin has an interesting job. She is director of marketing for Beaver Medical Group, which has been part of the local health-care scene in Redlands since Dr. Meredith Beaver returned from serving in World War II to open his clinic. (Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:57:42 GMT)

Residents rally for senior day care
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors heard a lot about the Manassas Senior Day Program all afternoon Tuesday. (Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:26:37 GMT)

String of Afghan deaths cause outrage
On a trip to the market, Haji Lawania says he drove his gray SUV into a hail of U.S. gunfire that shattered his windshield and killed his father, nephew and a village elder. (Wed, 07 Mar 2007 07:37:21 GMT)

Bush says panel will study care of wounded veterans
WASHINGTON — President Bush announced a bipartisan commission Tuesday to review the care given wounded war veterans, while senators called top Army officials to account for a medical system that has put the soldiers into squalid housing and bureaucratic limbo. (Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:04:14 GMT)

More companies offer benefits to help care for parents
WASHINGTON -- Freddie Mac started offering backup child care to its employees in December 2001 to keep them at work and happy. This December, responding to changing demographics in its work force, it extended that benefit to let employees care for their elderly relatives. (Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:24:16 GMT)

AP Enterprise: Some health clinics deny care to urban Indians
American Indians say they are being illegally denied care at taxpayer-funded clinics that have long served all people of native ancestry but recently began excluding members of tribes that lack formal recognition by the U.S. government. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 01:58:42 GMT)

Health Care Property Investors, Inc. Comments on Ontario Superior Court Decision
LONG BEACH, Calif.----Health Care Property Investors, Inc. announced today that it has reviewed the Decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice involving, among others, HCP, Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust , Ventas, Inc. and Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:58:00 GMT)

Care packages to help troops cope
Organizers overseeing personalized care packages assembled for U.S. troops overseas have called the event a resounding success. United Auto Workers Local 160 sought public donations of toiletries, snacks and other personal items as part of Operation Easter Basket. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 05:57:59 GMT)

Sunrise REIT Says Health Care Property Investors Withdrawn Its Offer To Purchase Assets Of REIT - Quick Facts
(RTTNews) - Wednesday, Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust (SZR_UN.TO) revealed that Health Care Property Investors, Inc. has withdrawn its offer to purchase the assets of Sunrise REIT. Sunrise REIT was formed to indirectly acquire, own and invest in income-producing senior living communities in major metropolitan markets and their surrounding suburban areas in Canada and the ... (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:08:33 GMT)

SENIOR NOTES
The Senior Recreation Center, 1400 S. College Street, will have free AARP Tax Aide from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays through April 14. Attendees must be age 50 or older. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:10:40 GMT)

Second low-income senior housing project in works
Rialto's first low-income senior-housing development has been open only a few months and already city officials are working to develop a second one to ensure there are places for seniors to live in town. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:19:58 GMT)

Elder care in peril, advocates say
Advocates for long-term care of the elderly said Wednesday they hope to push for about $97 million more funding than what Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed in her budget, but they acknowledge they have an uphill fight with legislators. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:20:06 GMT)

2 jurors ask out of Genesis trial
Two jurors -- including one who says the prosecution "has wasted a huge amount of my time and taxpayer money" -- have told a judge they want out of the trial of two women accused of embezzling $500,000 from the Genesis group home and foster care agency. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:27:30 GMT)

AP: Indians face health clinic crunch
After Vera Quiroga, an American Indian elder, was turned away from a clinic she helped found in Santa Barbara, she has been forced to drive to a far-off reservation to get her teeth cleaned. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:16:01 GMT)

Child-elder care center goes ahead
After two lawsuits, plans for a Generations Child and Elder Care center on Karlan Drive are moving forward. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:48:54 GMT)

Elder-abuse case brought to trial
New Hampshire's new elder-abuse unit has brought its first case to trial, trying to prove that a man assaulted his 83-year-old grandmother during an argument last November. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:22:19 GMT)

Elder-care benefits growing
Freddie Mac started offering backup child care to its employees in December 2001 to keep them at work and happy. This December, responding to changing demographics in its work force, it extended that benefit to let employees care for their elderly relatives. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:36:37 GMT)

Helen of Troy Limited Announces Senior Management Appointments
Helen of Troy Limited , designer, developer and worldwide marketer of brand-name personal care products and household consumer products, today announced several senior management appointments and related organizational changes. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:30:00 GMT)

Health Care Property Drops Acquisition Proposal for Sunrise
March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Health Care Property Investors Inc., the largest U.S. owner of real estate for health-care providers, has withdrawn its acquisition bid for Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust following of a Canadian court order. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:46:29 GMT)

Elder-abuse case brought to trial in N.H.
MANCHESTER, N.H. - New Hampshire's new elder-abuse unit has brought its first case to trial, trying to prove that a man assaulted his 83-year-old grandmother during an argument last November. Adam... (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:20:55 GMT)

Virgin Life Care Appoints Scott Marber as Senior Vice President of Sales
Virgin Life Care, a member of Sir Richard Branson's world-renowned Virgin group, today announced that it has appointed Scott Marber as Senior Vice President of Sales. In this role, Scott will oversee the direct sales force team and increase awareness for Virgin Life Care's activity-based programs. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:04:00 GMT)

Some health clinics deny care to urban American Indians, patients say
Posted: 6:54 AM- FRESNO, Calif. - After tribal elder Vera Quiroga was turned away from the very clinic she helped to found, she had little choice but to drive to a far-off reservation for her dental work. The reason, she said, is that the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs doesn't recognize her as a Yaqui, even though her children and grandchildren have tribal documentation. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:06:14 GMT)

