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Johor Buzz: Elderly show off dance and musical talents
THE Care United Club Johor Baru treated over 300 senior citizens from several welfare homes in its district to a lunch reception at the Grand Straits Garden Seafood Restaurant in Danga Bay recently. (Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:35:33 GMT)

Wiscasset Senior Center
You will notice in the December Senior Center Newsletter we will be doing some things differently. (Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:26:13 GMT)

Two get prison for elder abuse
BELVIDERE | Nina Bohuslawsky tearfully asked a judge for a lenient sentence Friday after her attorney said the former nurse only wanted to honor her grandmother's wish to die at home. (Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:32:49 GMT)

Social Services: Counseling in times of stress
This column examines ways in which NYSUT's Social Services Department helps union members with decisions about counseling, elder care and other social issues — including tapping into networks of services in communities around New York state. (Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:06:38 GMT)

FAMILY Helper has become like a daughter Woman has heart for elder care THE SERIES HOW IT HELPS HER
Warsaw woman has a special place in her heart for the elderly (Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:36:37 GMT)

Senior Notes
Although the weather is getting chilly, the Senior Center at Frisco Square is heating up with December activities. The center is at 6670 Moore Street. (Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:04:40 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:27:15 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, 01 Dec 2007 07:30:36 GMT)

Senior Center, Care Connection get services director
Jo Lynn Turley is the county services director for Care Connection for Aging Services and the Sedalia Senior Center. (Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:52:33 GMT)

Assisted living care in state is a mixed bag
Pleasant View Place assisted living home on Madison's West Side hasn't been hit with a complaint or state citation in at least three years. Over the same period, Heartland House of Pioneer Ridge in Platteville piled up enough complaints and citations to earn about $20,000 in fines. In January, the state ordered it to stop admitting new residents, and this fall revoked its license. Uneven quality ... (Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:13:04 GMT)

Senior scene
Beginning today, a full listing of senior center and council on aging activities will be published the first Sunday of each month, and a condensed version will be published the remaining Sundays. All overnight trips will be published throughout the... (Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:07:27 GMT)

Attorney General's Office promotes Life Care Planning
Cheryl Bowlby, left, of Willcox speaks with Debra Boehlke, community outreach coordinator from the Attorney General's Office about advance directives for life care planning. (Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:42:10 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:45:32 GMT)

Senior Notes
Although the weather is getting chilly, the Senior Center at Frisco Square is heating up with December activities. The center is at 6670 Moore Street. (Sun, 02 Dec 2007 07:19:40 GMT)

Senior Alliance needs Bank Day volunteers
The Senior Alliance is looking for volunteers to help with its annual Bank Day fund-raiser. (Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:12:45 GMT)

Do research to learn about financial strain brought on by elder caregiving
Q: My husband and I willingly made the decision to move my mother into our home after my father passed away. I was prepared for the amount of time her care would require; she has very limited mobility and some loss of cognitive functioning as a result of a stroke. (Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:54:34 GMT)

UTMB mulls policy that denies cancer care to indigent illegal immigrants
The University of Texas Medical Branch is considering a policy that would deny cancer care to indigent, illegal immigrants â€ an unusual and controversial move for a state-funded institution. POLL (Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:01:21 GMT)

Learn About the New Zealand Feminine Care Market All the Way to 2011 With This Insightful Report
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.co has announced the addition of "Feminine Care in New Zealand to 2011" to their offering. (Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:02:00 GMT)

Grant to aid rural health care
Rural and underserved hospitals in Tennessee and parts of Georgia expect to get greater access to health care with the help of a $2 million federal grant to Erlanger hospital in Chattanooga. (Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:29:54 GMT)

YMCA working out health care partnership
The YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis, which has deals to build fitness centers in partnership with senior-housing projects and municipalities, is now pitching collaborations to health care providers. (Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:39:13 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:56:44 GMT)

Senior-care saga goes on
GLENDORA - Plans for a long-delayed assisted-living facility are coming back to the Planning Commission this month. The City Council voted in April against extending a time limit for the 125-unit project, on which construction had been delayed beyond Glendora's 18-month time limit. (Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:41:43 GMT)

Senior Notes
Although the weather is getting chilly, the Senior Center at Frisco Square is heating up with December activities. The center is at 6670 Moore Street. (Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:34:40 GMT)

