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DENNIS LANANE: Senior Link program is a good model
Senior link is a partnership with the Anderson Police Department and Madison County Triad. Contrary to stories you may have heard, Senior Link had been in existence for over eight consecutive years in various modes. We are going through another change under Mayor Ockomon’s administration. (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:09:41 GMT)

Rest home abuse 'saddest thing in world'
Have you or your family members experienced abuse in rest homes? Email the Herald Newsdesk A woman who works with victims of elder abuse says she has already seen 26 cases this year, including a woman pushed over by a caregiver and breaking her hip and a patient being given too much medication. (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:18:41 GMT)

AARP Oklahoma to host health care panel
AARP Oklahoma will host a special community conversation in Moore as part of its nationwide Divided We Fail campaign to break political gridlock so that all Americans have affordable, quality health care. (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:39:25 GMT)

SENIOR CALENDAR
Butler County Association of Retired School Personnel , for any retired school personnel, 11:30 a.m. today, Andover Pizza Hut Italian Bistro, 307 N. Andover Road, Andover. Call Carol Musick, 316-733-2064, or e-mail duettc@sbcglobal.net . Prairie View caregiver group, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Life Care Center of Andover, 621 W. 21st St., Andover. Free. Parenting the Second Time Around, ... (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:16:04 GMT)

Senior citizen representatives honor Skaggs for 100 years
Mary Alice Skaggs has seen and experienced a lot in her 100 years, but the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature presented her with a new honor Friday at Settlers Ridge Care Center in Celina. (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:22:52 GMT)

Florida obtains judgment in home-care reimbursement case
The state has obtained an $8.5 million civil judgment against two owners of a company that sold elder Floridians assisted-living service contracts, then failed to reimburse home health agencies for at-home care, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said Monday. (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:14:37 GMT)

Walberg talks energy, health care with chamber
U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg made a stop in Battle Creek on Monday to talk with Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce staff and board members and to also pitch his ideas on reducing taxes, increasing energy options and independence and cutting health care costs. (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:37:53 GMT)

She has vision
Carey Coleman, geriatric care manager/community liaison for Senior Select Home Health Care in McKinney and instructor of the Texercise program in McKinney was one of nine recipients of the DADS Vision Award, presented by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services last week. (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:25:31 GMT)

Veterans health hearing set for Thursday
The Tupelo meeting will look at using the Green House concept in veteran care. (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:30:48 GMT)

Maxim Group LLC Appoints Richard H. Kreger Senior Managing Director of Investment Banking
Maxim Group LLC, a leading full-service mid-tier investment banking, securities and wealth management firm today announced the appointment of Richard H. Kreger, 34, as senior managing director of investment banking. (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT)

LaVon Lorene Bakken, 68
LaVon Lorene Bakken, 68, of Waubun died Saturday, June 21 in her home under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. She was born June 5, 1940 to Clifford and Marion (Murray) DeGroat in White Earth. She was raised and attended school in Waubun. (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:17 GMT)

Wellness Team graduates from state community health program
A group of nine health-care professionals recently completed a nine-month program that gives Massachusetts communities educational and technical support so they can improve their health-and-wellness programming. (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:30 GMT)

Taking care of business: Family-owned enterprises thrive in Falmouth
A child sits cross-legged on a carpeted floor. A mother and three children wait on a dock for a boat. A man selects a salmon filet for a favorite recipe. These ordinary activities have been repeated day after day for decades, but what makes them exceptional is that they are carried out in family-owned Falmouth businesses that have survived and continue to thrive in this age of ... (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:54:02 GMT)

Health Care REIT prices stock offer at $44.50 each
Health Care REIT Inc., a real estate investment trust focused on health care and senior housing properties, said Tuesday it will sell four million of its common shares to the public at $44.50 each, in line with the stock's closing price Monday. (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:08:36 GMT)

Fire at San Jose senior care facility quickly controlled; no injuries reported
SAN JOSE - San Jose firefighters this morning brought a single-alarm fire at a senior care facility in the southern part of the city quickly under control. (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:48:20 GMT)

Job Fair in Short Gap ‘great opportunity’ for careers
Local residents hoping for jobs and/or training in West Virginia’s expanding health care and human services industry will be able to get information at a career fair in Short Gap, W.Va. on Tuesday, July 8th. (Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:29:31 GMT)

