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Healthy Survival Guide For Sandwiched Boomers
The term " sandwich generation " was coined by author Dorothy Miller in 1981 to refer to adults responsible for the care and support of their children and elderly family members. It is already a reality. (Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:33:25 GMT)

The high price of care Cost of nursing homes in Fairfield County near tops in nation
Nursing home residents in lower Fairfield County pay more for their care than anywhere else in the 48 contiguous United States, according to a recent survey. (Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:07:07 GMT)

Otterbein Homes gets $1M donation from Schott Foundation
The Marge and Charles J. Schott Foundation recently donated $1 million to Otterbein Homes for the development of Avalon by Otterbein, a new concept in skilled nursing care. (Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:23:43 GMT)

Senior Segment Manager
Senior Segment Manager - Develop value propositions targeting the needs of the Emirati and Expat value segments. Develop strategic guidelines and briefings for various functions based on the propositions: Product, Pricing, Communication, Sales & Customer care. (Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:03:56 GMT)

Hospira to Present at the Credit Suisse Phoenix Health Care Conference on November 13
LAKE FOREST, Ill, Oct. 31 / -- Hospira, Inc. (NYSE:HSP), a leading global hospital products company, announced today that Thomas E. Werner, senior vice president, Finance, and chief financial officer, will make a formal presentation at the Credit Suisse Phoenix Health Care Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, in Phoenix. The presentation will be accessible to all interested parties at noon ... (Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:06:54 GMT)

Senior Health Care
Congressman Phil English is launching an initiative to make sure all local seniors can get a yearly physical. It's called the Medicare Physicals for Preventative Health Care Act. (Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:54:58 GMT)

Senior center receives grant for Alzheimer's care improvement
The Humboldt Senior Resource Center will work with the Community Health Alliance of Humboldt-Del Norte on a two-year plan to develop a comprehensive system for dementia care in Humboldt County. (Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:53:08 GMT)

Almost $2M raised for senior center
With nearly $2 million of a needed $12 million raised from donors, Croy Canyon Ranch Foundation board members said last week that their effort to fund a new senior care facility is going "well but slowly. (Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:32:27 GMT)

Senior allegedly assaulted at nursing home
Kerrville police are investigating an alleged sexual assault at a local senior care facility. According to police reports, a nurse informed police of the incident, which apparently occurred Saturday in the 71-year-old victim’s room at The Haven on Alpine Drive in Kerrville. (Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:26:56 GMT)

Muir Beach Quilters give $1,000 to Senior Access
Senior Access, Marin's only nonprofit licensed adult day health-care program specializing in Alzheimer's disease and dementia, received a $1,000 donation from the (Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:07:02 GMT)

Seeking N.J. health care relief
New Jersey needs to somehow partner private and public insurance plans to make health care accessible and affordable to everyone, experts and politicians said Tuesday. (Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:28:15 GMT)

Mormon in Acadiana
Elder Sean Frazer had been in Lafayette barely two days. Yet he was already swerving in and out of lanes during rush-hour traffic as if he'd lived here his whole life. In the passenger seat, his companion, Elder Kyle Ellison, pointed out routes and directions. (Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:04:44 GMT)

New Eligibility Rules For Medicaid Nursing Home Coverage Take Effect In Florida
New rules took effect in Florida on Nov. 1 that limit the equity interest seniors can have on their homes to qualify for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The new rules require that applicants have home equity interest no greater than $500,000, rather than the $750,000 maximum allowed under the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. [click link for ... (Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:22:52 GMT)

Kern Senior Care holds third annual ’ÄòBe a Santa to a senior’ program
Kern Senior care is preparing for their 3rd annual non profit program "Be a Santa to a Senior". Last year the program was able to deliver more than 2,000 gifts to more than 800 isolated seniors. This year Kern Senior care is asking for the community’s help to make the program a success again. (Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:49:13 GMT)

