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Longport, Inc. Announces Sale of Scanners to National Long Term Care Group
Longport, Inc. (OTC PK:LPTI), a medical technology specialist in high frequency high resolution ultrasound imaging, today announced the sale of thirteen (13) EPISCAN units to a commercial operator of senior care facilities. These EPISCAN units are going to be used for the early detection, documentation, and prevention of pressure ulcers in the group's skilled nursing facilities. (Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:07:09 GMT)

Bay Medical Care Facility millage will be on August ballot
Bay County voters will decide in August whether to renew funding for the Bay Medical Care Facility, something nearly 70 percent of voters did in 2000 and 2004. (Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:29:04 GMT)

InterMune to Present at Cowen and Company and Lehman Brothers Health Care Conferences
BRISBANE, Calif. ( Map ) - BRISBANE , Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITMN ) today announced that John Hodgman , Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of InterMune, will present at the Cowen and Company 28th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston on March 18, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. (Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:46:49 GMT)

Medicare, Medicaid Veterans Health Care in Washington Political Spotlight
March 12, 2008 – Republicans have introduced their budget proposal for fiscal 2009, which calls for cuts to the critical senior citizen programs of Medicare and Medicaid, but that was just the hottest political move in Washington impacting health care for seniors and veterans. (Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:12:37 GMT)

Health Management Associates, Inc. to Present at the Cowen and Company 28th Annual Health Care Conference
NAPLES, Fla.----Health Management Associates, Inc. announced today that its senior management will give a presentation at the Cowen and Company 28th Annual Health Care Conference to be held March 17 - 20, 2008, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. (Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:35:00 GMT)

Wasatch Front counties violating new, stricted ozone rules
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality lists Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, Utah, Box Elder and Tooele counties as all currently in violation of the new 2008 federal 8-hour ozone standard announced Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. (Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:38:14 GMT)

Air standards violated
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality lists Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, Utah, Box Elder and Tooele counties as currently in violation of the new 2008 federal eight-hour ozone standard announced Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. (Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:22:52 GMT)

County coroner to investigate all at-home deaths
The Cowlitz County Coroner's Office is now evaluating all at-home deaths, even if they appear to be from natural causes, due to growing concern about elder abuse. (Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:53:06 GMT)

Senior housing project expected to get Lockport town planners' OK
LOCKPORT — The town Planning Board is likely to recommend approval of a $37 million senior citizen housing development when it meets Tuesday. (Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:30:47 GMT)

Family caregivers to rally for bills
Hundreds are expected to gather at the state Capitol tomorrow to talk to legislators about passing bills for elder care and grandparents who take care of their grandchildren. (Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:42:55 GMT)

Pennsylvania presidential primary notes
Bill Clinton tells Pa. voters wife will bring jobs, health care (Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:08:36 GMT)

Opening expected at Osceola senior care facility this fall
A fall opening in 2008 is expected for the new $8.8 million Osceola Nursing & Rehab Center under construction at 1300 West Clay St., just east of Interstate 35. (Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:55:03 GMT)

Box Elder high pottery teacher headed back to school
Posted: 1:31 PM- BRIGHAM CITY - A Box Elder High School pottery teacher has settled a dispute with Box Elder district officials and is returning to work. (Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:39:31 GMT)

Box Elder High Pottery Teacher Headed Back to School
A Box Elder High School pottery teacher has settled a dispute with Box Elder district officials and is returning to work. Lee Burningham was placed on administrative leave March 5 after students accidentally removed some tiles containing asbestos from his classroom. (Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:44:42 GMT)

Tosa senior care provider names new president
Scott McFadden has been promoted to president of LutheranLiving Services, operator of rehabilitation and assisted living centers in Wauwatosa. (Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:50:29 GMT)

Coquitlam care home death prompts charges
A nurse now supervises all meals in the dining room at Dufferin Care Centre following an incident in which a choking-prone senior was served waxed beans and meatballs moments before her death. (Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:25:52 GMT)