Centene to offer $175M in senior notes
Centene Corp. said Thursday that it will offer $175 million in senior notes due 2014 in a private placement. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:11:32 GMT)

CSC makes appointments to UK health-care business
Computer Sciences Corp. has appointed Pearse Butler and Rajan Madhok to its UK health-care business, the company said Thursday. (Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:12:08 GMT)

Senator vows to resolve fight over Indian health care access
American Indians should not have to show tribal papers to see a doctor at government-funded clinics, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs said in a hearing Thursday that touched on a growing dispute about native people's access to health care. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:31:42 GMT)

Adult Day Care Helps Families ; Circle of Life Center for Senior Citizens Gives Preble County Caregivers a Muchneeded ...
By Shirley Belcher Contributing Writer EATON -- When caring for an older relative becomes difficult for Preble County residents, the Circle of Life Adult Day Services is there to provide a much-needed break for caregivers. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:10:24 GMT)

Tribal clinics refusing care to some Indians
FRESNO, Calif. — After tribal elder Vera Quiroga was turned away from the very clinic she helped to found, she had little choice but to drive to a far-off reservation for her dental work. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:24:21 GMT)

Some health clinics deny care to urban Indians
FRESNO, Calif. -- After tribal elder Vera Quiroga was turned away from the very clinic she helped to found, she had little choice but to drive to a far-off reservation for her dental work. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:22:35 GMT)

Health Management Associates, Inc. to Present at Cowen and Company's 27th Annual Health Care Conference
Health Management Associates, Inc. announced today that its senior management will give a presentation at Cowen and Company's 27th Annual Health Care Conference to be held March 12-15, 2007, at The Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:05:00 GMT)

Urban Indians denied care at health clinics
FRESNO, Calif. -- After tribal elder Vera Quiroga was turned away from the very clinic she helped to found, she had little choice but to drive to a far-off reservation for her dental work. The reason, she said, is that the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs doesn't recognize her as a Yaqui, even though her children and grandchildren have tribal documentation. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:47:35 GMT)

More senior citizens to receive in-home care as service grows
The wait is over for more than 1,100 low-income senior citizens in line for home-care services through the state’s popular PASSPORT program. Gov. Ted Strickland yesterday issued a directive to expand the program, a move long sought by advocates for senior citizens. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:57:09 GMT)

Health Care Property Investors drop Sunrise bid
The saga involving the sale of Toronto's Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust continues, as Health Care Property Investors withdrew its bid and Sunrise said it plans to appeal a Canadian court decision in favor of Ventas Inc. (Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:23:21 GMT)

Two Texans named to veteran care panel
A Navy corpsman from Texas who lost an arm in Iraq and the wife of a severely injured soldier in San Antonio were among those chosen to serve on a commission examining veterans' care. (Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:37:55 GMT)

Senior food distribution relocates
The senior commodity food distribution program, a service of Food for Families, has a new distribution point in Algiers: the parking lot of St. Julian Eymard Catholic Church, 2727 Lawrence St. (Sat, 10 Mar 2007 07:25:50 GMT)

Culture vs. care
Learning English and building a life outside their families are tall orders for elderly Hispanic immigrants. Three years ago, Luisa Flamerich owned a home, drove a car and planned her busy life around grandchildren and friends in her hometown of Caracas, Venezuela. (Sat, 10 Mar 2007 08:28:28 GMT)

State: Discharged hospital patient lacked proper care
Hackensack University Medical Center has been cited by the state health department for giving a blind, paraplegic man insufficient care when he was released, in a case that triggered patient dumping accusations. (Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:40:08 GMT)

NextSteps: Paying for long-term care -- Medicare, Medicaid and your assets
Read this article ] (Sun, 11 Mar 2007 05:32:47 GMT)

Senior Calendar
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. (Sun, 11 Mar 2007 06:08:18 GMT)

Cambridge Home Health Care of Akron announced that these people joined...
Cambridge Home Health Care of Akron announced that these people joined the company: Cheri Grennwell joined the support office as regional director; Jennifer L. Smith joined the support office as administrative assistant; Karen Kashary joined the Akron office as director of nursing; Shelley Lewis joined the Athens office as director of nursing; Cassandra Papp joined the Salem office as branch ... (Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:02:25 GMT)

Westchester narcotics investigator still in intensive care
A senior narcotics investigator who fell ill shortly after a drug raid in November remains in intensive care - and doctors still don't know whether he contracted the sickness during the raid. (Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:14:30 GMT)

Strict rules on assisted living gain support
The Rendell administration is drafting legislation that would toughen state oversight of assisted-living facilities, establishing for the first time rules that would define the level of care such homes must provide. (Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:23:08 GMT)

Families design plans to provide care from afar
They built a life together on Drummond Island, running a resort and raising five kids on the shores of Lake Huron. (Sun, 11 Mar 2007 08:25:53 GMT)

Bird flu drill held at senior center
BOSTON - Last November, 635 elderly people filed into the Worcester Senior Center to get their annual flu shots. They were done in less than four hours. They didn't know they were part of a simulation of what would happen during a flu pandemic at one of Worcester's nine emergency dispensing sites. (Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:32:38 GMT)

Area programs let people go back home
Services allow choice instead of nursing facilities for elder care. RUTH CONFER pages through her mother's photo album, which includes wedding photos, at the apartment of her mother, Iva DeWalt. (Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:25:25 GMT)

Handled with care
Gina Brazda gently squeezed the plastic feeding tube connected to her mother's stomach. (Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:57:00 GMT)

Health disparities in prostate cancer stem from lack of care, not lack of knowledge
CHAPEL HILL – Decreasing the rates of prostate cancer among black men may require improving access to routine health care, rather than increased education about the disease, a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine suggests. (Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:07:26 GMT)