Senior day care center survives
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- There is good news Tuesday night for a unique day care center in Williamson County. The center, located near Downtown Round Rock, was facing funding problems and the very real possibility of closing down. (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:55:31 GMT)

Find the Best Elder Care for Mom and Dad
(ARA) - Her home used to be spotless, but now Mom has trouble doing the most basic housekeeping tasks. Dad is increasingly absent minded, even forgetting to pay his utility bills. Is it time to find help caring for your aging parent or elderly spouse? (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:22:47 GMT)

DON MCNEAL
GULF SHORES — Don McNeal's outstanding college and pro football careers almost didn't happen. He wasn't interested. As a student at Escambia County High in Atmore, his after-school time was spent behind a plow working the fields and taking care of a number of other chores. (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:23:42 GMT)

Care Investment Trust Inc. Announces a $100.8 Million Investment in a Portfolio of Senior Housing Facilities
Care Investment Trust Inc. , today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Care YBE Subsidiary LLC , acquired 12 senior housing facilities from affiliates of Eby Realty Group, L.L.C. for $100.8 million. (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT)

Homewatch CareGivers, Largest, Most Experienced International Franchise Provider of In-Home Care Services, Offers Six ...
When Homewatch CareGivers, the largest, most experienced international franchise provider of in-home care, opens six new territories in San Antonio for purchase in July, Dave Cooley, director, franchise development, will enjoy a brief homecoming. More importantly, he'll enjoy bringing a solution to his former community for home care problems that nagged at his own family when, from long ... (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:25:05 GMT)

Pa. health care cost council takes political hit
The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council - nationally known for reporting on the quality and cost of medical care across the state - is now itself in critical condition. (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:32:37 GMT)

Homewatch CareGivers, Largest, Most Experienced International Franchise Provider of In-Home Care Services, Offers Six ...
Former San Antonio Native and Retired USAF Pilot "Cool Breeze" Cooley Leads New Sales Efforts to Bring Quality Care to Families with Caregiving Problems (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:55:57 GMT)

Senior Housing Properties Trust Announces Sale of Three Properties and Amendment of Certain Leases
NEWTON, Mass.----Senior Housing Properties Trust today announced the sale of three properties to Five Star Quality Care, Inc. for approximately $21.4 million and the amendment of certain leases. (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:05:00 GMT)

Wicker plans hearing on health care for veterans
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and staff from the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs will discuss Thursday in Tupelo the using of the Green House concept of elder care in the national health system for aging veterans. (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:09:39 GMT)

Searching for care for a 21-year-old stroke patient
When a massive stroke left Bobby Peterson, the former Cardinal Newman football player, immobile, it set off a family quest to find help in an unresponsive health-care system. (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:49:00 GMT)

Paramount Health Care Company Partners With Silverchair Learning Systems
Paramount Health Care Company, a leading senior care organization headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, has partnered with Silverchair Learning Systems to implement a comprehensive Learning Management System for their organizations employee training. (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:21:00 GMT)

Sen. Wicker Plans Hearing On Health Care
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker is set to discuss health care for veterans Thursday in Tupelo. (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:51:37 GMT)

VIHA told to release plan for senior care changes
Before going forward with closing 346 long-term care seniors' beds on the Island, claims the Health Employees' Union, the Vancouver Island Health Authority must disclose more detailed waiting lists, and whether any further beds will be closed. (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:26:32 GMT)

Program assists in elder care disputes
A program designed in Harvey County called ElderCare seeks to help resolve these conflicts by bringing stakeholders together through mediation. (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:44:24 GMT)

USA Today Features Reports on Challenges Faced by Senior Citizens from Ballooning Prices
July 2, 2008 – USA Today has begun a series of reports focusing on the financial struggle faced by many of America’s senior citizens as they fight to survive ballooning food, gasoline and health care prices on a fixed income. (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:16:00 GMT)

Elder Services of Merrimack Valley earns national award
Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley has been awarded a 2008 National Association of Area Agencies on Aging Achievement award in the Home/Community-Based Care category for its Compulsive Hoarding Project. (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:25:44 GMT)