Be a Santa to a Senior program provides gifts
A local senior care company, in partnership with local Walgreens stores, is making efforts to ensure every senior citizen has a happy holiday. (Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:12:00 GMT)

Mass. program aids American Indian vets
Army veteran Craig Cournoyer left behind his community of 400 people on a South Dakota reservation, moving thousands of miles to learn how to fix moldy, broken down ventilation systems. (Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:36:53 GMT)

Police: Pair Drains 82-Year-Old Blind Woman's Savings
Two people who were accused of using an 82-year-old blind woman's savings to buy sneakers were arraigned Monday. (Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:44:10 GMT)

Coventry Health Care to Host Investor Day
BETHESDA, Md.----Coventry Health Care, Inc. announced today that it will host its 6th Annual Investor Day on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 in New York City. Senior management will offer a comprehensive look at Coventry's financial and operational performance, strategic outlook, future positioning and expectations for the coming year. (Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:00:00 GMT)

Official calls for showing care towards unattended rural children
A senior government official has called for showing care and love towards unattended rural children whose parents have left their hometown to work in other parts of the country to support the family. "Do something substantial, bette ... (Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:48:08 GMT)

Celebs, business lobby tackle health care
Wide-open presidential campaign presents rare opening to reshape political landscape around health care reform. (Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:49:59 GMT)

Elder love
When Edie Herrold heard recently that Sandra Day O'Connor's husband found new love in his retirement home, memories of her own family's story came flooding out. (Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:40:33 GMT)

You can accidentally disinherit your heirs
It happened to Anna Nicole's daughter, and it's quite a common occurrence. Bankrate explains how it happens and how to prevent it. (Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:00:00 GMT)

Samarion(SM) Selects the Guardian House as First Outcome-based Study Site for Industry's Only Enterprise Quality ...
Samarion Inc., the long-term care industry's technology partner, selected The Guardian House Total Alzheimer's Facility as its first outcome-based study site for the SamarionSolution, the nursing home industry's only Enterprise Quality Improvement System. (Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:07:00 GMT)

Expert answers questions about aging parents today
What: Prepare to Care: 10 Questions About Caring for Aging Parents No One Thinks to Ask. When: 7-8:30 p.m. Where: Highland Park Church, 5710 Knob Road. Why: Elder-care consultant Suzanne Lanier will provide information for people caring for aging loved ones or those who anticipate providing such care. How: free. (Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:09:07 GMT)

Revlon Announces Plans to Refinance 8 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2008
Revlon, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. (NYSE: REV), announced today that MacAndrews&Forbes Holdings Inc. (together with its affiliates, “ MacAndrews &Forbes “� ), Revlon ' s majority stockholder, which is wholly-owned by Ronald O. Perelman, has agreed to provide Revlon, Inc.'s wholly-owned operating subsidiary, Revlon Consumer Products Corporation ("RCPC"), with a $170 million Senior Subordinated Term ... (Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:52:52 GMT)

'Be a Santa to a Senior' delivery
Santa and Mrs Claus, along with volunteers, will gather at 5:30 p.m. at Elmcroft retirement community to wrap gifts for area seniors at part of the "Be a Santa to a Senior" program. The gifts will be delivered the week of Dec. 17 by Nofork Fire Chief Frankie Baker and Mrs. Claus in Norfork and Elmcroft in Mountain Home. The program is sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care. (Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:01:16 GMT)

Senior Santa program aims to help 2,500 this season
'Tis the season to be charitable, and this year its local senior citizens who are at the top of the giving tree. With more than 25 donations sites set up through Southeast Texas, Home Instead Senior Care is asking the community to help fulfill the wishlist of at least one senior citizen. (Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:15:37 GMT)

Elder care available at JFVS in Edison
The Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County offers two different social adult day programs to assist caregivers and provide respite to families. Elderday at Edison is a program for those with Alzheimer's disease and other related disorders; CAMEO (Challenging Adult Minds and Energizing Ourselves) is a program for alert adults with physical disabilities. (Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:15:20 GMT)

Health care squeeze tightening
One in five Michiganians will spend more than 10 percent of their family's income on health care in 2008, according to a report issued Tuesday by the consumer health organization Families USA. (Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:22:59 GMT)