Insurers, doctors at odds over `concierge' care
Doctors who charge an annual fee to patients in exchange for customized care including house calls are drawing the ire of some health insurance companies. (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:50:11 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:02:43 GMT)

News briefs
Mowl family on ABC show Flu outbreak closes school Eatery robbed on Park Ave. Garage burns in Spencerport Elder abuse seminar set (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:12:35 GMT)

Kosan Biosciences to Present at the Cowen and Company 28th Annual Health Care Conference
Kosan Biosciences Incorporated announced today that Gary S. Titus, Kosan's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Cowen and Company 28th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston at the Boston Marriott Copley Place on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT)

Ventas Expands Borrowing Capacity
Ventas Inc., a health care real estate investment trust which owns senior communities and nursing homes, said Friday its Ventas Realty unit signed credit deals to expand its borrowing capacity to $850 million. (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:10:44 GMT)

Ecumen Expands Its Senior Housing Development Team by Welcoming Julie Murray
Ecumen, which is one of the country's largest non-profit senior housing, aging services and senior housing development companies, has named Julie Murray as a director of real estate development services. She joins Ecumen from Dallas-based Greystone Communities, a developer of continuing care retirement communities. [PR.com - March 14, 2008] (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:06:29 GMT)

Crisis coming in elder care, AARP warns
The number of people age 65 and older in Hawaii is expected to grow by 86 percent between now and 2030. So says a survey by AARP Hawaii, which urges prompt action to avoid a crisis in long-term care for seniors. (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:30:16 GMT)

Kosan Biosciences to Present at the Cowen and Company 28th Annual Health Care Conference
HAYWARD, Calif. ( Map ) - HAYWARD, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kosan Biosciences Incorporated (Nasdaq: KOSN ) announced today that Gary S. Titus, Kosan's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Cowen and Company 28th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston at the Boston Marriott Copley Place on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time . A ... (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:31:27 GMT)

Child Protective Services seeks custody of boys thrown from bridge
Child Protective Services on Friday sought custody of two boys who authorities say were thrown from an overpass by their mother. The elder child, eight-year-old Gary Ford, remains in a local hospital in critical condition. (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:22:46 GMT)

Mental health care hit and miss, troops say - Army News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Army ...
Service members told Congress Friday that mental health care for post-traumatic stress disorder is good — if they can get it. In one case, a suicidal soldier asked for help and got it. In another, a soldier deployed to Iraq asked for help, and when he didn’t get it, he killed himself. (Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:34:15 GMT)

The Next Target in Elder Abuse Suits: Assisted Living Facilities
Since the mid-1990s, John Supple has kept busy defending skilled nursing homes. But now he's on to what lawyers say is the next frontier in elder abuse litigation: assisted living facilities. "Assisted living companies are more vulnerable today because they are not licensed health care providers," says the San Francisco partner, who heads the health care practice group for Gordon & Rees. That ... (Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:08:36 GMT)

Four area senior centers to gain grants
Four area organizations that cater to senior citizens will receive close to $3 million of $9.1 million in grants from the Florida Department of Elder Affairs. (Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:21:47 GMT)

Britney snoops get sacked
AT least 13 workers at the hospital where Britney Spears received psychiatric care will reportedly be sacked for snooping in her medical files. (Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:50:00 GMT)

Senior citizens learn how to be fitter, healthier
Little Elm senior citizens took advantage of free blood pressure and spinal alignment checks at Lakeside Manor Senior Community’s second annual senior health fair Thursday. (Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:33:18 GMT)

UTMB plan unusual, controversial
GALVESTON — The University of Texas Medical Branch is considering a policy that would deny cancer care to indigent, undocumented immigrants — an unusual and controversial move for a state-funded institution. (Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:00:19 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:20:48 GMT)

Future of health care discussed locally
Canada's universal health care system is a source of national pride but is not the best fit for the United States, an insurance executive and native Canadian said in Longview on Thursday. (Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:53:26 GMT)

