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Wi-Fi-based RFID improves elderly care
Simon Holloway , Senior Analyst , Bloor Research Published: 14th August 2007 Copyright © 2007. All rights reserved. (Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:25:27 GMT)

'Consumer-driven' care is a sham
State. Rep. Josh Zepnick (D-Milwaukee) represents the Ninth District... When I was a Congressional staffer during the early 1990s national health care debate, one of my peers was on the Clinton Task Force. (Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:30:33 GMT)

Senior Calendar
The following activities are sponsored by and held at the Senior Services Center of Will County, 251 N. Center St., Joliet, unless otherwise noted. For more information or to make an appointment, call (815) 723-9713. (Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:30:49 GMT)

Formulate a plan to care for aging parents
(Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:05:26 GMT)

Lori J. Cerato
Q: I made out a living will when I was in the hospital years ago, but I can't find my copy and can't remember what choices I made. What would you do to solve the long-term care crisis in Pennsylvania if you were given a budget of $98 million? While that number seems like a big... (Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:21:33 GMT)

Regence Licenses Evidence-based Milliman Care Guidelines(R)
Regence, the Pacific Northwest/Mountain region's largest health insurer, has licensed the complete six-product, evidence-based clinical guidelines series from Seattle-based Milliman Care Guidelines LLC, A Milliman Company. (Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT)

Iconic philanthropist Brooke Astor dies at 105
NEW YORK (AP) -- Brooke Astor was the grand dame of New York City society and philanthropy -- a woman as comfortable in a Harlem youth center as she was in a Fifth Avenue penthouse. (Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:43:51 GMT)

Brooke Astor, 105, eminent New York philanthropist
Brooke Astor, who by night reigned over New York society with a decided disdain for pretension and by day devoted her time and considerable resources to New York's unfortunate, has died at her weekend estate, Holly Hill, in Briarcliff Manor, New York. She was 105. (Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:45:20 GMT)

Hugh Gibson receives recognition for elder care
THE VILLAGES — Awards line one wall of state Rep. Hugh Gibson’s office in The Villages. These plaques and certificates serve as reminders to Gibson of things he holds dear to his heart. (Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:17:33 GMT)

An age-old problem
CONSEQUENCES: Carol Frazier, pictured with her client Rena Sebastian (right), changed careers to try to help others learn about long-term care planning. She now lectures nationally on the subject of elder care. (Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:50:52 GMT)

Canada looks to European-based talent as Mitchell makes senior coaching debut
(CP) - Spurs fullback Paul Stalteri will captain a European-based squad in Iceland on Aug. 22 as Dale Mitchell makes his debut as coach of the Canadian senior soccer side. (Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:59:00 GMT)

'Shameful' care homes exposed
One in five care homes are failing to meet minimum standards of dignity for older people, according to MPs and peers. (Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:00:16 GMT)

Elderly people suffering abuse and neglect in residential care homes
Elderly people are suffering from abuse, neglect and malnutrition in hospitals and care homes, according to a report by peers and MPs. (Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:05:27 GMT)

Senior Citizens state director discusses health care costs
Betty Beverly, Montana Senior Citizens state director, Helena, shared some of her knowledge about health care from her experience on committees for Montana Senior Citizens Association Thursday at the Sidney Senior Citizens Center. (Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:46:31 GMT)

Gold Coast hospital care 'deteriorating', specialists say
A survey of medical specialists on the Gold Coast has found 80 per cent believe there has been a deterioration in the levels of patient care in hospitals. (Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:04:09 GMT)

Shame of OAP care
MPs last night demanded a shake-up of care homes after a report branded the way elderly folk are treated as "shameful". (Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:39:20 GMT)

Senior Notes
A wellness clinic will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at the Senior Recreation Center, 1400 S. College Street. Appointments will be 15 minutes, and fees will vary. For more information, please visit the front desk. (Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:53:06 GMT)

Dog Lover's Haven to Superb Dog Care; New Web Site Launched
A valuable resource for all dog owners and especially helpful for those with older dogs seeking information. Find answers to common concerns and issues related to caring for a dog of any age. (PRWeb Aug 15, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/ (Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:24:30 GMT)