Tucson troops show appreciation for care packages
The local senior living community Atria Bell Court Gardens has included dozens of T-shirts in weekly care packages sent to Arizona servicemen and servicewomen serving in Iraq. The shirts were sent by the Gardens’ Support Our Troops organization in partnership with Captain Richard Harper of the Tucson Police Department, and were designed and paid for by TPD. (Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:46:17 GMT)

Marine, 23, Is Found Dead at California Base
Sgt. Sean Webster served two tours in Iraq, was awarded two Purple Hearts and was severely wounded by shrapnel from an explosion in 2005. Afterward, he endured more than 10 surgeries and relentless physical therapy, and was working to make sure other wounded veterans got the care they needed. (Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:48:47 GMT)

Death initiative petitions filed
Supporters of an initiative that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication for terminally ill patients to end their lives said they have turned in 320,000 signatures, which likely will qualify I-1000 for the fall ballot. Opponents say the law lacks sufficient safeguards and makes suicide easier to get than health care. Supporters say people want choices about how they end their lives. (Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:28:31 GMT)

WNY hospital care rated No. 1
The Buffalo Niagara region has been ranked by a national health care information company as the nation's best market for the value of hospital care. (Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:31:57 GMT)

Most Patients Happy With German Health Care
German health benefits are very generous, and there's usually little or no wait to get elective surgery or diagnostic tests, such as MRIs. It's one of the best health care systems in the world. It's visible in little ways that most Germans take for granted. (Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:51:19 GMT)

Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT Acquires Senior Care Portfolio 1 in Calif.
Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT, Inc. today announced it has completed its acquisition of Senior Care Portfolio 1 with the addition of two skilled nursing facilities in California. (Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:33:00 GMT)

Plans revealed for new EG Senior Center
Photo by Keri Wood - Peggy Forseth-Andrews shows the location of 19.78 acres on Poppy Ridge Road that the future Senior Center will be built at the June 23 community meeting at the Jesse Wright Suites. (Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:23:26 GMT)

Call for regulation of elderly care workers after gagging
The gagging of a rest home resident in Auckland has sparked an urgent Wairarapa call to regulate elderly care workers nationally to prevent abuse. (Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:40:59 GMT)

Religion Briefs
Church to hold informal chats SOUTH PASADENA - "One might call it `Coffee Hour on the Green,"' says Elder Chuck Latting, evangelism chairman of Calvary Presbyterian Church, 1050 Fremont Ave. (Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:47:13 GMT)

Independence Day Warning! What To Do About Senior Falls Before It's Too Late, Says www.MedicalAlertZone.com, ...
Home safety website www.MedicalAlertZone.com shares fall prevention tips and facts on senior falls; Injuries in the home posing a threat to older adults maintaining their independence and how medical alert systems are providing effective solutions. (Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

Financial elder abuse suspect faces up to a year in jail
Category: Local News Topics: (none) A 44-year-old woman arrested in early June after allegedly stealing $4,000 from an elderly woman in Fortuna pleaded guilty this week to felony financial elder abuse and misdemeanor possession of methamphetamine. She faces up to a year in jail as part of the probation terms and will owe restitution to the victim, the Humboldt County District Attorney’s ... (Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:18:34 GMT)

Government Vision For Primary And Community Care Lays Down Challenge To Health Professionals, Says The King's Fund
Responding to Our vision for Primary and Community Care, published by the Department of Health as part of the Next Stage Review of the NHS, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, Niall Dickson, said: 'We welcome this strategy - patients place enormous value on the care they receive from family doctors (Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:18:50 GMT)

Top prize worth $5,000 in essay contest
Home Instead Senior Care is sponsoring the Caring Today magazines third annual Give a Caregiver a Break essay contest. The contest will award $16,000 in free caregiving services to the winning essay writers. (Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:09:09 GMT)

Ontario nursing homes poorly staffed: experts
Ontario should look to the example set by Nordic countries and turn its understaffed, institutional long-term care homes into community homes, geriatric experts say. (Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:42:20 GMT)

Staffing key to better nursing home care: Experts
Ontario should look to the example set by Nordic countries and turn its understaffed, institutional long-term care homes, where residents are more likely to be restrained and medicated, into small community homes where staff have the time to drink coffee with their elderly charges, geriatric experts say. (Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:48:07 GMT)

