Elder Care News 09/2008 (Page 3)

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MONTAGUE - What do home repair projects, senior aerobics, tai chi classes, grandparenting, and care-giver training have in common? (Sep 8, 2008)

PLATTSBURGH -- New York's population is aging, and that growth in the number of senior citizens is already impacting the health-care system. (Sep 8, 2008)

CANTON The Stark County Department of Job and Family Services, Mayfield Senior Center and the Senior Forum newspaper will hold the 2008 Senior Citizens Forum from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Mayfield Senior Center, at 3825 13th St. SW. (Sep 8, 2008)

In makeshift offices at hospitals, community centers and apartment buildings across the county, lawyers are working to bring peace of mind to the area's senior population. (Sep 8, 2008)

Years ago a man came to me with a document asking me to review it before he signed. It was a release and I congratulated... (Sep 8, 2008)

Planning ahead (Sep 8, 2008)

Sue Merritt learned how to do what was necessary to keep her loved one at home. (Sep 8, 2008)

In makeshift offices at hospitals, community centers and apartment buildings across the county, lawyers are working to bring peace of mind to the area's senior population. (Sep 8, 2008)

It's a dream her grandmother spoke of and encouraged but never lived to see. "It's what she always wanted," said Yolanda Charley, the newly crowned Miss Navajo Nation 2008-09, of her late grandmother. "She used to cut out photos of the new Miss Navajos and told me that I could be it someday." (Sep 9, 2008)

THE RISK of falling generally is increased in an older individual -- and this risk is especially great when the elder is hospitalized. Thankfully, a person can avoid most falls by working closely with her doctor and the hospital staff. (Sep 9, 2008)

A 59-year-old Portland woman moved in with her ailing mother three years ago to help care for her. Instead, police say, the daughter obtained at least six fraudulent credit cards in her mother's name and charged more than $40,000 to the accounts. (Sep 9, 2008)

Guest post in New York Times and latest whitepaper illustrate reasons why Sens. McCain & Obama are silent on Long Term Care Financing Reform and Outline Opportunity For Candidates (Sep 9, 2008)

MIDLAND SENIOR CENTER The Midland Senior Center is located in Kingsway Center, 3303 W. Illinois, Space No. 18. For more information call 681-7636. Activities for the week of Sept. 7 include: (Sep 9, 2008)

Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) on Saturday appeared via satellite at an AARP convention in Washington, D.C., and spoke about health care and other issues that affect seniors, the Washington Post reports. (Sep 9, 2008)

JOHN ELDER ROBISON, bestselling author and brother of Augusten Burroughs, will give a reading from his bestseller, "Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 at RiverRun Bookstore, 20 Congress St., Portsmouth. Hosted by... (Sep 9, 2008)

Tuesday, Sept. 9 Kilauea — Outreach: Kauai Care Center Kapa‘a — Japanese Dance, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.; ‘Ukulele Outreach: Mahelona Hospital, 10 a.m. (Sep 9, 2008)

Residents of St. Lawrence County who are caring for an ailing family member or friend have a new online resource. Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley announced the launch of its new caregiver support website to help families of the seriously ill provide care for their loved one: www.seriousillness.org/slc “Caring for a relative with a serious illness can [...] (Sep 9, 2008)

The NAM and DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance will present nationally recognized health benefits leaders from various U.S. manufacturing companies for the annual Integrated Care Summit from September 8-10. The 2+ day educational event will focus on effective prevention, wellness, and disease management strategies for the workplace. It will also feature the C-Suite Panel for Small- to Medium-Size ... (Sep 9, 2008)

An injured tiger cub, not more than six months, died due to non-availability of veterinary doctors at Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand. The cub and another young tigress, aged one-and-a-half years, were abandoned by their mothers and were found 12 days ago by villagers residing near the reserve area. (Sep 9, 2008)

SeniorBridge, a specialized organization that serves seniors and their families by managing chronic health care needs in the home and other settings, has appointed John Panella Jr., MA, MPH, Executive Director of the Baltimore office. (Sep 9, 2008)

A new state initiative aims to make it easier to identify, prevent and prosecute abuse of elderly and vulnerable adults in Washington. (Sep 9, 2008)

State Representatives Garth Everett and Steve Capelli hosted Senior Expo 2008 today at the Lycoming Mall. Area seniors got the latest information on everything from health care and nutrition to government programs and financial planning. (Sep 9, 2008)

Medical students are avoiding careers in general internal medicine, a move which could exacerbate the U.S. doctor shortage expected by the time the youngest baby boomers head into their senior years, according to a survey being released Wednesday. (Sep 10, 2008)