MPs slam 'shameful' care of elderly
The "shameful" treatment of elderly people in hospitals and care homes has been exposed in a report by an influential group of peers and MPs. (Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:39:01 GMT)

UNISON Appeals For Urgent Action Over Care Worker Deportations, UK
UNISON, the UK's largest public sector union, is calling for urgent Government action, to stop the wholesale deportation of much needed, highly skilled senior care workers. The union is making representations to the government as a result of a growing number of pleas for help from care workers across the UK. [click link for full article] (Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:14:01 GMT)

Critters, kids to visit RLASC
RED LION AREA — At 10 a.m. Thursday, first- and second-graders from Little Lions Day Care will visit Red Lion Area Senior Center, 20-C Gotham Place, York Township, to be entertained by local animal expert Bob Furrer and his critters. (Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:26:07 GMT)

MPs accuse care homes of shameful betrayal of our elderly
• One in five care homes fails to meet basic standards of privacy and dignity (Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:30:50 GMT)

Elderly 'failed by health and care providers'
Health and care services are "shameful" in their treatment of the elderly, a report by a committee of MPs and peers has said. (Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:37:35 GMT)

Dallas officer shot on I-35E is taken out of ICU
Dallas police Senior Cpl. Jerry Poston, who was shot while trying to help a shooting victim on Interstate 35E near downtown early Sunday, was moved out of the intensive care unit at Methodist Dallas Medical Center on Tuesday, his brother said. (Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:32:55 GMT)

Income Guidelines announced for FY 2008
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ Bureau of Community Food and Nutrition Assistance today announced the Income Guidelines for free and reduced-priced meals served at child and adult day care facilities and emergency shelters contracted with the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). (Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:09:49 GMT)

Retail Health Care
NEW YORK - Increasingly, American consumers are shopping for health care the way they buy a hamburger or milk shake at a fast-food chain: By standing in line at a local store under a menu. (Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:31:09 GMT)

Senior Activists Take Care Into Their Own Hands at Atria Hearthstone East
On the heels of a second citation for resident care problems by the Kansas Department on Aging, senior activists from the Campaign to Improve Assisted Living, members of SEIU Healthcare, and a professional caregiver took the care of Topeka's seniors into their own hands today. (Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:00:00 GMT)

CARE Turns Down Federal Funds for Food Aid
CARE, one of the world?s biggest charities, said that American food aid may hurt the people it aims to help. (Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:39:38 GMT)

Red Land Senior Center challenged
As the Red Land Senior Center works to reopen, a senior center in Mount Wolf asserted itself as the "York County designated senior center" for Newberry and Fairview township residents. (Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:14:13 GMT)

Rising Stars: Mira Loma senior fights blindness in kids
Senior year marks the end of high school and the high school experience. It also marks the beginning of a new opportunity for seniors to prepare for the future, whether it is work, college or both. (Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:04:57 GMT)

Seniors head to Mexico for cheaper nursing care
More Americans are checking into nursing homes in Mexico, drawn by the lower prices, better climate and family-style care.{s} Americans living in Mexican nursery homes{v}Tour of a nursing home in Mexico (Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:09:06 GMT)

CARE Says No Thanks to US Food Aid
Sacks of millet are offloaded into a warehouse by CARE in Maradi, Niger. (Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:10:57 GMT)

CARE gives up U.S. funding in flap over food aid
CARE, one of the world's biggest charities, is walking away from some $45 million a year in federal financing, saying American food aid is not only plagued with inefficiencies, but also may hurt some of the very poor people it aims to help. CARE's decision is focused on the practice of selling tons of often heavily subsidized American farm products in African countries that in some cases, it ... (Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:39:38 GMT)

Kernersville Obituaries
KERNERSVILLE - Nellie Hickey Berry, 95, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at Springwood Care of Forsyth. She was born March 26, 1912, in Plains, Kan., to the late John H. and Mary Elizabeth Eakins Hickey. Mrs. Berry was a member of Kernersville Seventh-Day Adventist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur Edward Berry; eight brothers; and two sisters. Surviving are a ... (Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:45:49 GMT)