Illinois veterans affairs director predicts cost of vets care to rise
Tammy Duckworth foresees a huge increase in the cost of caring for veterans. As director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs and a disabled Iraq War hero, Duckworth is in a unique position to see changing trends in the care of veterans. (Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:40:15 GMT)

Local dentists being trained to give free dental care to kids
Though the children would rather have been swimming, their parents were thrilled recently about free dental care from Gator Kids Healthy Smiles. (Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:01:43 GMT)

Bill seeks evat exemption for senior citizens
MANILA, Philippines - A pending bill in the House of Representatives seeks to exempt senior citizens from paying expanded value-added tax (E-VAT) for goods and services. (Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:01:13 GMT)

Are 'ghettos' a cure for senior care?
Every aging person who needs home care in Ontario will be able to receive it provided they are willing to do one thing. Move out of their homes. (Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:41:27 GMT)

Business People
FINANCIAL SERVICES Mary Ellen Smiley, SPHR, has joined American Founders Bank as senior vice president, director of human resources. She will oversee human-resources operations at the Kentucky bank's nine locations in Louisville, Frankfort, Lawrenceburg, Lexington and Shelbyville. HEALTH CARE Atria Senior Living Group, a Louisville-based company, has named Chris Culler as video/Web specialist ... (Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:57:53 GMT)

AARP Solutions Forum Convenes Panel To Examine Medicaid Funding Of Long-Term Care
AARP will release a new report and convene a panel of experts to discuss Medicaid funding for long-term care (LTC) for older adults and adults with physical disabilities. The report analyzes the progress states are making shifting public funds and the people who rely on them from nursing homes to home and community based services. (Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:16:20 GMT)

E-VAT exemption for senior citizens seen
ADDITIONAL gift for elderly could be underway after a lawmaker from the National Capital Region over the weekend sought for the exemption of senior citizens from the 12-percent expanded value added tax (E-vat) on the services and commodities they patronize. (Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:43:52 GMT)

Letters: Mental health care is failing our society
The big issue: I applaud the honesty of the incoming president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (News, leader and special report, last week) (Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:13:24 GMT)

senior scene
A full list 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. Listings for trip reservations will be published well in advance of the... (Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:04:00 GMT)

Job fair offers health care career information
Local residents hoping for jobs and/or training in West Virginia’s expanding health care and human services industry will be able to get information at a career fair on Tuesday. (Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:13:49 GMT)

Prime Time
SENIOR HEALTH FAIR | East Chicago We Care from the Heart offers a free senior health fair and nutritious lunch July 9 at the Dr. Martin Luther King Center, 4802 Melville Ave. Wellness checks for such things as blood pressure, blood sugar, bone density, body fat and psychological assessments will be done from 10 a.m. to noon. Lunch will be served from noon to 1 p.m. (Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:25:50 GMT)

Masonicare to begin work on 36 independent-living apartments
WALLINGFORD — The expansion of Masonicare's campus will continue this summer, as the geriatric health care complex adds independent-living apartments for senior citizens. (Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:33:26 GMT)

Sun-Sentinel Consumer Tips: Week in Review
Assisted living scheme The state has obtained a $8.5 million judgment against owners of a company — Homeward Bound Services of North America — that sold elder Floridians assisted living service contracts then failed to reimburse home health agencies for care. Under the ruling, 555 plan holders should receive $15,000 each. If you think you have been a fraud victim, or want to check a company's ... (Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:16:14 GMT)

Nourishing a healthful lifestyle
Advice, resources and how-to tips on elder care for the Bay Area (Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:27:53 GMT)

Nourishing a healthful lifestyle
Advice, resources and how-to tips on elder care for the Bay Area (Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:34:45 GMT)

Medical care begins at home
The 'gate-keeping' role of family doctors is at the core of primary care services. The government has committed itself to a major reform of primary health care. (Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:16:59 GMT)

SENIOR ACTIVITIES
Adult Day Care Center of Las Vegas Lied/Sinai Campus, 901 N. Jones Blvd., is open 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays (648-3425). (Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:12:25 GMT)

Significant elder abuse in Otago
Otago people might be surprised to know Age Concern deals with at least one significant case of elder abuse a week, mostly within the Dunedin area, Otago executive officer Susan Davidson says. (Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:24:14 GMT)