Transcept Pharmaceuticals to Present at 19th Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference
Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Thomas P. Soloway, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 19th Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference at the Pierre Hotel in New York City on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 10:30 AM Eastern Time. (Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:05:00 GMT)

Elder Care Report Released by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BOSTON----Despite the lack of formal training and monetary compensation, families have become a part of the geriatric health care workforce, MIT researchers conclude. "We call family caregivers a "shadow workforce" because the care they are providing is largely unseen and unrecognized, especially inside health care institutions," says Ann Bookman, Executive Director of the MIT Workplace Center. (Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:49:00 GMT)

Elder Abuse: Caregiver Swindles $30K from 76-Year-Old Woman
Elderly abuse is on the rise, but it's the elderly people who are being abused financially, by people they know and trust, that is the bigger problem. (Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:09:01 GMT)

$15M campaign would help Brighton Heights senior housing
The Little Sisters of the Poor in Brighton Heights announced a $15 million capital campaign to help pay for the construction of an apartment complex for senior citizens and to renovate another facility. (Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:15:09 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:31:03 GMT)

O'Connor's husband finds romance at elder center
Sandra Day O'Connor's husband struck up a romance with a fellow Alzheimer's patient after moving into an assisted living center, and under the circumstances, the retired Supreme Court justice is just glad that he is comfortable, her son told a TV station. (Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:37:16 GMT)

New Jersey Health Care Administration Board Votes for Continuation of Elective Angioplasty Demonstration Project
EWING TOWNSHIP, N.J.----The state Health Care Administration Board today voted to approve for final adoption regulations proposed by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services that will enable New Jersey's continued participation in a national demonstration project on elective angioplasty. (Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:51:00 GMT)

Santa to a Senior begins Monday
MANATEE -- Home Instead Senior Care is teaming up with local community organizations, retailers and volunteers to collect, wrap and donate gifts to needy or lonely seniors in Manatee County. (Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:59:51 GMT)

Elder Abuse: Important Warning Signs to Keep Our Seniors Safe
Chatham County prosecutor Meg Heap is now fighting for justice for dozens of other elderly victims. (Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:39:01 GMT)

Local health care at an impasse
I read your article Sunday about the senior citizen who was having difficulty finding a doctor to care for her because she was on Medicare. I also am a senior citizen living in San Juan County. I have Medicare and an excellent medigap policy. (Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:32:14 GMT)

Decline in senior care workers
By Sarah Davidson Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 10:43 p.m. AMARILLO -- Senior care providers in the panhandle are concerned. The lack of government funding and the number of employees in the area is dwindling. (Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:47:42 GMT)

Senior-care business opens
Ascension Senior Care Services offers in-home care, including registered nurses and companions. (Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:22:20 GMT)

State honors teacher for family caregiver service
WORCESTER - Between multiplying fractions and moving decimal points, fifth-graders at the Midland Street School often get lessons in elder care. (Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:50:08 GMT)

Be a Santa to a Senior program for lonely, needy seniors begins Friday
Home Instead Senior Care, nonprofit agencies and area retailers will sponsor Be a Santa to a Senior - a program that collects, wraps and delivers gifts to lonely and needy seniors in Warren and Barren counties. (Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:09:14 GMT)

HILL & ILLEGALS' HEALTH CARE
IF you thought Hillary Clinton had trouble making up her mind about drivers licenses for illegal aliens, wait until someone tries to pin her down about health care for illegals. She fumbled for days after being asked about Gov. Spitzer's... (Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:48:21 GMT)

Care packages prepared for troops
WATERLOO --- Five years. Two thousand boxes. Nineteen tons of snacks, toiletries, DVDs, Frisbees, caps and shirts. And an immeasurable amount of heart. (Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:04:51 GMT)

Be a Santa to a Senior' brightens the holidays
OCEAN SPRINGS -- Home Instead Senior Care has teamed up with local community organizations, retailers and volunteers to collect, wrap and donate gifts to needy or lonely seniors in Jackson and Harrison counties. (Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:21:48 GMT)