Donation helps get meals, care for seniors
Four nonprofits serving Southeast Valley seniors are using an unexpected donation they received last month from a Gilbert-based senior-care business to help seniors receive home-delivered meals, hospice care, free transportation to doctors' appointments and more. (Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:40:51 GMT)

Dolly Linsebigler: keeping traditional ways
Tribal elder Mary "Dolly" Linsebigler has this advice for young people: "Cherish your mother and father, your grandparents, your aunts and your uncles. When they're gone, a lot of knowledge goes with them." (Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:48:35 GMT)

Better pediatric palliative care needed
A team of pediatric palliative care specialists is calling for increased efforts to address the needs of chronic conditions of U.S. children. Senior author Dr. Joanne Wolfe of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston and a team of inte... (Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:08:13 GMT)

Nine valauble health-care benefits you may be overlooking
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Exploring your health-care plan comes naturally when you need it to cover treatments for an illness or injury. But some of its features are best used -- and often overlooked -- when you're well. (Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:10:21 GMT)

Woman guilty in swindle of senior
A jury deliberated less than three hours yesterday before finding that Toy-Ling Washington financially exploited an 86-year-old woman who was under her care. (Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:08:06 GMT)

Senior center's new location still unsettled
CLINTON - A site for a new senior citizens' center has not been determined, although lawyers and architects are working with the Council on Aging on specifications, and on making sure the process follows the state's public bidding laws. (Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:02:21 GMT)

Ex-hostages arrive in South Korea
A pair of South Koreans, held hostage for nearly a month by the Taliban in Afghanistan, returned home Friday, arriving in Seoul in the early afternoon. (Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:06:25 GMT)

Seniors share their opinions at weekly coffee hour at Ingram Senior Center
S ALEM — Senior citizens have bigger concerns than the future of health care. They have strong opinions on abortion and taxes, and almost every political topic in between. (Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:18:57 GMT)

The resignation of five physicians has forced Healion Emergent Care to temporarily close.
CHEYENNE - Healion Emergent Care has closed during August following the sudden departure of its five doctors and physician assistants. The clinic plans to re-open Sept. 1 with a new roster of medical personnel. (Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:26:01 GMT)

Bingeing children need care says police chief
Parents who refuse to take responsibility for their children's underage drinking should have them taken into care, a senior police officer said last night. (Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:53:31 GMT)

Brooke Astor Is Eulogized, With Only a Hint of a Rift
The family conflict over the care of the grande dame of New York society and philanthropy leading up to her death was only subtly evident at her funeral. (Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:54:38 GMT)

Saturday, August 18, 2007
HAMILTON COUNTY Edna Barton Edna C. “Helen” Barton, 87, of Chattanooga, died Tuesday, Aug., 14, 2007, in a local health care facility. (Sat, 18 Aug 2007 05:30:06 GMT)

Manatee considers stricter day care rules
MANATEE COUNTY -- About 100 at-home day care centers throughout Manatee have long been among the least regulated in the state. (Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:13:37 GMT)

DEATH FAILS TO BRING DY$FUNCTIONAL FAMILY CLOSER
The New York Public Library is getting ready to fight for a bigger share of Brooke Astor's money. Court records unsealed yesterday revealed that library President Paul LeClerc filed an affidavit in Westchester Surrogate's Court asking that Astor's... (Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:44:25 GMT)

Put child drinkers in care, says police chief
Children should be taken into care if their parents refuse to take responsibility for their underage drinking, a senior officer said. (Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:20:41 GMT)

More Research Required In Pediatric Pain Relief And Palliative Care
Advances in pain and palliative care for adults have been significant in the past decade due in part to increased recognition, support and use by caregivers and patients. [click link for full article] (Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:12:50 GMT)

Treating health care's next big challenge
A favoured campaign line of the Green party is that Ontario governments don't invest in health care. They invest in sickness care. The argument is that real health care is paying to prevent people from getting sick whereas what we are currently doing is paying to treat people who are already sick. (Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:20:15 GMT)