Employers unlocking health care expertise
In the continuing battle against rising health care costs, some employers are finding they can best help themselves by helping others. (Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:02:17 GMT)

Senior Services Plus expands Wellness Center
ALTON - Senior Services Plus has expanded its Wellness Center for people 55 and older. Last October, the Wellness Center was a small fitness room with six pieces of exercise equipment and two exercise classes. (Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:26:56 GMT)

New program for elder care
Like a family doctor, Dr. Todd Goldberg sees people with a variety of illnesses and chronic diseases. But Goldberg's patients all have something in common: They're 65 and older. (Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:09:46 GMT)

Channeling Tupac: Miami actor-playwright portrays human side of slain rapper
n the surface, slain rapper Tupac Shakur and the deeply alive actor Meshaun Labrone Arnold would seem to have little in common. Shakur's mother was a member of the Black Panthers when he was born in 1971, later becoming a crack addict and welfare mom as she struggled to raise her son. Arnold's father, Elder Frazier Arnold Jr., is pastor of Miami's Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church; his mother ... (Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:09:58 GMT)

Free copies of Older Floridians Handbook are available
The Florida Justice Institute in partnership with the law firm Carlton Fields recently released the fifth edition of Older Floridians Handbook . The handbook provides Florida citizens over 60 years old, and their families, agency resources, financial assistance information, public benefits, health care, housing, and planning, including sections on wills. Funds for printing came from Florida's ... (Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:16:50 GMT)

Geriatric care managers help families meet seniors' needs
Kay Paggi says her job title could be less confusing if she just called herself "a surrogate daughter." She's a geriatric care manager – that is someone who steps in to help overwhelmed sons and daughters with their elderly parents' needs. (Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:54:56 GMT)

Senior briefs
Wishes on Wheels makes available electric power wheelchairs to non-ambulatory senior citizens ages 65 and older and the permanently disabled of any age, if they qualify. (Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:10:14 GMT)

UK Government Vision For Primary And Community Care Lays Down Challenge To Health Professionals - The King's Fund
Responding to 'Our vision for Primary and Community Care', published by the Department of Health as part of the Next Stage Review of the NHS, chief executive of The King's Fund Niall Dickson said: ' We welcome this strategy - patients place enormous value on the care they receive from family doct (Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:19:01 GMT)

EpicenterSpark Living Group Partnership Sparks a Reawakening in Senior Living Excellence
EpicenterSpark Living Group, a provider of hospitality-based development, planning, marketing and operations services in the senior living industry, today announced the official partnership of Don Gorsuch and Scott Bunce. (Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT)

New Program Improves Care for ADHD
An innovative program promises to help primary care physicians improve the care they provide for school-aged children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The study is the first to intervene with an entire community of primary care physicians and help them more accurately diagnose and effectively monitor treatment response of their patients with ADHD, said Jeff [...] (Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:11:37 GMT)

Long Term Care Leaders Praises Senator Baucus For Protecting Senior's Access To Therapy Services
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) praised Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) for urging that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the exception process to Medicare Part B therapy caps. (Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:16:05 GMT)

Prosecutors: Elder Abuse Cases Difficult
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) – Police and prosecutors say elder abuse cases are among the most difficult they handle. "When you talk about elder abuse, people say, This is terrible. We need to protect the elderly," said Tim Kaltenbach, McCracken County commonwealth's attorney. (Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:02:38 GMT)

Senior care business has new owners
The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Home Instead Senior Care, 1675 E. Seminole St., Suite G-200. (Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:33:43 GMT)

Anthem Blue Cross Statement on Settlement Discussions with the California Department of Managed Health Care
For several months, senior leadership at Anthem Blue Cross has been actively working on a settlement agreement with the California Department of Managed Health Care to bring closure to all issues relating to previous rescissions. (Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:41:00 GMT)

Dad pleads guilty to sex abuses
KUALA LUMPUR: As a father, he was supposed to care for his daughters. Instead, he chose to rape and molest them. The 42-year-old soldier pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court yesterday to three counts of rape, four counts of molest and two counts of violating his two daughters aged 12 and 11. (Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:45:18 GMT)

Dad pleads guilty to sex abuses
KUALA LUMPUR: As a father, he was supposed to care for his daughters. Instead, he chose to rape and molest them. (Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:47:48 GMT)