Wanting an even longer 'August'
NEW YORK - I don't care if August: Osage County is 31/2 hours long. I wanted more. I'm not sure what grew on me most: the fictional Weston family - dysfunctional, for them, is a feeble adjective - or the galvanizing acting by a troupe that pares every role down to its sinews, or playwright Tracy Letts' way of making a simple interchange scary and hilarious, at once. (Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:59:08 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:10:15 GMT)

Quite the Combos
Just how important were brothers Dean and Luke Combos to the Jefferson hockey team last year? Try a combined 150 points, including a state-best 51 goals and 44 assists by elder brother Dean that helped the Falcons capture the Haas Cup. (Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:46:01 GMT)

Southland Be a Santa for seniors
Now in its third year, Home Instead Senior Care's Be a Santa to a Senior program has brightened the lives of hundreds of thousands of older adults with gifts and companionship. (Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:10:06 GMT)

Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Chemed, Radiation Therapy Services, Option Care, Walgreen's and Genesis Healthcare
CHICAGO----Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst Chris Kallos, who discusses Chemed Corporation , Radiation Therapy Services, Inc. , Option Care, Inc. , Walgreen Co. , and Genesis Healthcare Corp. . (Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:00:00 GMT)

State child care funding low in Franklin County
Child care centers in Franklin County get less state money for needy kids than centers in Benton and Walla Walla counties. (Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:34:14 GMT)

National Home Care Agency Offers Advice on Avoiding Elder Abuse
Americans age 85 and over now represent the fastest growing segment of the elder population. As this trend continues, experts predict a dramatic rise in elder abuse cases, including physical, psychological and financial neglect or exploitation. (Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:00:00 GMT)

VINELAND: Cops probing for link between Taco Bell, nursing home robberies
VINELAND — Police are attempting to determine if the same man was responsible for robbing two women outside of the Taco Bell restaurant on South Delsea Drive early today and another woman in the parking lot of the nearby Genesis Elder Care Center in Millville an hour later. (Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:34:08 GMT)

Emergency room visits by seniors rising: study
The rate of visits to U.S. hospital emergency rooms by senior citizens grew faster than that of any other age group between 1993 and 2003, straining the country's already overcrowded emergency care system, according to a study published on Wednesday. (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:28:57 GMT)

Home Instead Senior Care's Santa program starts
Transcript StaffEach year, Home Instead Senior Care teams up with area businesses to sponsor Be A Santa To ... (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:43:13 GMT)

Are Republicans happier than Democrats?
I caught a cab during the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York. The driver immediately began teeing off on Republicans. The cabbie said that his father told him, "Republicans care about General Electric, and Democrats care about you and me." (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:11:27 GMT)

Forest Lake / Senior homes join planned community
Forest Lake will get its first town-within-a-town senior housing complex this spring when a 276-unit facility opens in the southwestern part of the city. (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:12:08 GMT)

Private firms encouraged to invest in senior care sector
The Chinese government encourages private capital to invest in services for the elderly as the country feels pressure from its increasing aging population, a senior official said at a national symposium on senior care on Wednesday. (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:47:24 GMT)

Interim director chosen for Poway Senior Center
POWAY -- The nonprofit organization that runs the Poway Senior Center announced Wednesday that it has hired Siobhan Hancock as the facility's interim executive director. (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:14:24 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:25:25 GMT)

Police see a possible link in robberies
VINELAND -- Police are attempting to determine if the same man responsible for robbing two women outside of the Taco Bell restaurant on South Delsea Drive early Wednesday robbed another woman in the parking lot of the nearby Genesis Elder Care Center in Millville an hour later. (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:19:29 GMT)

'The Savages' tackles elder care with humor and humanity
Review: Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney are pitch perfect in a film about two siblings who must deal with their father's dementia. (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:20:38 GMT)

Atrium has more than health care
The Atrium Medical Center campus, which opens Sunday near the Interstate 75-Ohio 122 interchange in Warren County, offers facilities including the Dayton Children's Outpatient Center, Ann and Arthur W. Bidwell Surgery Center, a senior housing facility and a YMCA that will create about 200 jobs. (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:06:10 GMT)