Big game hinges on big plays
Under a crisp cascade of stadium lighting courtesy of Garcia-Elder Sports Complex Saturday night, two football teams will attempt to keep their season, and a dream of a section title, alive. (Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:16:20 GMT)

Sunrise Senior Living Opens First Custom-Built Community for Early, Mid and Late Stage Alzheimer's Care Programs
McLEAN, Va. ( Map ) - MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunrise Senior Living (NYSE: SRZ ) today announced the opening of it's first community designed to feature the company's three distinctive programs serving residents with early, mild or advanced cognitive impairments such as Alzheimer's disease. (Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:23:58 GMT)

Learning to work with caregivers
MICHAEL NORDE picks up his mother-in-law, Flora Scasino, at Cornerstone Adult Services last week. Day centers such as Cornerstone are crucial resources for working adults whose parents need a great deal of care and support. (Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:06:58 GMT)

Caregiver who stole from elderly woman gets seven years
Toy-Ling Washington, the Hillside woman convicted of stealing thousands from an elderly woman in her care, was sentenced to 7 years in state prison yesterday and ordered to repay $118,000. (Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:02:54 GMT)

Senior trees go up
Home Instead Senior Care is sponsoring a program, “Be a Santa to a Senior,” to give older adults who live alone holiday gifts. Christmas trees are being put up at local Kmart stores and the Cumberland Area and Perry County agencies for aging will help identify senior citizens who qualify for the program. Their first names will be put on ornaments with lists of their gift requests. Store patrons ... (Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:57:18 GMT)

Board OKs Google child care center
Google's planned child care center next to the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve has been approved by a city review board. (Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:54:31 GMT)

When a Loved One Ages, There Are Options
(ARA) - As family members age, there might come a time when they need a little extra help. However, most people have negative associations with nursing homes and assisted living facilities and would prefer to live in the place they know best ... their home. (Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:07:43 GMT)

'I do it with a lot of love'
ANDOVER -- "I don't believe in nursing homes," said Marilyn Malave, a caregiver who has spent the better part of the past four years looking after her mother and two elderly aunts. "My mom took care of me, and now it's my turn to take care of her and make sure she has what she needs." (Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:59:43 GMT)

Make A Plan For Health Care In Long Term
A number of surveys show that many people are unprepared for the cost of a prolonged illness, especially in their senior years. (Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:15:33 GMT)

Senior services stretched beyond capacity
Dorothy Broatman is losing her patience. (Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:39:23 GMT)

Senior scene
All senior centers and councils on aging will be closed Thursday and Friday to observe Thanksgiving. (Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:24:49 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:30:26 GMT)

Senior move management companies offer practical aid to elders in transition
When an elder leaves a beloved home behind, emotions matter as much as logistics. Add to the equation far-flung children, the physical maladies of age and, perhaps, a crisis like the death of a spouse or an injury, and the move becomes more than a family can handle. (Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:32:24 GMT)

Senior events
SENIOR INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE: You supply the questions and we supply the information. We’ll even give you a Senior Resource Directory for Grays Harbor County or Pacific County. (Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:45:23 GMT)

New senior living facility
Construction has started on a $10 million senior citizen living campus that will include a special 20-unit facility for those with the onset of dementia or similar neurological problems. (Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:08:42 GMT)

Scientifically speaking, 11/18
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Taking care of elder parents
More than 30 million people in this country are currently caring for older family members. Fifteen percent of these caregivers, or more than 5 million, live one or more hours away from their elders. (Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:22:42 GMT)

Ticked off about flea product
My sister's 7-year-old dog has been on Frontline ever since she was a puppy to ward off fleas and ticks. My sister is also meticulous about the care and grooming of her pet. (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:14:50 GMT)

Hope for adoption doesn't fade with age
For older children in foster care such as Victoria, her 18th birthday this month spelled both freedom and sadness. The Pearland High School senior is excited about graduating and legally becoming an adult. (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:50:00 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:15:58 GMT)