Palm Beach County senior center expands services
The Mae Volen Senior Center in Boca Raton is busy on several fronts. (Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:17:44 GMT)

Christian Care Centers announce promotions
Christian Care Centers, a faith-based, not-for-profit provider of senior housing, care and services, announces three promotions. (Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:11:34 GMT)

UNION SLAMS LAZARD OVER ELDER CARE
A major health care workers' union is running Web ads accusing Lazard kingpin Bruce Wasserstein and his firm of exploiting the elderly in pursuit of profits. The spots, created by the Service Employees International Union, blame a Lazard Ltd... (Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:43:47 GMT)

Donna Smallwood, Eleanor Warner inducted into Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame
Donna Smallwood, of Parma, and Eleanor Warner, of Cleveland Heights, recently were inducted into the 2008 Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. Smallwood has been a community activist since 1965, serving as director of the Parma Senior Center and starting the Parma Commission on Aging. (Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:47:40 GMT)

Sierra Leone: Medshire to Improve Health Care in Salone
Medshire International Engineering Technologist has assured the ministry of health and sanitation of his organization's commitment to improve the health delivery system in Sierra Leone Addressing the health minister and senior officials of the ministry, Dr. Mike O' Rear said their mission is dedicated to bridging the gap between surplus and need to improve health care and the environment in the ... (Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:51:45 GMT)

Senior Calendar
Tuesday, July 8 Kilauea — Outreach: Garden Isle Healthcare. Kapa‘a — Japanese Dance, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.; ‘Ukulele Outreach, Wilcox Adult Day Care, 10 a.m. (Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:35:54 GMT)

Eastman Announces Retirement of CFO and Polymers Business Group Head; Names New Senior Management Appointments
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) today announced the retirement of two executives and several resulting senior management appointments that demonstrate the company's depth of management expertise. These new appointees will play key roles as the company executes its strategy that is expected to result in a doubling of its earnings per share over the next five years. (Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:52:31 GMT)

Know your odd museums
The Museum of the American Cocktail will reopen its New Orleans location this month. This led us to ask: What other subcultures have their own museums? In our quiz below, see if you can separate the five real institutions from the fake ones. —Robert K. Elder (Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:04:57 GMT)

Senior services feel fiscal squeeze
Fewer seniors citizens are receiving home-delivered meals, personal care help and other services as states struggle with tighter budgets and the senior population grows. (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:25:09 GMT)

Senior Chinese official stresses focusing prosecuting work on people's concerns
The prosecuting organs should focus their work on problems people care about most, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday. Zhou Yongkang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China ... (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:15:00 GMT)

Report: Many elders can't cover basic needs
Many Wisconsin elders lack the income to meet housing and other basic needs, a new report says. In Dane County, a single elder 65 or older who rents needs $20,852 annually to cover housing, food, transportation, health care and miscellaneous costs, according to the report compiled by the Wisconsin Women's Network and other partners and released Tuesday. But the federal poverty line for a senior ... (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:04:44 GMT)

Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes
TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Chemotherapy patients have not lost access to care despite federal legislation that has reduced reimbursements to their doctors in recent years, a new report finds. (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:46:58 GMT)

Inspection reports don't tell complete story of life at long-term care homes: Ventresca
When a senior is considering moving into a long-term care home or the family of a frail senior is considering moving their mom or dad into such a facility, Dominic Ventresca invites them to walk through the halls of Niagara Region's eight long-term care homes, to talk to the staff and talk to the residents. (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:35:19 GMT)

Smith announces plans to run for Florala Mayor
Florala businessman and pharmacist Charles Smith has qualified to seek the Florala mayor's office in this summer's election. Smith has owned and operated Florala Pharmacy, Inc., for the past 29 years. Pharm-a-care, a division of Florala Pharmacy, has been open in Andalusia for 12 years. (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:17:31 GMT)

Specialist rape units would improve conviction rates: senior police chief
Every police force should needs to set up a specialist rape unit to improve victim care and improve conviction rates, a senior police officer said Wednesday. (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:44:27 GMT)

Senior care must improve: premier
Ontario has to do a "better job" when it comes to caring for its elderly parents and grandparents, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday in the face of calls to improve the "disgraceful" conditions found in the province's nursing homes. "These are our moms and our dads and our [...] (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:25:59 GMT)