'Be a Santa to a Senior' delivery
Santa and Mrs. Claus, along with volunteers, will gather at 5:30 p.m. at Elmcroft Retirement Community to wrap gifts for area seniors at part of the "Be a Santa to a Senior" program. The gifts will be delivered the week of Dec. 17 by Norfork Fire Chief Frankie Baker and Mrs. Claus in Norfork and Elmcroft in Mountain Home. The program is sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care. (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:31:20 GMT)

Special Report: Elder Care
Americans are now living longer, and that means more and more of the elderly population is needing care. (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:28:34 GMT)

Dean Bollinger
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dean Bollinger, 52, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, at Elder Care of Marble Hill. He was born Jan. 11, 1955 at Cape Girardeau, son of William D. and Donna Dunn... (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:35:13 GMT)

Care workers 'forced to leave UK'
Home Office work permit rules mean many Filipino care workers in Wales could have to leave the UK. (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:27:18 GMT)

Broadlawn Manor adult day care program voted the best
Gerald Kaiser, vice president of senior services for The Long Island Home and administrator of Broadlawn Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Adult Day Care Program has announced that Broadlawn manor was recognized as the best in a survey recently held by The Long Island Business News. (Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:11:08 GMT)

Health Care Improvement Without Federal Government Control
Much of the media coverage of the Presidential campaign has focused upon two issues — the war in Iraq and health care. The latter has been particularly prominent in Democratic Presidential debates and upon the campaign trail. (Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:32:21 GMT)

More Sports
Instead of wearing his heart on his sleeve, Donald G. Jenkins wore it on his hat. The former resident, a World War II veteran who chauffeured generals to inspect troops and deliver secret messages behind enemy lines, died on Nov. 26 in hospice care. (Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:11:33 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:42:32 GMT)

State vows battle on elder abuse State vows fight against elder abuse
SPRINGFIELD - The state's new secretary of elder affairs told senior citizens yesterday that he is on a mission to expand efforts statewide to combat elder abuse and exploitation. (Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:59:55 GMT)

No 'clear need' for senior housing
Following is a reply to the township and to the Township Planner, Mr. Solow, on the need for senior housing in Princeton, as raised by questions posed to you by Daniel A. Harris in his letter of Nov. 18, 2007. (Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:20:32 GMT)

Sector Glance: Health Care REITs Rise
Shares of health care real estate investment trusts gained Friday, in line with the overall market, after a Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst started coverage of the sector, noting it outperforms the overall REIT sector. (Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:22:04 GMT)

From ?Troubled? to ?Killer,? Despite Many Efforts
Robert A. Hawkins made a five-year journey through a maze of juvenile services programs before killing eight people and then himself in an Omaha mall. (Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:06:25 GMT)

Senior Notes
Although the weather is getting chilly, the Senior Center at Frisco Square is heating up with December activities. The center is at 6670 Moore Street. (Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:35:40 GMT)

Senior caregivers tackle holiday challenges
"Here I am in the same situation," writes a grandmother from Medford, "very low income, lots of bills, and taking care of the smartest and most tender child I've ever met." (Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:14:27 GMT)

New health center offers free prenatal care
New health center offers free prenatal care to pregnant women living in the city's northeast neighborhoods. (Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:26:47 GMT)

No parent trap, being angel to guardians easy
The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Bill provides for three months of imprisonment for those who are found guilty of abandoning their parents. It also gives no scope for appeal against the punishment. CNN-IBN debates if children should be penalised for not taking care of their old parents. (Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:37:54 GMT)

Class on documentation for care providers
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Danbury group sends care packages to units in Iraq
DANBURY TOWNSHIP --Members of the Danbury Senior Center are sharing the love -- and the goodies -- this holiday season. After several weeks of collecting donations, seniors packed boxes Wednesday to send to military members overseas as part of the center's "Operation Support Our Troops." (Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:37:28 GMT)

Senior calendar
A program of exercises, crafts, entertainment and education combines with meals served at the Ottawa County Senior Citizens Center and nutrition sites to form the county senior citizens activities program. Suggested donation for lunch is $2.50 for those 60 and older; $5 for those under 60. (Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:39:49 GMT)