Business People
HEALTH CARE Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare has named David Laird senior vice president of strategy and business development. Laird previously was executive vice president and partner for Faulkner Healthcare Real Estate LLC, and before that was senior vice president at Norton Healthcare from 1998 to 2006. ZOO The Louisville Zoo has named Amy Taylor group sales supervisor. Taylor ... (Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:01:29 GMT)

Health minister's comments troubling
Health Minister George Smitherman's remarks (concerning adult 'diapers') led me to question his understanding and concern towards long-term care (LTC) in Ontario. Many senior citizens in long-term care facilities wear incontinent undergarments, unable to get to the washroom due to physical and/or mental incapacities. [...] (Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:34:06 GMT)

County inks deals for $4 million in senior services
Palm Beach County commissioners have approved measures to provide more than $4 million worth of senior citizen services. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:27:41 GMT)

Family files lawsuit in case of elder abuse
A wrongful death lawsuit has now been filed in the case of 62-year-old Mary Terry. She died in February as a result of severe malnutrition. Police say she had not been fed for at least 30 days when they found her. Two family members were in charge of her. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:18:38 GMT)

PERRYN KEYS: Change breeds confidence in lone senior
So maybe Larry Tidwell is a bit of a peacock. And maybe, at first glance, he'd have nothing in common with a 5-foot-9 young woman from Lebanon. But if you think the coach is a phony, you should have seen what he did for senior guard Aida Bakhos. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:30:27 GMT)

Senior Scene
A full 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 trip... (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:46:29 GMT)

Helping ailing kin from a distance
Care coordinator industry tries to bridge gap "I had the feeling that all wasn't well with my father," Claire Milne recalled. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:42:05 GMT)

Distance caring services help relatives arrange needed services for elderly
Emerging industry of care coordinators helps far-off relatives arrange needed services for aged and infirm "I had the feeling that all wasn't well with my father," Claire Milne recalled. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:09:00 GMT)

Robert I. Thompson Promoted to Rite Aid Senior Vice President - Northeast Division
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) announced today that Robert I. Thompson, formerly Rite Aid Vice President, Pharmacy Business Development, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of the Northeast division where he will supervise operations of more than 1,000 stores. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:54:19 GMT)

BOYS BASKETBALL FINALS: Mick McCabe: Why Saginaw's title streak is two cool
EAST LANSING -- Draymond Green had scored 21 points, grabbed 19 rebounds, passed for four assists and collected his second state championship medal, but his day was not complete. The Saginaw senior had one more thing to take care of. He had to kiss the "S" in the middle of the Breslin Center court. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:03:34 GMT)

Carlson: Days shy of 110, she’s headstrong as ever (I hear)
It was my pleasure to meet Pinkie Galbreath seven years ago, when she was 103, winning ribbons at the county fair for her crocheted doilies and afghans and rushing around the Onawa care center where she lives. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:06:00 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:26:25 GMT)

Senior center expanding its services
A Wilmington adult day-care facility will become the first in the state to manage comprehensive medical care for elderly people frail enough to be in nursing homes but still being cared for by family members. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:28:46 GMT)

SAVVYSENIOR - How to find a good home-care aide
What’s the best way to find a good home-care aide to help my elderly mother? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 1.4 million Americans require the help of a paid caregiver each year. However, finding good home-care can be a challenge. Here are some tips that can help. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:50:55 GMT)

Use of foster care down across state
More emphasis on counseling, education to keep children home. When doctors found fractures in 23-day-old Giosyra Prendes' legs and ribs and evidence of shaken-baby syndrome, Lehigh County child welfare authorities placed her in foster care. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:53:07 GMT)

Report: Fewer Pa. Children In Foster Care
The number of Pennsylvania children in foster care has dropped more than 10 percent since 2002, a change officials said reflects efforts to provide more at-home services to families. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:35:13 GMT)