Consider long-term care insurance as part of retirement planning
A number of surveys show that many people are unprepared for the cost of a prolonged illness, especially in their senior years. (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:17:59 GMT)

Costs high for tending an ailing elder
The out-of-pocket cost of caring for an aging parent or spouse averages about $5,500 a year, according to the nation's first in-depth study of such expenses, a sum that is more than double previous estimates and more than the average American household spends annually on health care and entertainment combined. (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:20:32 GMT)

Brown University wins grant to study long-term care of elderly
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Brown University researchers win a grant to study long-term care for the elderly. They'll be creating the first national database to let researchers study the impact of state policies and market forces on the quality of nursing homes and other long-term care providers. (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:23:00 GMT)

More employers face caregiver-related suits
As the number of employees with elder and child care demands grows, more workers are filing lawsuits claiming they've been discriminated against on the job because of their family care-giving obligations. (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:54:45 GMT)

October glimpses
U.S. troops who have died while serving in Iraq and Kuwaitin October. (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:22:21 GMT)

Caring for an elder exacts financial toll
The out-of-pocket cost of caring for an aging parent, spouse or loved one averages about $5,500 a year, according to the nation’s first in-depth study of such expenses, a sum that is more than double previous estimates and more than the average American household spends annually on health care and entertainment combined. Family members responsible for ailing loved ones provide not only ... (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:13:04 GMT)

Sharing the Season: Become Santa for a senior
If you're looking to help area seniors in need this Christmas, then the "Be a Santa to a Senior" charity event may the answer. (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:17:06 GMT)

Thomson Healthcare Study Finds That Hospitals Delivering High-Quality Heart Care Are Efficient and Cost Effective, Too
U.S. hospitals that are producing the best clinical outcomes for cardiovascular care also treat heart patients in less time and at a lower cost, according to a study released today by Thomson Healthcare . (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:38:00 GMT)

Care Home Owner Steps In, Helps Reunite Man With Dog
Imagine being told that your beloved dog would be put down unless you come up with $6,000. It's a nightmare scenario that came true for a senior citizen in McKeesport but thanks to the kindness of a caregiver, the man and his best friend have been reunited. (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:20:02 GMT)

Be a Santa to a Senior
Valdosta - Hundreds of Senior Citizens in Lowndes County will be alone for the holidays. Home Instead Senior Care wants to make sure they are taken care of. (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:36:20 GMT)

Across the Metro: Ex-hospital to be senior citizen housing
The former Medical Center of Independence will become a gated senior community that could be home to 550 residents or more, if built out entirely to plan. (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:38:37 GMT)

How hospital patients can avoid complications
HOSPITALIZATION is indicated only when a clinical problem is best handled in that setting. Many conditions that once required hospitalization are now managed better outside of the acute-care setting. (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:58:59 GMT)

The News realigns senior editing jobs
DETROIT -- The Detroit News on Monday announced the realignment of its senior editing ranks as part of a newsroom management reorganization. (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:11:32 GMT)

Mother must shelter her daughter and her dad
Dear Abby: As a clinician specializing in geriatric mental health, I was concerned about your response to "Ambivalent in California" (Sept. 10). (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:38:22 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:59:39 GMT)

Nigeria: Awoniyi Cheats Death Again
For the second time, the chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and elder statesman, Chief Sunday Awoniyi, has cheated death. (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:54:52 GMT)

State may toughen laws on neglect
HARRISBURG — A Lackawanna County lawmaker is sponsoring legislation to toughen state sentences for anyone convicted of causing death to a care-dependent individual through sheer neglect — the first in a package of bills addressing the much-publicized Peggy Rogers case. (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:12:29 GMT)