Affordability Crisis in Managed Care Explored at Conference of Health Plan Executives
As part of its mission to share innovative ideas and experiences, the Managed Care Executive Group has announced its 20th annual forum for CIOs and senior health-plan leaders will be held March 8 through 11, 2009. (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT)

Ready to take the heat
Kenny Perry never imagined facing so much criticism over where to play golf. There was a time when he was desperate to play anywhere. He was 26, with two children in diapers and no money for a third attempt at qualifying for the PGA Tour. That's when he made a deal with an angel, Ronnie Ferguson, an elder at the Church of Christ in Franklin, Ky., who offered him $5,000 for one last shot ... (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:30:22 GMT)

Kenneth Kaunda on Zimbabwe
African elder statesman Kenneth Kaunda says many of today's problems in Zimbabwe are down to decisions made by Tony Blair and his New Labour government of the late nineties in the UK. (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:48:54 GMT)

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Adds Board Member and Key Senior Management
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an acute care specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced the appointment of a new Board member and the addition of a key senior executive to the company's management team. (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT)

A death in Peekskill, and elder care. We want to hear your story.
A Peekskill man charged in the death of his father - an elderly man with dementia who was left in a hot car - apparently used to set his parents up in a cafe while he worked as a bus driver. Some readers have reacted with sympathy because of the limited options for caring for elderly parents. (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:55:47 GMT)

Prisoners Sue, Claiming Poor Hepatitis Care
A group of inmates infected with hepatitis C in California sue the state over claims that they aren't getting proper medical treatment. (Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:01:56 GMT)

Senior caregiver essay contest to award $5K
Home Instead Senior Care is holding an essay contest to reward a caregiver for a senior loved one. Winner of the "Give a Caregiver a Break" will receive $5,000 worth of senior care services from Home Instead Senior Care, which has a franchise on Hilton Head. Participants are asked to write about their role as a caregiver to a senior. Deadline is Wednesday. (Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:07:18 GMT)

Guardian Daily podcast: maternity care problems exposed; and Iran ratchets up tension with Israel
In our daily audio show, Jon Dennis and guests discuss maternity care; Iran’s missile tests; Gordon Brown at G8; and an electric sports car (Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:15:55 GMT)

Senior advocates warn of winter heating woes
LYNN - Temperatures are in the 90s but senior care advocates are casting a worried eye forward to the winter months when the thermometer will drop below zero and oil prices are likely to continue soaring. (Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:24:22 GMT)

Daily podcast: Maternity care crisis
The chair of the Healthcare Commission, Prof Sir Ian Kennedy, on the problems facing maternity care in English hospitals (Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:49:40 GMT)

Come hear about the life of Calvin D. Johnson, legislator and character
You might be most familiar with the name Calvin D. Johnson through the Calvin Johnson Care Center in Belleville, which was established by the elder Johnson's son, Calvin P. Johnson. (Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:06:29 GMT)

Homeless children to be United Way's top focus
OCALA - The United Way of Marion County on Wednesday announced that the agency's top priority is homeless school-age children. Elder care was selected as a secondary focus. (Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:06:16 GMT)

New Book Looks At Long-Term Care And Uncertainties For Elderly Baby Boomers
The continued decline of the nursing home - once the mainstay care for the frail elderly - and an upsurge in popularity of assisted living will lead to many dramatic changes in long-term care, according to a University of Florida expert and editor of a new book on the subject. (Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:18:30 GMT)

Sen. Berke Outlines His First Legislative Experience
State Sen. Andy Berke said Wednesday the top legislative accomplishment this year was legislation affecting long term care and community choices. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the MidTown Council Chamber, he said the legislation will change health care at no extra cost to taxpayers. (Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:28:26 GMT)

Los Angeles Jewish Home's Annenberg School of Nursing One of the Only U.S. Senior-Care Facilities With School of ...
At a time when the country is experiencing a severe nursing shortage, the Los Angeles Jewish Home has become one of the first U.S. multi-level senior-living facilities to graduate a class of nurses from its own School of Nursing. (Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:00:00 GMT)