Silver Haired Legislature needs local delegates
Oklahoma Silver Haired Legislature is electing delegates to be advocates for elder rights and issues in Oklahoma. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:59:16 GMT)

Popular business directory searches
Full Time Laundry Person Contact Vivian at Enid Senior Care 580-237-1973 ... >MORE Do you have what it takes to be part of a growing and dynamic community? (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:41:51 GMT)

Charity care aid in N.J. to see cuts
Hospitals across the state are facing cuts in charity care aid under a new funding formula introduced by the state Department of Heath and Senior Services. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:48:39 GMT)

Kent senior center plan scrapped
KENT - Putnam County Executive Robert Bondi derailed plans last week to build a senior center in Kent and offended some on the Kent Town Board with his reasoning. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:44:40 GMT)

State increases scrutiny of personal-care home
State regulators are closely monitoring an Erie personal-care home after its now-fired executive director was charged with obtaining painkillers by writing phony prescriptions for residents a year ago. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:09:58 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:26:23 GMT)

Illumina Appoints Joel McComb as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Life Sciences and Gregory F. Heath as ...
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. today announced the appointment of Joel McComb as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Company's Life Sciences Business Unit and Gregory F. Heath, Ph.D., as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Company's Diagnostics Business Unit. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT)

Walgreens Creates New Health and Wellness Division as Part of Strategic Move to Expand Health Care Access beyond ...
To provide patients with greater access to quality, affordable and convenient health care near their homes and at work, Walgreen Co. (NYSE:WAG) (NASDAQ:WAG) has created a new Walgreens Health and Wellness division. The division will manage health centers and pharmacies at large-company worksites, while continuing the rollout of Take Care Health Clinics located at Walgreens drugstores nationwide. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:00:00 GMT)

Walgreens Creates New Health and Wellness Division as Part of Strategic Move to Expand Health Care Access beyond ...
DEERFIELD, Ill.----To provide patients with greater access to quality, affordable and convenient health care near their homes and at work, Walgreen Co. has created a new Walgreens Health and Wellness division. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:00:00 GMT)

Companies emerge to assist adults in arranging care for parents who are ailing
Firms emerge to assist adults in arranging help "I had the feeling that all wasn't well with my father," Claire Milne recalled. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:09:31 GMT)

What Do These Senior Housing Terms Mean?
A senior's need for assistance with health care and daily tasks can vary widely, depending on the person's age, health, and financial status. Fortunately, there are many different senior... (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:38:14 GMT)

Elderly care project hit by year-long delay
A PROJECT to install CCTV cameras in housing schemes, occupied by elderly people, has yet to be implemented a year after being announced. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:15:12 GMT)

AHS students write books in child care class
Alpena High School Senior Nicholas Stepaniak has turned a group of 3- and 4-year-old children into elves. Not literally, but through literature. He is the author and illustrator of "The Magic Little Elves," a children's story about a group of Santa's helpers who bring Christmas to a poor family. He named the elves in the story after children in the AHS Child Care Center. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:38:17 GMT)

Across Kansas: Lawmaker's father dies
Harry C. Morris, the father of Kansas Senate President Steve Morris, has died at age 91. The elder Morris died Sunday at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kan., his hometown. He was a retired farmer and a former employee of Republic Natural Gas Co. and Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:39:35 GMT)

New Episode of The Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME Discusses Long-Distance Caregiving
Suggests Practical Ways to Close the Gap, Build Relationships (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT)

Shield Accreditation Raises the Bar for Senior Home Care
As of March 17th, 2008 Shield Accreditation, a benchmark for senior home care, has expanded their services by including the award winning instructional DVD set The Educated Caregiver in their membership packet. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

New Episode of The Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME Discusses Long-Distance Caregiving
Suggests Practical Ways to Close the Gap, Build Relationships (PRWeb Mar 18, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/20 (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:16:15 GMT)

New Jersey senator proposes universal health care plan
New Jersey would become one of only a handful of states nationwide with universal health care, under a plan being pitched by the Democratic chairman of the state Senate's health committee. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:16:28 GMT)