Monterey County sheriff's patrol log
Date of Report: 8/17/2007 Deputy Name: shapiro Report Number: 06710-07 Charges: 368(e)pc 15610.30(a)(1)W&I Time of Report: 0836 Location: carmel valley Synopsis: RP reported possible embezzlement from elder; financial elder abuse. case continues. (Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:08:24 GMT)

Senior Living Showcase
VALDOSTA – The James H. Rainwater Conference Center was full Saturday as seniors attended the Fifth Annual South Georgia Senior Living Showcase, sponsored by The Valdosta Daily Times. (Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:28:57 GMT)

Fredonia Place Opens Memory Care
8/19/2007 - FREDONIA — Fredonia Place is opening its Memory Care Program in the facility’s East Wing at 50 Howard St., Fredonia. (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:05:03 GMT)

Guest column: Let’s talk care at work
In 1963, feminist Betty Friedan wrote, “I want something more than my husband and my children and my home — I want it all.” (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:48:58 GMT)

Paint Borough forced to buy back own alley
PAINT — Borough leaders have an embarrassing situation. They have to buy back one of their own streets. Earlier this month, Paint Borough Council authorized Solicitor Lois Geary to buy a section of Elder Street, a borough alley, that will be on the block at Somerset County tax sale. (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:04:31 GMT)

SENIOR SCENE
MS. SENIOR SWEETHEART PAGEANT OF AMERICA/INTERNATIONAL: Contestants must be 58 or older, be judged in talent, interviews, evening gown presentation, entertain at nursing homes, be treated to luncheons, dinners by local dignitaries. Pageant dates Oct. (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:14:56 GMT)

Rowan roundup: Home Instead Senior Care honors two for service
Maxine Madigan of Salisbury and Brenda Barber of Kannapolis have both been named regional CareGiver of the Year for Home Instead Senior Care. Madigan works at the 625 W. Innes St. facility in Salisbury, and Barber works at the 653 Church St. N. facility in Concord. (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:48:30 GMT)

American Red Cross Kid Care Babysitting Class
The Flower Mound Parks and Recreation Division is offering its popular American Red Cross Kid Care Babysitting Class two times this fall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, September 29 and Saturday, November 10 at Fire Station No. 2, 4401 Shiloh Road. The class is for those ages 10 - 14 and costs $35. Students learn to be responsible babysitters and receive a Kid Care handbook and an American Red ... (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:01:21 GMT)

New ways to aid the elderly
Twenty years after Congress vowed to improve the way we care for the old and the infirm, nursing homes still inspire dread. But some mavericks are working to deinstitutionalize them and make them more like home. (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:19:22 GMT)

Computer programs help senior citizens who aren't 'wired'
Old age can bring a number of challenges, including chronic illnesses, Medicare choices, limited incomes and care-giving duties. (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:20:13 GMT)

Elder Wisdom
Q. I have tried networking, job fairs and online services but have not been able to land a good job. I believe my problem is the lack of an advanced degree (I currently only have a bachelor's degree) and bad credit. (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 07:31:00 GMT)

Andrew High School senior is talking his way to the top
Michael McLean, a senior this fall at Andrew High School, has command of the issues that affect the nation and proved it when he took first place in the state in the Illinois High School Association's extemporaneous speech competition. (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:15:33 GMT)

Free health screenings, classes offered to seniors
A free "Senior School" will be in session from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, offering health screenings and classes in everything from "Home Safety for Seniors" to "Elder Law 101." (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:49:04 GMT)

Words can judge, but numbers won't
The first time I was given a senior discount, no questions asked, was March 19, 1999. It happened in the Deep South, where women wear makeup and high heels to empty the trash. (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:04:57 GMT)

Top clan elder killed as Somalia strife deepens
A top clan elder from embattled Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi's clan was gunned down in Mogadishu overnight Saturday, dealing a blow to a laborious month-old peace initiative. (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:27:13 GMT)

Top clan elder killed as Somalia strife deepens
ELDER ASSASSINATED: A high-ranking elder from the clan of beleaguered Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi (pictured) was gunned down in Mogadishu overnight August 18, 2007, dealing a blow to a month-old peace initiative. (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:04:22 GMT)