Senior always does things Hawaiian style
As this Rainbow Wahine senior class prepares for its final home volleyball matches tonight and tomorrow against Loyola Marymount it is obvious there will be much to miss: Raeceen Woolford's spirituality and kolohe spirit, Caroline Blood's dedication, Kari Gregory's simple kindness. (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:10:11 GMT)

Treat your children, and your parents, well
Middle-aged parents who wonder how their grown children will treat them in old age should look at how they're treating their own elderly parents, according to a multi-generation study released Sunday. (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:14:39 GMT)

Moody's Raises Senior Housing Ratings
Moody's Investors Services on Tuesday raised the non-investment grade senior debt ratings of Senior Housing Properties Trust to "Ba1" from "Ba2." (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:33:26 GMT)

Keene Dental Care
Hello Dr. Mallott, I'm a senior in high school and I'm interested in pursuing a degree in dentistry. Could you give me some tips on getting into dental school? Also what was it that made you interested in dentistry? Thanks a lot. (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:36:05 GMT)

Dutch, Swiss Health Care Systems Have Problems, Opinion Piece States
The U.S., a "nation prone to love at first sight with seductive health care fixes, is now falling for the systems of the Netherlands and Switzerland," but "let's be careful ... before we latch on" to those systems, Regina Herzlinger, a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, writes in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece. ... (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:07:44 GMT)

Aging At Home
Dear Savvy Senior: I recently read about a new community-based elder-care program called "villages" which provides in-home services to seniors so they can continue living in their own home. (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:34:20 GMT)

Sector Glance: Health Care REITs
Shares of health care real estate investment trusts fell Tuesday, bucking the overall market's trend, after a Deutsche Bank analyst started coverage on several companies' stock at "Hold." (Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:37:24 GMT)

Half of trauma patients in A&E receive 'poor care'
Investigation by senior doctors expresses concern about the care of patients before they even reach hospital (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:42:25 GMT)

Half of trauma patients in A&E receive poor care, say doctors
More than half of all patients arriving in hospital with severe injuries receive poor care, according to an investigation led by senior doctors which also expresses concern about the care of patients before they even reach hospital (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:25:45 GMT)

Program hopes to uplift senior spirits
As Christmas quickly approaches after Thanksgiving and holiday shopping gets under way, Home Instead Senior Care is encouraging the community to remember senior citizens through its annual ‘Be a Santa to a Senior’ program. (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:39:07 GMT)

Intervention needed to ensure continuity of seniors' care
To our readers: Recently, we wrote about the lack of continuity of care for seniors with multiple medical problems who are followed by one set of physicians in the community, by another set when hospitalized for acute problems and, when sent for rehabilitation to nursing homes or other facilities, by still other physicians. (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:18:45 GMT)

Job vacancy: Warwickshire County Council - Senior Business Analyst - Project and
Social Services Information Strategy Team Saltisford Office Park, Warwick (Set 1 - Senior Officers) The Information Strategy Team is looking for creative and innovative individuals to help deliver effective support of the County?s information systems for Social care. (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:12:53 GMT)

Cowart: Costly lawsuits put long-term care on the verge of crisis
Finding a way to effectively and efficiently resolve disputes in the various sectors of health care has been an area of active public policy debate. President Bush made it an issue of national significance by proposing national health-care tort reform as a way to contain costs and focus providers on care, not defensive medicine. (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:15:03 GMT)

Gap in care of seniors widening
It was the building's janitor who found the elderly tenant in difficulty after her electricity was cut for non-payment. (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:48:23 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:24:39 GMT)

Fresh Pain for the Uninsured
In a lucrative new form of fiscal alchemy, a growing number of hospitals, working with a range of financial companies, are squeezing revenue from patients with little or no health insurance. April Dial's dealings with Hot Spring County Medical Center in Malvern, Ark., illustrate how the transformation of medical bills into consumer debt means quicker cash for medical providers but tougher times ... (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:08:41 GMT)

Fresh Pain for the Uninsured
As doctors and hospitals turn to GE, Citigroup, and smaller rivals to finance patient care, the sick pay much more (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:26:20 GMT)