TEACHING EACH OTHER
At Monmouth Regional High School, there is one classroom where high schoolers share the space with preschoolers. And they like it. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:12:40 GMT)

The Sandwich Generation
Help for a generation squeezed between the physical and emotional needs of their children and elderly loved ones. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:41:41 GMT)

Senior Calendar
Tuesday, March 18 Kilauea — Senior Center Closed. Kapa‘a — ‘Ukulele, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Beg. ‘Ukulele, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Japanese Dance Outreach Garden Isle Health Care, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:13:18 GMT)

CompCare Names Richard L. Powers Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
TAMPA, Fla.----Comprehensive Care Corporation today announced the appointment of Richard L. Powers as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, a newly created position. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:31:00 GMT)

Fayetteville adult care center planned
FAYETTEVILLE — Some Washington Country residents find themselves scrambling to find a place to help take care of adult family members who can no longer take care of themselves because Friends House Senior Day Center in Rogers closed recently. (Benton County Daily Record) (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:21:27 GMT)

Regents pick lone UTMB finalist
GALVESTON — The CEO of the University of California-Los Angeles Hospital System is the sole finalist for the president’s job at the University of Texas Medical Branch. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:56:11 GMT)

Youtube.Com Clip Helps Save Senior Citizen's Life
MEDIA ADVISORY, March 18 / Standard Newswire / -- The internet, Senior Care Insurance Services, and Gordon Bloyer helped save a senior citizen from a life threatening problem with Medicare Part D – prescription drugs. It may be the first time ever that the internet was used to do that. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:04:42 GMT)

CompCare Names Richard L. Powers Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
Comprehensive Care Corporation (CompCare) (OTCBB:CHCR) today announced the appointment of Richard L. Powers as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, a newly created position. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:52:18 GMT)

Boy dies after fire
A West Odessa family is trying to put the pieces together after a devastating Saturday fire that's now claimed the life a 6-year-old Odessa boy. The boy's father, Roman Velasquez, 39, continued Tuesday to fight for his life in the Burn Intensive Care Unit at Lubbock's University Medical Center. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:13:14 GMT)

Family keep bedside vigil for bash victim
THE son of Toowoomba Sudanese elder Albino Chol Thiik remains on life support in Brisbane hospital after suffering serious head injuries in an incident last weekend. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:13:46 GMT)

Geriatric conference calls for improved level of care
Improving the level of care for elderly people was the topic at an enhanced geriatric conference held in Thunder Bay this week. Front line workers from all aspects of senior care were addressing ways to battle common issues affecting the growing senior population. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:04:09 GMT)

Injured Gopher Pohl is out of intensive care
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - Injured Gopher hockey player Tom Pohl has been transferred out of intensive care at the Mayo Clinic and is in fair condition. The senior forward suffered a fractured skull and bleeding from the brain during a WCHA playoff game Sunday night in Mankato. (Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:45:38 GMT)

Olive S. Rinehart
[ Age 85 ] School department secretary Olive S. Rinehart, a retired Baltimore County Department of Education secretary, died of a lung ailment March 12 at the Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The Towson resident was 85. (Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:28:26 GMT)

Senior Notes
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Corzine questions health care plan
Gov. Jon S. Corzine embraced some elements of lawmakers' plan for statewide health care Tuesday, including a mandate that all children have health coverage and industry reforms to make insurance less expensive. (Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:55:38 GMT)

Early morning update: I-74 bridge work today
Good Wednesday, Quad-Cities. At 6 a.m. it’s 36 degrees and overcast in the Q-C. Commuters heading into Illinois today on the Interstate 74 bridge over the Mississippi River will want to use extra care and be alert for possible traffic slowdowns. Crews will be out working on the right lane making lighting repairs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also closed is the State Street on-ramp in Bettendorf. (Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:56:25 GMT)