More News
Instead of wearing his heart on his sleeve, Donald G. Jenkins wore it on his hat. The former resident, a World War II veteran who chauffeured generals to inspect troops and deliver secret messages behind enemy lines, died on Nov. 26 in hospice care. (Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:55:51 GMT)

20 women who will shape Arizona by 2020
Arizona's next generation of leaders is already in place. They are working in fields as diverse as biotech and law-enforcement, small-business development and health care, and they are ready to take on the challenges of their respective field to make the state a better place to live and work for all of us. (Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:23:09 GMT)

Adult day care and more
PHILLIPSBURG | Warren Hospital is building the first adult medical day care center in Warren County. "There is nothing of this kind in the county," said Anne Grogan, the hospital's director of the geriatric services department "It's definitely filling a need. (Sun, 09 Dec 2007 05:30:07 GMT)

Senior scene
A full listing of senior center and council on aging activities will be published the first Sunday of each month, and a condensed version will be published the remaining Sundays. All overnight trips will be published throughout the month. Listings for... (Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:06:23 GMT)

Ribbon-cutting held for 'Green' homes
Buckner Westminster Place officials showcased their newest neighborhood additions Saturday, which they say will give elderly residents spacious living with around-the-clock health care. (Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:13:39 GMT)

Class on documentation for care providers
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Orlando-area Senior Santa program gives elderly holiday cheer
The Osceola Council on Aging program makes sure elderly don't feel neglected. For some, the holidays can be a lonely time for seniors without family or friends to share the merriment, so the Osceola Council on Aging steps in with its Senior Santa adoption program. (Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:25:49 GMT)

plaza tenants: Take care of us
As the developer of Orland Park's new downtown pushes ahead with plans for the Main Street Triangle, a potentially project-derailing impasse is developing: At least three tenants with long-term leases in the shopping center that's to be razed for the new development are threatening not to move out early, complaining the village and developers don't care about their futures and aren't offering ... (Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:24:48 GMT)

Gilbert eyes future as health care leader
Gilbert officials are banking on the town becoming a major health care center in Arizona - one that could attract national acclaim for its innovative focus on research-based medicine, women's health care and holistic alternatives. (Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:04:09 GMT)

The Giving Spirit: Delta Health Care
Luis Alvarez, 23, knew little about the Stagg High School Healthy Start Center until his senior year of high school. (Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:31:57 GMT)

Elder wisdom
Q. I have a 4-year-old boy and no matter what I do, he will not listen. He talks back, ignores my requests and is insolent. Today, his baby sitter told me he urinated all over his room. I asked him why he did it and he said 'my brain told me to.' (Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:47:55 GMT)

Kashmir Tragedy
Dardpora (Kupwara), Dec 9: Nearly a hundred girls who lost their fathers in militancy-related incidents in this north Kashmir hamlet are of marriageable age but there is nobody to take care of them. The village has lost 300 of its men in the last 18 years. (Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:30:42 GMT)

Britain's elderly to decide their own care
Elderly people in Britain are to be given money to pay for their own care in a move hailed as one of the most radical welfare reforms in a generation. They will have the right to decide how and where they spend the cash, and take co ... (Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:15:08 GMT)

Volusia Teen Sends Care Package to Troops
PONCE INLET, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- A Volusia County teenager has launched a drive to send care packages to American troops who are serving abroad. (Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:09:09 GMT)

More dental care sought
Senior No. 91 -- This elderly man has severe arthritis and diabetes. He wakes up in pain because his bed mattress is more than 30 years old. He contacted the Seniors Fund last month to see if he could get some assistance. (Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:24:36 GMT)

Haverstraw business starts care package program for soldiers overseas
HAVERSTRAW - A local business started a program last week to send care packages to members of the armed forces overseas. (Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:42:45 GMT)

Elder care in the balance
Md. court rulings could allow government aid for thousands of seniors When Ida Brown was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease three years ago, her daughter sought assistance from a state program to help elderly people of limited means receive care in their homes or communities. (Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:33:25 GMT)

Senior season one to remember despite record
Her senior season didn't go as successfully as she wanted, but University of Toledo volleyball player TaNeisha Winters can take some solace in that she saved her best for last. (Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:16:03 GMT)

Courier News Online - Bernards senior center opens with busy schedule
BERNARDS — From a how-to on healthy pizza-making to a special exercise class, the new Somerset County Senior Wellness Center officially is throwing open its doors this week with a packed offering of programs. (Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:32:00 GMT)