Local Expert Offers Advice for Preparing for Elder Care
As parents age, sons and daughters are put in the position of deciding where to have mom and dad live when it’s time to sell the family home. (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:36:59 GMT)

Clan elder shot dead in Somalia
Unidentified gunmen shoot dead a leading clan elder in the Somalian capital Mogadishu. (Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:26:02 GMT)

50 acres next to Concordia's site devoted to senior housing
A Baltimore-area developer of senior communities has secured the 50-acre balance of the Schlumberger tract in Far Northwest Austin adjacent to the future Concordia University campus. (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:31:00 GMT)

Work Options signs Baylor, Rice for growing back-up care option
On the day Barbara Naples, senior director of benefits at Baylor College of Medicine, rolled out Baylor's new Work Options program, she had to use it herself. (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:19:35 GMT)

Top Somalian tribal elder is assassinated
MOGADISHU: A top clan elder from embattled Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi’s clan was gunned down in Mogadishu overnight, dealing a blow to a laborious month-old peace initiative. (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:19:34 GMT)

Health care for kids might pass
With no end in sight, California's budget impasse is threatening to derail Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's top legislative priority -- universal health care. (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:35:32 GMT)

Senior day care will be housed in local church
BLAKELY — A soon-to-be vacant church will become a day care facility for senior citizens after organizers recently received approval. (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:17:58 GMT)

Visa changes 'risk to care'
MP warns of mass exodus of overseas care workers because of migration rules. (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:19:51 GMT)

Hutchison: Health care for all should be the goal in California
Whenever the discussion heats up about whether California should be the first state in the nation to adopt a single-payer health care system - known among its opponents as "evil socialized medicine" - the first thing we hear is how satisfied millions of Americans are with their current health care. (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:01:00 GMT)

Elder abuse a disturbing reality
Elder abuse is a disturbing reality in today’s society. The risk of being abused, neglected or exploited is real for many older people. Family members or other caregivers most often are the abusers. The problem crosses geographic, socioeconomic, racial and ethnic barriers. (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:40:50 GMT)

Clan elder shot dead in Somalia
Somalia, 08/20 - A leading clan elder in Somalia has been shot dead, dealing a new blow to efforts to bring peace to the country. Maalim Harun Maalim Yusuf was shot twice in the head by three armed men outside his home in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Saturday evening. (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:56:18 GMT)

Elder Care Bill Pay From Premier Payment Services Pays Bills, Manages Money for Seniors
BELLEVUE, Wash.----Premier Payment Services, a comprehensive bill pay services provider, announced today the debut of Elder Care Bill Pay offering bill payment and daily money management services for seniors and their families. (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:01:00 GMT)

Do you need ...
Your life insurance requirement translates to how much income your family would need if you died. It's determined by what the ongoing financial needs are or soon may be. The needs are greater if you have to factor in taking care of aging parents or a disabled child. (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:02:27 GMT)

SOMALIA: Mogadishu violence hurting health care delivery, says charity
Source: IRIN Access to medical care for civilians and displaced persons in and around the Somali capital of Mogadishu has decreased alarmingly in the past months, according to the international medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:19:50 GMT)

Long-term care boomer reality
For 77 million baby boomers rapidly approaching retirement, long-term elder care is no longer an academic concept - it's becoming a reality. Many of us already deal with elder-care issues for our parents. If you're not familiar with long-term care it's time to get up to speed. Long-term care refers to medical and non-medical services provided to chronically ill or disabled people who cannot care ... (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:17:32 GMT)

Brookdale Senior Living Downgraded
A Stifel Nicolaus & Co. analyst downgraded its rating on living-facilities operator Brookdale Senior Living Inc. amid worries that rising construction is fueling competition in the sector. (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:58:14 GMT)

Preventing elder abuse
It's a surprising statistic, but in the United States one out of every 20 people can expect to be a victim of elder abuse — to be either physically or psychologically harmed, or be exploited in some way. (Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:00:16 GMT)

Job vacancy: Catalyst Housing Group - Senior Project Manager
Catalyst Housing Group Ltd provides support services, strategic leadership, and regulation to four housing associations and three care agencies, responsible for more than 15,000 affordable homes in London and the South East. (Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:35:52 GMT)