All hail the mohawk! From Damon Jones to Maddox Jolie to David Beckham, the spiky hairdo is hot
In the tribe of the mohawk people, Chuck Mosely is the great elder. The Cleveland resident and rock musician has rocked the ubiquitous hairstyle since 1980 -- so long that it has become part of his, well, being. (Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:17:55 GMT)

Brigham City hospital named in Top 100
BRIGHAM CITY -- Brigham City Community Hospital has been selected as one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation by Thomson Health, a nationally recognized researcher for health care performance. (Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:02:46 GMT)

Cracking Down on Elder Abuse
It was a disturbing case of elder abuse caught on tape. A 90 year old Baltimore man was beaten by his caretaker. (Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:12:22 GMT)

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Veterans Benefits Can Help With Cost of Long Term Care. Posted: 3/19/2008 Many people face tough times finding the funds and resources to provide proper care for aging family members. (Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:23:03 GMT)

Police warn to take care
REGION - Ararat Police have warned drivers to take care on the roads this Easter. Leading Senior Constable Mark Stevens said families looking forward to travel over Easter should plan ahead. (Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:15:21 GMT)

Commentary: Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional
It takes a certain kind of brain to see security flaws in everyday consumer conveniences and corporate shortcuts. Now a University of Washington professor is trying to teach that kind of thinking to his students. (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:24:16 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:41:13 GMT)

United Health Foundation Grant to American College of Physicians to . Support Improved Care Delivery
Support Improved Care Delivery 20/03/2008 12:00:00 Business Wire US8919061098 The United Health Foundation today announced a $49,970 grant to the American College of Physicians (ACP) to develop a new Practice Improvement Workbook to help internists and their staffs more consistently provide the preventive services and chronic care that are at the heart of the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model ... (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:13:46 GMT)

ANALYSIS-Clinton gaining an edge on health care issue
Source: Reuters By Jason Szep BOSTON, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama often says his rival Hillary Clinton would force people into buying health care "whether they ... (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:15:09 GMT)

Clinton gaining an edge on health care issue
U.S. Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama often says his rival Hillary Clinton would force people into buying health care "whether they could afford it or not." (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:21:00 GMT)

United Health Foundation Grant to American College of Physicians to Support Improved Care Delivery
The United Health Foundation today announced a $49,970 grant to the American College of Physicians (ACP) to develop a new Practice Improvement Workbook to help internists and their staffs more consistently provide the preventive services and chronic care that are at the heart of the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model of care delivery. It emphasizes behavioral health support and patient ... (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:23:48 GMT)

Reveal Sciences Puts a New Face on Personal Care Innovation
Biotechnology company Beacon Sciences, LLC, has announced the launch of Reveal Sciences, a new personal care technology company specializing in tailored color changes for consumer products and personalized skin and hair analysis for the cosmetics and personal/home care industries. Reveal Sciences is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Beacon Sciences. Based on the discoveries of Dr. Eric V. Anslyn at ... (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:25:49 GMT)

Elderly Woman Killed, Left In Trunk
A 75-year-old woman was apparently killed and left in the trunk of her car in the parking lot of a Federal Way elder care facility. (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:31:27 GMT)

Amerinet Announces Promotions - Names VP and Senior Director
Amerinet, a leading national health care group purchasing organization, has named Robert Hardy as vice president of executive solutions and Christina Smith as the new senior director for the Amerinet Clinical Advantage program. (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:22:32 GMT)

Nation's First Comprehensive Analysis Of Major Studies And Models On Long-term Care Financing Now Available
The first comprehensive review and analysis of research on long-term care financing for America's elderly is now available, the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC) announced today. This major undertaking, conducted by RTI International for NIC, involved compiling and analyzing all major studies and projection modeling to date on the issue. (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:24:41 GMT)

Misericordia to host 31st annual Elder Religious and Diocesan Priests workshop
(Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:10:29 GMT)