Senior Notes
Although the weather is getting chilly, the Senior Center at Frisco Square is heating up with December activities. The center is at 6670 Moore Street. (Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:36:06 GMT)

Food drive to assist seniors
POST FALLS -- Hannelore McGee loves to give. The Post Falls widow spends her days knitting booties for kids in need. She gives people rides if they need it, and on Saturdays, she puts her home health care skills to use for someone in need. (Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:11:00 GMT)

Compass Adult Day offers reprieve to elder caregivers
PORTSMOUTH — Life often comes full circle, and those who have been full-time caregivers all of their lives may now need someone to take care of them. (Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:14:59 GMT)

Collecting with care
LOVELAND - Inspired by a project in seventh grade, Stephanie Welzel, a senior at Mountain View High School, is starting a project to collect school supplies for children in Pamplona, Peru. (Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:12:04 GMT)

Health care challenges fire up students
One measure of the troubled state of U.S. health care is the hordes of idealistic young people lining up to fix it. (Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:14:49 GMT)

Eben Ezer In-Home Services give help Program includes Lifeline, personal, home care
(Editor’s note: This story is one in a series about the member agencies of United Way of Morgan County.) Not everyone has the ability to care for themselves and their homes. (Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:40:28 GMT)

Legislators focus on health care
State Sen. Kathy Sheran has been in the Legislature for less than a year, but at least when it comes to health care reform, the Mankato Democrat was cautioning against any lofty expectations about what will be accomplished in 2008. (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:11:46 GMT)

Local Headlines
CANTON Lizzie Hopkins, 17, and Mario Elder, 18, love their toddler daughter, Te’Niya Elder, but both admit they wished they would have waited to become parents. (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:12:47 GMT)

LivHOME Releases Emergency Planning Episode of Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME.
Podcast discusses LivHOME's experiences in recent San Diego fires. (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:00:00 GMT)

LivHOME Releases Emergency Planning Episode of Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME.
Podcast discusses LivHOME's experiences in recent San Diego fires. (PRWeb Dec 11, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/ (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:12:55 GMT)

SeniorCareMarketer.com Research to Reveal Best Practices in Marketing and Selling in the Senior Care Industry
How prevalent are the use of blogs, podcasts and other Web 2.0 tools by suppliers in the senior care marketplace? Are print advertising budgets being reduced in 2008? Will senior care vendors attend fewer tradeshows? These questions and more will be answered in an upcoming research report titled, "Trends in Senior Care Marketing: Where Suppliers Spent Marketing and PR Dollars in 2007, and What's ... (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:13:26 GMT)

MACOMB COUNTY: Health care scandal won't cost 5 officials
Five top Macomb County officials criticized for their handling of a health care scheme won't be disciplined, commissioners decided Monday. A divided board dropped threats of suspensions and firings for the officials who never told most of the commissioners -- the county bosses -- about a scheme that cost taxpayers about $230,000. (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:25:06 GMT)

Senior Notes
Although the weather is getting chilly, the Senior Center at Frisco Square is heating up with December activities. The center is at 6670 Moore Street. (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:35:21 GMT)

Wisconsin should take lead in health care reform
In a recent Milwaukee Biz Blog , State Sen. Ted Kanavas (R-Brookfield) attacked the Massachusetts health coverage plan in particular and universal "government run" health care in general, and the idea people regard these approaches as being free. (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:06:42 GMT)

Theft of Elder Nation: An editorial series: Getting involved early is critical
CARMEN PAREDES SEEMED like such a sweet, friendly person. "You just never would have suspected it," said Kathleen Whittaker, who hired the Peruvian native in 1998 to help take care of her 83-year-old uncle, William Fowler. (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:22:43 GMT)

Senior Calendar
Tuesday, Dec. 11 Kilauea — Outreach Kauai Care Center. Kapa‘a — ‘Ukulele 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Beg. ‘Ukulele 11 a.m. to noon; Japanese Dance 9 to 11 a.m. (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:15:05 GMT)