Elder abuse under-reported, public health conference told
MONTREAL - When an elderly person has no money for food or medication because someone in charge of their finances depleted their bank account, that's a major health issue, says an expert on elder abuse. (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:45:24 GMT)

Abbott employees send care packages to troops in Iraq
Sun block, aloe vera, insect repellent, Sunday comics, games, beef jerky, joke books, prepaid phone cards and lots of letters giving thanks. (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:46:43 GMT)

Silverado Senior Living announces name change
Silverado Senior Living recently announced a new name, Silverado At Home, for the Home Care and Care Management service line. "We want a clear message of what we do sent to our customers," said Dr. John Bowling, vice president of Silverado At Home. The previous name, Silverado Senior Services, was vague, he said. (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:37:40 GMT)

Proposed FCC senior apartments presented to planners
The conceptual plan for the Friends Care Center (FCC) senior apartments on the Barr Property at the corner of Limestone Street and Xenia Avenue was unveiled at the Nov. 13 meeting of the Planning Commission by architect Mary Rogero of Rogero and Buckman Architects of Dayton. (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:48:48 GMT)

Fresh Pain for the Uninsured
As doctors and hospitals turn to GE, Citi, and smaller rivals to finance patient care, the sick pay much more (Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:33:37 GMT)

Early look at the player of the year race
Five freshmen have crashed Jeff Goodman's early list of best players in college hoops. See which elder statesmen made the cut. (Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:36:34 GMT)

Lessons in holiday dining with liberals
Just before the holidays, I had my annual dinner with longtime friends – all political liberals. My friends' son, now in college, asked me a health care question as I munched on a delicious dish of short ribs. "If you're against government health care insurance, what should poor people do? (Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:11:42 GMT)

GPs issue warning about patient care
FAMILY doctors in Northumberland have voiced fresh concerns over how cost-cutting measures brought in by a debt-ridden health trust will affect patient care. (Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:39:30 GMT)

For the Record
A story in yesterday's paper about elder abuse misidentified the number of seniors residences in Quebec's public-health system. In fact, the 38,000 figure cited refers to the number of seniors in the province's long-term care centres. The Gazette regrets the error. (Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:50:48 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:29:49 GMT)

Baby Boomers Feeling the Squeeze of New Mid-Life Reality: Taking Care of Mom, Dad and Themselves
For the first time in history, Canadian adults have more parents than children. Currently, one-third of boomers in Canada assist aging relatives and more than one-third of those who are not expect to be doing so in the future. (Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:30:00 GMT)

BMO partners with eldercare experts
BMO Financial Group today announced it has partnered with BEST in CARE, an impartial advisory service offering extensive eldercare information and caregiver support. (Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:16:55 GMT)

Senior homes face closure
Across Idaho, seniors gather daily for dancing, games and a hot meal, but that could soon come to an end -- as senior centers face closures because of a lack of funding. (Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:53:39 GMT)

Seniors need help with medication, dental care
Senior No. 6 -- Like many other senior citizens, this 84-year-old man requires adult diapers, which he cannot afford on his fixed income. He approached the Seniors Fund for help and was able to receive assistance. (Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:09:13 GMT)

Rutherford County: Director of senior center plans to retire
After almost 27 years, Murfreesboro's St. Clair Senior Center is saying goodbye to its longtime director, Sue O'Brien, who plans to retire in January. (Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:07:17 GMT)

Upstairs Solutions LTC Certified for On-line CNA Continuing Education by the State of California
The State of California Department of Public Health certified Upstairs Solutions LTC as a Continuing Education On-line Provider for Certified Nurse Assistants. Certified nursing assistants (CNAs), also known as nurse's aides, provide assistance and care to nursing home residents with activities of daily living. Upstairs Solutions LTC assists senior facilities with compliance and excellence in ... (Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:11:36 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:25:43 GMT)