KFOX Exclusive: Employees At Elder Care Facility Speak Out
Some employees at Royal Estates of El Paso want the state to investigate their concerns of elder neglect. Peter Daut Reports: Royal Estates Alleged Problems Texas Department Of Aging And Disability Services (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:07:36 GMT)

ECU sends 66 percent of med school grads into primary care residencies
Nearly two-thirds of the medical students graduating from East Carolina University this spring will go into primary care residencies. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:54:40 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:41:13 GMT)

NL East preview: Chasing the Mets
Previewing the NL East: the star, the breakout, the sage and the X-factor. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:15:43 GMT)

Firms try to add housing, care
As the Williamsburg area becomes home to more and more older residents, businesses are racing to fill their housing and care needs. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:29:17 GMT)

Rockland lawmaker faults state for poor care at psych center
ORANGEBURG - The head of a state Senate mental health committee demanded yesterday that the agency in charge of Rockland Psychiatric Center provide answers to both lawmakers and the public about serious quality-of-care issues cited by federal regulators. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:35:58 GMT)

Ellsworth jet ignites fires near Box Elder
Firefighting crews from Box Elder and Ellsworth Air Force Base extinguished several grass fires Thursday morning that apparently were caused by a B1-B Lancer bomber that made an emergency landing at the base. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:54:42 GMT)

Truths and myths in the 'History of the Jewish Mother'
When asked if her daughters consider her a typical Jewish mother, Joyce Antler just laughed. Her elder daughter, Lauren, is a standup comic. Antler recounted how in one routine Lauren called her "a comedy gold mine." (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:56:50 GMT)

Senior health care help is out there
Most people do not have difficulty expressing what they think to others, especially friends and family members. Still, the same person who shares his or her observations and complaints regularly with acquaintances can freeze when dealing with medical professionals, doctors, nurses, diagnosticians and therapists. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:06:05 GMT)

Visiting Nurse Service Readies Plan to Shift Island Patients
The Vineyard Nursing Association (VNA) and Martha’s Vineyard Community Services met this week to develop a transition plan for the care of 66 patients now served by the Community Services Visiting Nurse Service. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:03:17 GMT)

Elder care activists say casino debate is a distraction
BOSTON — With the casino debate dominating Beacon Hill, elder care activists feel legislators have lost sight of a fight in which home-care providers are pitted against nursing homes for limited government money. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:58:35 GMT)

Clayberg administrator a ‘Pioneer’ in elder care
of the Daily Ledger/CUBA -- For Kevin Stoneking, returning to Clayberg Nursing Home is both a homecoming and a new beginning. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:43:54 GMT)

Salamonie Senior Lunch is April 7
The Salamonie Interpretive Center will be hosting an upcoming senior lunch with a program about exercising and health from the Norwood health care staff. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:08:47 GMT)

Woman gets seven years for stealing from Elder Care
The former employee relations manager for a Madison health advocate for the elderly was sent to prison Friday for seven years for stealing more than $225,000 over an eight-year period. But Dane County Circuit Judge James Martin said he never gained a clear understanding of the actions of Joni M. Brink, 47, of Mazomanie, who took the money systematically through a complex scheme. "At the end of ... (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:05:11 GMT)

Senior to Senior pet adoption
At Payson Humane Society, we're passionate about pets -- ours, yours and those in need of loving homes. We are also passionate about our senior citizens. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:52:19 GMT)

Senior MPs pledge tough new rules for expenses
Senior MPs have promised sweeping changes to their system of expenses following the Metropolitan Police's decision not to investigate the Conservative MP who paid his son for work he did not carry out. (Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:13:33 GMT)

Woman gets 7 years for embezzling $200,000 from employer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A 47-year-old Mazomanie woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for embezzling more than $200,000 from her employer. Joni M. Brink pleaded guilty to stealing $226,128 from Elder Care of Wisconsin, now known as Care Wisconsin. (Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:56:00 GMT)

Elder abuse calls for your attention
By JANE GLENN HAAS (Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:00:51 GMT)