Workplace tensions rise as dads seek family time
Todd Scott, 32, has two children under age 5. Each workday, he leaves his job at Himmelrich Public Relations in Baltimore at 5 p.m. to be with his family and even then feels guilty he isn't spending enough time with Hunter, 4, and Anna, 1. (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:25:07 GMT)

SeniorCareMarketer.com Research to Reveal Best Practices in Marketing and Selling in the Senior Care Industry
CAPITOLA, Calif.----How prevalent are the use of blogs, podcasts and other Web 2.0 tools by suppliers in the senior care marketplace? Are print advertising budgets being reduced in 2008? (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:01:00 GMT)

5 killings at elder-care home investigated
A nurse and her husband were arrested for allegedly killing five people under their care at a southwest England home for the elderly. (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:53:34 GMT)

'Be a Santa to a Senior' brightens holidays for the elderly
Now in its third year, Home Instead Senior Care's "Be a Santa to a Senior" program has brightened the lives of hundreds of older adults with gifts and companionship. This year's campaign will focus on those same isolated seniors who could benefit from a little holiday cheer. (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:35:03 GMT)

Home-Based Senior Care Program Has Limited Benefits
TUESDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- An intensive, home-based program to improve medical care for low-income seniors produced mixed results, a geriatrics team reports. (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:59:26 GMT)

Home-Based Senior Care Program Has Limited Benefits
Copyright © 2007 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. TUESDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- An intensive, home-based program to improve medical care for low-income seniors produced mixed results, a geriatrics team reports. (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:45:44 GMT)

Home-Based Senior Care Program Has Limited Benefits
By Ed Edelson , HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- An intensive, home-based program to improve medical care for low-income seniors produced... (Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:50:09 GMT)

Mansfield North End Elder Program offers help, fellowship
MANSFIELD — Dorothy Brightwell looks at the North End Elder Program as a necessity that also fills a gap for some members. “We don’t have anything to do,” she said. “This is a nice program.” (Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:12:53 GMT)

Another twist for mangled custody case
A brief reunion between a Nassau County grandmother and two grandchildren who had been under her care for most of the past five years ended last week when a judge ordered the children sent to live with an uncle. (Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:29:07 GMT)

Local nursing home sued for wrongful death
The family of an elderly woman who died in hospice care is suing a local nursing home, charging that the staff's failure to follow a care plan resulted in acute dehydration that crippled the woman. (Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:28:34 GMT)

Volunteers to wrap gifts for seniors
Volunteers will wrap gifts for seniors in need from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Home Instead Senior Care, 1700 First Ave., Suite 28. The gifts are part of the "Be a Santa to a Senior" program, a national nonprofit program that went local this year through the senior care business. (Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:24:10 GMT)

Burlingame neighborhood opposes 4-story care center
BURLINGAME — Opponents of a plan to build a four-story senior care center on California Drive in Burlingame may have gotten through to the city Planning Commission, Community Development (Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:48:32 GMT)

SunBridge Healthcare Corporation Announces New Senior Vice President of Business Development
SunBridge Healthcare Corporation, a subsidiary of Sun Healthcare Group, Inc., has announced the appointment of Deborah Haugh as senior vice president of business development. Her role will encompass the strategic marketing efforts for SunBridge and its 213 long-term and post-acute care centers nationwide. (Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:00:00 GMT)

The Senior Situation: Part Two of Three
Missed part one of "The Senior Situation"? Read it here . “Having worked in the industry as long as I have, I wouldn’t be comfortable living in the retirement communities that are available today,” says Chuck Kerpec , a 30-veteran of the senior living industry. (Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:33:29 GMT)

Elder-care nurse gets probation in maggots neglect case
A former nursing director at a Delaware County assisted-living facility has been sentenced to four years of probation. (Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:58:21 GMT)

Home-Based Senior Care Program Has Limited Benefits
Title: Home-Based Senior Care Program Has Limited Benefits Category: Health News Created: 12/12/2007 9:16:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/12/2007 (Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:21:10 GMT)

Guardianship abuses get Senate attention
Lawmakers and advocacy groups will recommend ways to strengthen oversight of a system that has led to elder abuse. They look to pioneering local programs as models for national action. After a string of chilling reports detailing abuse of the elderly, lawmakers and advocacy groups will unveil recommendations today to strengthen oversight of adult guardianships. (Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:24:08 GMT)