Senior calendar
Albany Senior Center -- 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 846 Masonic Ave. Health insurance counseling by HICAP 1-3 p.m. Monday. Line dancing, exercise, art. Traditional circle dance class for women of all ages, 10:15-11:30 a. (Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:14:58 GMT)

Inside Slant
Cincinnati Bengals (Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:45:55 GMT)

Help provide holiday gifts for seniors
Home Instead Senior Care of Simi Valley is gearing up the annual Be a Santa to a Senior gift drive. The organization has teamed up with local community organizations, retailers and volunteers to collect, wrap and donate gifts to needy or lonely seniors in Ventura County. (Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:35:56 GMT)

Religion calendar for Saturday, Nov. 24
Anniversaries -- Como First Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate the 11th anniversary of pastor Kenneth Jones Jr. and his wife, Dana Caldwell Jones, 11 a.m. Sunday at the church, 5228 Goodman Ave., Fort Worth. Guest speaker will be Elder Lawson of Bethel Temple. 817-738-3618. Children's learning and care programs -- Kol Ami Kids, 8:30-10 a.m. Dec. 1, Congregation Kol Ami, 1887 Timber ... (Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:14:15 GMT)

Obituaries November 24, 2007
Ruth Griffie Terres Died Nov. 23, 2007 KINGS MOUNTAIN — Mrs. Ruth Griffie Terres passed away Friday, Nov. 23, 2007, at Century Care of Cherryville. Born in Gaston County on Christmas Day, she was a daughter of the late Oscar Griffie and Rena Towery Griffie. (Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:45:06 GMT)

A Senior Bowl for Bruins
Karl Dorrell's first senior class will trot onto the Rose Bowl field one last time to play Oregon today, with a chance to keep fleeting Rose Bowl game hopes alive. Another senior moment awaits UCLA's football team. (Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:26:58 GMT)

Savvy Senior: Grassroots program helps seniors remain at home
D EAR SAVVY SENIOR: I recently read an article about a new community-based elder care program called "villages" that provide in-home services to seniors that helps them remain living in their own home. My husband and I are retiring in a few years and are interested in starting up a program like that in our small town. What can you tell us? (Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:57:21 GMT)

Senior's 1st start pays off for Lake
LAKE TWP.: Lake senior forward Billy Habeck was a humble hero. With the school's all-time leading scorer, Eric Coblentz, now playing for the University of Akron, Habeck drilled four 3-point shots in the second half and rallied the Blue Streaks to a 58-48 win over Tallmadge on Friday in the boys basketball season opener for both schools. (Sat, 24 Nov 2007 06:40:09 GMT)

Senior Care Facility Ups Rates, Residents Upset
Kicked out by costs, elderly people living at a local senior care facility, say they may be forced to move because of a rent raise, just in time for the holidays. (Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:38:29 GMT)

SENIOR CALENDAR
Community Action Southwest, Senior Services Program, Waynesburg, has announced the schedule of activities at Greene County's senior citizens centers for the week beginning Monday. (Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:50:58 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:24:23 GMT)

Long-term care insurance worth it
WASHINGTON -- A number of surveys show that many people are unprepared for the cost of a prolonged illness, especially in their senior years. By unprepared, the surveys mean that not enough folks are buying long-term care insurance, which can cover the cost of nursing homes, assisted-living (Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:30:45 GMT)

FMC's Caregiver of the Year
FAIRFIELD COUNTY - Willie Fleischer is very humble when you ask him about receiving the 2007 Caregiver of the Year honor from Fairfield Medical Center Home Care Services. (Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:35:10 GMT)

Consider adopting a senior this season
CLERMONT COUNTY - It's likely that sheets, blankets, towels, cleaning supplies, personal care items, walkers and shower benches aren't items you expect to find on a "wish list." However, those items are frequent requests from hundreds of Clermont County seniors who benefit from the Adopt-a-Senior program, sponsored by Clermont Senior Services. (Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:35:27 GMT)