Enzi, Kennedy join forces on health care
Though often regarded as the devil incarnate in Wyoming, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. shares common ground with Republican Sen. Mike Enzi, especially on health care reform, Enzi said Monday at a town hall meeting in Casper. (Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:18:38 GMT)

Medical center includes senior housing
A new medical and senior housing complex is coming to the West Bronx to meet the growing needs of the community's elderly. (Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:24:26 GMT)

Web Conference Details Critical Care Safety Strategies - ECRI Institute To Host September 20 Discussion With Industry ...
While the intensive care unit (ICU) is one of the most challenging hospital environments for patient safety, strategies exist to prevent patient harm in ICUs. [click link for full article] (Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:12:50 GMT)

PACE offers North Shores seniors comprehensive care
After eating a meal, Sandra Blatchford doesn’t clear her plate from the table, not because she doesn’t want to, but because she doesn’t have to.Blatchford, a Gloucester senior, is enrolled in the Elder Service Plan of the North Shore, part of PACE or Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly. (Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:12:52 GMT)

Senior bishop quits Amnesty in row over abortion
One of Britain's most senior Roman Catholic bishops has ended three decades of support for Amnesty International after the group backed a woman's right to abortion if her life is threatened or she has been raped. (Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:08:48 GMT)

Advocates Urge Local Officials to Act to Improve Care at Atria Senior Living
Senior-care advocates attended County Commissioners' meetings in Texas and Florida today requesting action to protect seniors in area Atria Senior Living facilities. The Campaign to Improve Assisted Living and SEIU Healthcare has already called on several states to step up oversight of Atria facilities, and a letter or phone call from local elected officials to state regulators could hasten the ... (Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:00:00 GMT)

Piper Jaffray Appoints Lois Quam to Lead Alternative Energy and Health Care Initiatives
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Piper Jaffray ( Nachrichten ) today announced the appointment of Lois Quam as Managing Director, Alternative Investments, a newly created senior post responsible for developing new business opportunities in the alternative energy/clean technology and health care sectors. (Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:12:07 GMT)

A'ville looking to meet needs of senior citizens
With the first of the Baby Boomers now in their sixties, finding quality care for senior citizens has become a pressing national issue. (Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:25:06 GMT)

Kidney Care Council Paid Lobbyist $180K
The Kidney Care Council paid Alston & Bird LLP $180,000 to lobby the federal government in the first half of 2007, according to a federal disclosure form. (Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:33:34 GMT)

Elder-care professional hired to head retirement community
A longtime medical and elder-care professional has been hired to head the planned Viera retirement community. (Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:10:52 GMT)

States face tighter rules on kids' health care
Congressional Democrats and state officials are mulling their options on how to counter sweeping new policy changes by the Bush administration that will make it nearly impossible for states to expand a popular health care program for children. (Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:19:21 GMT)

Spartans WR Love takes care of academic business, now practice field
EAST LANSING -- Terry Love has been staying on his own this summer, away from his Michigan State teammates who are in Case Hall for preseason camp. Because of academic ineligibility, Love, a senior receiver, was not allowed to participate in the preseason exercises until he passed a required history course. It hurt to see his teammates heading to practice each day, he said. (Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:22:55 GMT)

’Veneratio’ to benefit Elder Services
The James Gang will host a big thrift sale this weekend called Veneratio, a Latin word for reverence and respect that organizers said perfectly suits the goal of the event. (Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:28:43 GMT)

Care packages for the folks back home
Immigration may be a contentious issue, but immigrants themselves are a gold mine. Worldwide, they sent more than $275 billion back to their families in 2006. Fees from these transactions, known as remittances, bring in a lot of money for the companies handling the transfer. Now an Indian firm called Sahara Care House is muscling in on the action, not by sending money, but by providing a suite of ... (Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:02:58 GMT)

Elder abuse reports rising in Pierce County
The reports range from a high profile case in which an accountant stole over $150,000 from an elderly widow to a call from a person worried about her neighbor's hygiene. (Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:20:31 GMT)