San Mateo Daily Journal
The operator of a San Mateo nursing home failed to prevent a fist-sized ulcer and advanced bed on the back of an 86-year-old man, causing him extreme pain in the last weeks of his life, according to prosecutors who charged her with felony elder abuse. (Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:39:55 GMT)

HK volunteers help relieve elder's negative mood
At an elderly community center located at Ma On Shan, some ten volunteers recently participated in a training session listening to the sharing of two elders who have been benefited from Life Garden, a local elderly service project. (Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:45:26 GMT)

Dimondale man to be county senior services manager
Carl Gibson will become the next Calhoun County senior services manager on Monday. (Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:32:35 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:26:14 GMT)

Senior-care Training
A training class to benefit the seniors who are in need of assistance. Sat., March 22, 9 p.m. Call 650-424-0204. 862 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto (Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:23:13 GMT)

Local News & Events
Central Coast Senior Services Inc. in Pacific Grove has announced that Kathee McFarland, the home care firm's director of community relations, has become a care manager certified by the National Academy of Certified Care Managers. (Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:11:18 GMT)

Senior care center robbed
A masked man robbed a Hurricane senior care center for prescription drugs early Saturday. (Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:26:48 GMT)

Shannon Matthews close to being taken into care before kidnap
Child protection officers in West Yorkshire were “actively considering” taking Shannon Matthews into care days before the nine-year-old schoolgirl was kidnapped, sources close to the police investigation have said. (Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:19:39 GMT)

Shadowridge woman to continue day-care fight
VISTA ---- A home day-care provider said Friday she plans to fight the Vista Planning Commission's expected move to bar her from expanding her child-care business, a proposal that has riled neighbors in her upscale Shadowridge community. (Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:51:39 GMT)

Care-home partisans call on Pa. for aid in funding
A coalition of senior services has launched a statewide campaign against Gov. Ed Rendell’s proposed 2008-09 state budget, which they claim fails to fund nursing homes adequately. (Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:58:51 GMT)

Bringing a parent under your roof
1 Get your legal ducks in a row To protect your parent’s legal rights, be sure to have in place a will, an advance health care directive or living will, a financial power of attorney, and a health care power of attorney. 2 Agree on finances (Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:20:34 GMT)

Programs seek senior companions
CHICOPEE - Senior companions are being sought for two programs offered by the Senior Companion Program, 35 Mount Carmel Ave. Volunteers are needed for the Senior Companion Program, which is sponsored by the Valley Opportunity Council for the Chicopee area only to share time with elders. (Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:21:53 GMT)

Study: UGA child care needed, but at what cost?
[ A consultant's study has confirmed what many on the University of Georgia campus have been arguing for decades - that parents who work or study at the university need more access to child care. (Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:45:41 GMT)

Elder Law: Estate plan can boost retirement benefits
There are four general principles concerning the use of retirement benefits in an estate plan. (Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:22:57 GMT)

Masked man holds up care center in Hurricane
A masked man robbed prescription drugs from a Hurricane senior care center early Saturday. (Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:39:32 GMT)

Don't change loved ones -- accept their differences
Advice, resources and how-to tips on elder care for the Bay Area (Sun, 23 Mar 2008 07:38:06 GMT)

Senior health expo set
JOLIET -- Several agencies will join forces to sponsor the sixth annual senior health expo. (Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:25:28 GMT)

Shippensburg Senior Center events
The Shippensburg Senior Activities Center sponsors a wide variety of programs. Upcoming programs are listed below. (Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:32:38 GMT)

Good sports in the community
About a year and a half ago, Elder volleyball coach Sean Tierney noticed he was coming up short of breath at practices. He started working out, thinking it would help, but all that did was wear him out even more. (Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:37:32 GMT)

Senior health, wellness fair returns to Clarion Hotel
The second annual Senior Health and Wellness Fair will feature more than 100 vendors who will provide information in the areas of health care, social services, employment, mortgages, and cultural and educational opportunities. (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:18:12 GMT)