Luncheon marks 45 years of honoring women
When Sharon Rab learned she had been named one of this year's Ten Top Women, she immediately thought of her friend Betty Dietz Krebs. (Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:01:53 GMT)

Dom Joly: 'I can't live without my PlayStation'
My name is Dom Joly and I'm (deep breath)... a gadgetaholic. There, I've said it. And since every journey starts with one small step, maybe there's hope. I've loved gadgets ever since I was a little boy. I distinctly remember some time in the mid-1970s visiting some friends of my elder sister outside Oxford. I didn't want to be there and made my views quite plain to my poor sibling. Things ... (Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:24:54 GMT)

Harold Ziegler, 83
Harold Ziegler, 83, of Frazee died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007 in the Frazee Care Center under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. He was born to Martin and Nettie (Rader) Ziegler Aug. 14, 1924 in Spruce Grove Township. (Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:26:34 GMT)

Senior housing complex meets growing need
High demand for senior housing in Forest Lake, where the senior citizen population is increasing at a faster clip than in the rest of Washington County, is the driving force behind a new mega-campus for seniors. The 275-unit project includes apartments designed to meet a range of incomes and care needs. Walker ElderCare, which runs the state's largest nursing home in Minneapolis, will own two ... (Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:38:42 GMT)

John Harrigan: No grousing about this table fare
MY ELDER daughter Karen shot a partridge. Technically, this would be a grouse, but we've always called them partridges. Snowshoe hares (varying hares) are also rabbits. (Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:14:29 GMT)

Elderly, poor benefit from day of care
SENIOR citizen James Lewis of Central Village, St Catherine, was among the hundreds of indigent people, most of them elderly, who benefitted from the day of care activities at Saint William Grant Park in downtown Kingston yesterday. (Sun, 25 Nov 2007 06:33:00 GMT)

Elder-exploitation a serious local problem
Jim Williamson is a 27-year police detective, but he's also part accountant and part social worker. (Sun, 25 Nov 2007 07:12:46 GMT)

Sorrell Home helps spread holiday cheer
CHATHAM - Residents from the Hatcher Center's M.T. Sorrell Home, in Blairs, spent several nights making Thanksgiving cards this month and saved their money to buy residents at Oak Grove Residential Care, an elder care home in Chatham, small gifts to celebrate the holiday. Saturday, the group from M.T. Sorrell visited Oak Grove and gave all 55 residents cards and gift bags, and spent the ... (Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:09:03 GMT)

Canadian health care free, but faces challenges
In Montana and the nation, the cost and availability of health care is a burning issue. Nearly one-fifth of the state's citizens are without health insurance, and health care costs continue to climb faster than inflation. (Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:42:52 GMT)

Take an ornament and be a Santa to a senior
There's a Christmas tree at the Home Instead Senior Care office that needs your attention. Each ornament on the tree has the first name of a senior and a gift request. (Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:07:09 GMT)

Seniors criticize no-show health-care provider
In addition to her Medicare coverage, Patricia Sinnott of Woodbridge is enrolled in a supplemental health-care program with AARP, and she speaks highly of it. (Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:46:28 GMT)

Building a home for her boys
Stacy Moffett has confidence in the decision to give up her children and hopes that a reunion will come soon. (Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:13:09 GMT)

Lavey: Author suggests caregivers look for dementia
Jacqueline Marcell has felt the frustration of care-giving. And the pain, and the anger and yes, the moments of joy and love. Marcell, a former TV executive, is author of "Elder Rage, or Take My Father ... Please: How to Survive Caring for Aging Parents" ($19.95, Impressive Press). (Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:50:19 GMT)

Senior living center offers $5 million for Wellington land
Senior center offers $5 million to Wellington Sunrise Senior Living is offering Wellington $5 million for 5.3 acres of its undeveloped parkland and at least one councilman is interested in making a deal. (Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:16:18 GMT)