Protect Your Assets With Long-Term Care Insurance
New state programs linking these policies to Medicaid eligibility make them a better deal. (Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:43:22 GMT)

Convergys Employees Visit Senior Citizens through Helpage India
Convergys Corporation (NYSE:CVG), a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services, and the largest provider of outsourced customer care services in the world, announced today that a group of employees from its Gurgaon contact center has visited St. Mary's Home for the Aged at the invitation of Helpage India. (Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:30:00 GMT)

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TRENTON — New Jersey’s elder ombudsman needs volunteers to help safeguard elderly people living in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. (Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:59:40 GMT)

Coventry Health Care Prices Senior Notes Offering
BETHESDA, Md.----Coventry Health Care, Inc. announced today that it has priced a $400 million offering of 6.30% coupon rate senior unsecured notes due 2014. The notes will rank equal in right of payment to all of Coventry's existing and future senior debt, including its existing 5.875% senior notes due 2012, 6.125% senior notes due 2015, 5.95% senior notes due 2017, and existing credit facility. (Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:44:00 GMT)

No Small Feat
TREMONTON -- Lloyd Jenkins says he has the best job at the Box Elder County Fair. (Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:24:34 GMT)

Delco health firm fined 249G by Pa.
A Delaware County-based health-care company that was sued last week in New York for allegedly defrauding hundreds of elderly customers is now in trouble back home. (Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:23:47 GMT)

Community Events
KELSO/LONGVIEW Elder Options offering free blood pressure checks (Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:50:16 GMT)

Video: Paying for Health Care
Californians are showing more interest in a state-run health care system. Eric Collins brings us the findings of a new Field Poll. 8/22/07 (Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:30:06 GMT)

Daley wants to clean up senior housing
Chicago is readying a crackdown to protect senior citizens who move into assisted living in private homes and apartment buildings and face substandard conditions. (Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:15:03 GMT)

Enzi, Kennedy join forces to reform health care
Though often regarded as the "devil incarnate" in Wyoming, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. shares common ground with Republican Sen. Mike Enzi, especially on health care reform, Enzi said Monday at a town hall meeting in Casper. (Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:18:21 GMT)

Some employers penalize workers for family care
By law, employers can't discriminate against a worker based on the person's sex, age, disability or skin color. Now add family responsibilities to that list. (Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:20:00 GMT)

Grady Franklyn Elder 8/23/2007
Grady Franklyn Elder, 57, LaCygne, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at his home. He was born Jan. 23, 1949, in Salina to Jean Elder Ethridge and the late Frank G. Elder. (Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:10:17 GMT)

Individual touch important to Senior care
There are 48 licensed nursing homes in Hawaii - 28 in Honolulu. Noted Gerontologist Dr. Bill Thomas would like to see them all use the "Eden Alternative" principles. (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:56:39 GMT)

Endangered elder care
WHITE TWP. | The staff of Warren County's senior services division was overjoyed last year when the county began a state-sponsored pilot program to help the elderly receive in-home care. (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:45:06 GMT)

Senior hurt in apartment fire
Careless smoking appears to be the cause of a fire that sent an elderly personal care home resident to hospital early yesterday morning with burns to his face and airways. (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:34:34 GMT)

Play delivers comedic touches in elder care
Playwright Toni Press-Coffman's art imitates her life in her latest play, "New House, New Dog," opening next week. (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:07:53 GMT)

Space Center hosts free Senior School
A free "Senior School" will be in session from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 30-31, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, offering health screenings and classes in everything from "Home Safety for Seniors" to "Elder Law 101." (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:29:44 GMT)

Elder Affairs group brings in speakers on senior safety
Lake County Elder Affairs Coordinating Council will have its fourth annual Elder Symposium from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at Lake Receptions, 4425 State Road 19-A, Mount Dora. (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:06:12 GMT)

UK worst for stroke care - doctor
The UK has the worst outcome for stroke victims in western Europe and must improve, a senior doctor said. Despite spending the same amount or more as other countries on care, the UK still lags behind, he argued. (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:23:51 GMT)