Man arrested for elder abuse
Category: Local News Topics: Incident Arcata Police officers arrested 18-year-old Aaron Lowe, of Arcata, for suspicion of elder abuse Wednesday. (Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:17:54 GMT)

Sask. senior care services under review
The provincial ministry of health is reviewing the demand for senior care services and the delivery model of those services in anticipation of the demands the province’s aging population will place on the health-care system. (Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:03:54 GMT)

Planning can prevent errors, family strife
Elder-law attorneys here say people make avoidable, but all-too-common mistakes in planning their estates. Asked how frequently such problems and pitfalls crop up, Spokane attorney Karen Sayre gives a succinct answer. (Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:04:25 GMT)

Province to review senior care services
REGINA (SNN) -- The provincial Ministry of Health is reviewing the demand for senior care services and the delivery of those services in anticipation of the burden the province's aging population will place on the health-care system. (Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:06:37 GMT)

Man arrested for alleged elder abuse
An 18-year-old Arcata man was arrested Wednesday evening on suspicion of abusing an elderly relative. Aaron Lowe was booked into the Humboldt County jail, and remains in custody after a care provider told police that a 79-year-old woman had been (Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:30:39 GMT)

COA schedules events
Weymouth Health Care will sponsor a catered luncheon with entertainment at noon, on Thursday, July 10, at the Scituate Council on Aging, located at 27 Brook St. Call the COA to make a reservation. Seating is limited. (Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:25:19 GMT)

Microfluidics Announces Formation Of New Senior Leadership Team
Microfluidics is the leading provider of advanced high shear fluid processing systems sold to a wide variety of industries, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical and digital inks, personal care and food. (Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:41:34 GMT)

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-11 12:21 Care Investment names Frank Plenskofski CFO and treasurer
NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Care Investment Trust Friday named Frank Plenskofski chief financial officer and treasurer, effective July 8. (Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:50:04 GMT)

More long-term care beds will help system
The Vancouver Island Health Authority may have inherited the problem that leaves people needing long-term care in acute care hospital beds, but their handling of the situation is hardly admirable. (Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:27:28 GMT)

Avoid the Senior Sandwich: Stuck Between Your Aging Parents and Adult Children
If you're nearing retirement, or already retired, with an aging parent who now requires costly care and an adult child or two who still needs your help, you may be... (Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:58:19 GMT)

Police stunned by elderly abuse
THOMASVILLE — A 32-year Thomasville Police Department veteran said the elder abuse and neglect he witnessed this week is one of the worst cases he has encountered. (Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:27:52 GMT)

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Sorting through the long-term care process
When the supervision and time required to care for parents or grandparents goes beyond a family member, it's easy to get lost and stressed in the plethora of long-term care options. (Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:10:55 GMT)

St. Charles County senior news for July 11-17
Senior centers St. Charles Senior Center 1455 Fairgrounds Road 636-949-0658 July 11: Bingo, 12 p.m.; entertainment June 14: Wood carving, 9 a.m. July 15: Bridge, 9 a.m.; computer class, 9 a.m.; line dancing, 9:15 a.m. (Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:36:29 GMT)

Child care provider to make cuts
STAMFORD - Childcare Learning Centers, which provides early childhood education and care at a sliding fee to more than 1,000 children in Stamford and Greenwich, yesterday announced dramatic cuts in programs and staffing due to increasing operational costs and flat government funding. (Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:59:24 GMT)

SENIOR Consortium Building Roadmap for Ethical and Inclusive ICT for the Elderly
Committed to unraveling the complex and diverse needs of the elderly and their care network, understanding how new and emerging technologies impact those needs, and responding to the urgency posed by the fast growth of the older population is a global priority for policy makers and industry alike. (Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

Business Watch
Christopher Todoroff, senior corporate counsel for Aetna, was selected as general counsel by Humana, the Louisville-based managed-care company said yesterday. (Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:56:55 GMT)

Bachman looking out for number one with guitar sell-off
Far be it for me to call Randy Bachman a liar, but when I heard this week that the elder statesman of Canadian rock 'n' roll was off-loading some 360 of his more than 800 guitars my spidey sense began to tingle. It wasn't quite shakin' all over, but it was definitely tingling. (Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:10:18 GMT)

Senior Scene
A full list 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. Listings for trip reservations will be published well in advance of the... (Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:01:39 GMT)