UK stroke care 'worst in western Europe'
The UK has the worst standard of care for stroke victims in western Europe, with thousands of patients dying unnecessarily every year, a senior doctor said today. (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:32:17 GMT)

UK stroke care 'worst in western Europe'
Only one in 100 victims get rapid care that saves lives and prevents lasting brain damage, says professor. (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:13:00 GMT)

UK Stroke Care Lets its Patients Down
Although about the same amount of money is spent on care for those suffering strokes in the United Kingdom as in other countries the care provided especially during the first 24 hours is not enough according to a senior doctor. (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:22:54 GMT)

A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Coventry Health Care, Inc. Senior Unsecured Notes
OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has assigned a debt rating of "bb+" to $400 million 6.3% senior unsecured notes, which will mature in 2014, to Coventry Health Care, Inc. . The rating outlook is stable. (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:33:00 GMT)

Community Care appoints senior reporter
Reed Business Information (RBI) publication Community Care has taken on Caroline Lovell as a senior reporter. Ms Lovell joins Community Care from another RBI title, Poultry World (part of the Farmers Weekly Group), where she was a reporter. (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:38:45 GMT)

Senior Summit Monday in Brownstown
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP - Health care, housing and other issues will be addressed during the fifth annual Senior Summit Monday in Brownstown Township sponsored by state Rep. Kathleen Law, D-Gibraltar. (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:16:50 GMT)

Church News - 08/24/07
Greater Renfro Memorial Church of God in Christ, where Elder William Lewis Jr. is pastor, will have Minister Gary McLemore as the speaker in the 11 a.m. Sunday service. (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:12:03 GMT)

Seniors, health care, veterans dominate Obey visit
IRONWOOD -- Seniors, health care and veterans' issues were the topics which piqued the interest of most of the people who came to see U.S. Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wausau, at the Iron County Senior Center in Hurley Thursday. (Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:18:02 GMT)

Foreign experts may advise on health care after hospital blunders
HongKong - Overseas health experts and an accreditation scheme could be used to help improve health care in the wake of a series of health blunders in Hong Kong, a senior doctor said Saturday. Hospital Authority director for quality and safety Dr Leu... (Sat, 25 Aug 2007 06:52:53 GMT)

Senior Calendar | A list of classes, activities and other events.
TUE Hosted by the city of Seattle Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens. Event includes free lunch and admission to the Woodland Park Zoo. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. , Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; free ( 206- 684-4951) . (Sat, 25 Aug 2007 07:32:26 GMT)

Adult centers face struggle
The senior population is growing, and studies show day care has mental benefits; still, such services are foundering under financial strain For more than a year, Lorraine Diasio resisted sending her husband, Phillip, to an adult day-care center in Schaumburg even as her own health deteriorated under the crushing demands of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease. (Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:39:08 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, 26 Aug 2007 01:42:22 GMT)

'A life ended, lives torn apart'
A toddler spent hours alone after his mother was murdered in her home. John Elder reports. (Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:38:14 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, 26 Aug 2007 04:22:30 GMT)

Senior scene
MS. SENIOR SWEETHEART PAGEANT OF AMERICA/INTERNATIONAL: Contestants must be 58 or older, be judged in talent, interviews, evening gown presentation, entertain at nursing homes, be treated to luncheons, dinners by local dignitaries. Pageant dates Oct. (Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:17:03 GMT)

Day-care owner gets up to 90 years in abuse
ADRIAN -- A home day-care owner who police say was seen on videotape sexually abusing at least three infants has been sentenced to 30 to 90 years in prison. (Sun, 26 Aug 2007 07:05:43 GMT)

Labor Department assesses concerns about family leave act
Officials review feedback from workers and firms The U.S. Department of Labor asked for public feedback last year on the Family and Medical Leave Act, a 1993 law that allows parents to stay home with young children and seriously ill employees to take time off without fear of losing their jobs. (Sun, 26 Aug 2007 07:19:26 GMT)

Architectural firm changes the way we view health care
Champlin/Haupt Architects Inc. has distinguished itself in the last five years in a niche health-care market designing cancer treatment facilities for hospitals and clinics throughout the area. (Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:33:59 GMT)