“We were admiring your security cameras,” a man in a paint-splattered Ralph Lauren polo shirt said last Sunday afternoon, standing next to his wife outside of 11 Spring Street . “We need some for our building.” He was talking to Caroline Cummings , the 27-year-old who bought 11 Spring from Rupert Murdoch’s elder son, Lachlan, exactly two years ago for $12 million. Back then the ... (Sep 10, 2008)

States and cities worried about where the growing number of senior citizens will live when they're older are starting to ask that all new homes be built to accommodate the elderly. (Sep 10, 2008)

Several years of pushing for a barber who understands black hair care — and debating whether the demand was great enough — never came to fruition. But senior Mike Carson never questioned whether the demand was there. (Sep 10, 2008)

WASILLA -- A state ombudsman is slamming officials at a Wasilla senior center for not responding to residents' complaints about noxious sewer-smelling gases that were causing respiratory problems. (Sep 10, 2008)

As more senior citizens live longer, their adult children face the prospect of becoming caregivers for their aging parents. (Sep 10, 2008)

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. & PHILADELPHIA----A new research report released today by Healthsense and NewCourtland Elder Services concludes that seniors who rely on remote monitoring technology to help them remain secure and independent adapt well to living with the technology and do not see it as intrusive or impersonal. (Sep 10, 2008)

Construction of a 250-unit “senior campus” as part of the Silver Company development on the north side of Bartow was approved by the Bartow City Commission on Wednesday. (Sep 10, 2008)

A state ombudsman is slamming officials at a Wasilla senior center for not responding to residents' complaints. (Sep 10, 2008)

Tuesday, Sept. 9 Kilauea — Outreach: Kauai Care Center Kapa‘a — Japanese Dance, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.; ‘Ukulele Outreach: Mahelona Hospital, 10 a.m. (Sep 10, 2008)

RICE - When Jodee Johnson was battling breast cancer, her father surrounded her with a forest of trees that he had made. (Sep 10, 2008)

Sept. 10, 2008 – A bill aimed at preventing persons with criminal histories from working in long-term care services moved a step closer to reality yesterday. It was approved by a unanimous voice vote in the Senate Finance Committee. (Sep 10, 2008)

EXETER - The husband and wife team of Milton T. Martin, Jr. and Edda M. Martin of Durham, NH, have successfully completed the requirements for the prestigious, nationally recognized Elder Care Specialist ® “ECS” Credential conferred upon by the... (Sep 11, 2008)

U.S. politicians have grappled for years with what to do about rising health care costs and the growing number of uninsured Americans. But in an hour Wednesday morning, John Friesen, an actuary with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, laid out some simple concepts that don't require reorganizing the entire system or throwing out the parts that work. “We can solve this problem if we put ... (Sep 11, 2008)

Recently, my friend Evelyn Harms and her mother, Dorothy, 80, spent five days in a hospital intensive care unit. Evelyn stayed with her mother around the clock. Early in their stay, Dorothy started experiencing ICU psychosis. "Forty-eight hours into our stay in the ICU, we began living a nightmare,” Evelyn Harms said. "But it wasn't a nightmare; it was something called ICU psychosis. Momma ... (Sep 11, 2008)

[Two years ago, Christa Hemstreet was a typical high school senior, concerned more about friends and parties than just about anything else. As she approached graduation from Homer High School, she suddenly found herself asking a question familiar to most 17 year-olds: What am I going to do with my life? (Sep 11, 2008)

SOUTH DENNIS — A group seeking to create a regionwide, community health care system will hold its quarterly meeting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Dennis Senior Center. (Sep 11, 2008)

A Franklin County judge on Wednesday rejected a Chambersburg man's plea for clemency in an elder abuse case, sentencing David Baine, 42, to five to 10 years in state prison. (Sep 11, 2008)

The following is a list of activities and events at the Senior Center at Frisco Square for the month of September. 10:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m. (Sep 11, 2008)

States and cities worried about where the growing number of senior citizens will live are starting to ask that all new homes be built to accommodate the elderly. (Sep 11, 2008)

The Medical Center of Central Georgia is closing the last of its health-care centers that provide primary care to the poor in their own neighborhoods. (Sep 11, 2008)

MIDLAND SENIOR CENTER The Midland Senior Center is located in Kingsway Center, 3303 W. Illinois, Space No. 18. For more information call 681-7636. Activities for the week of Sept. 7 include: (Sep 11, 2008)

IT WAS an interesting vantage point. Commentating on the Wallabies' big defeat in Johannesburg, I was behind the posts at Ellis Park and it gave me a chance to observe the Wallabies behind the posts. (Sep 11, 2008)

Ryan Summers and the rest of the Ironton High School Million Dollar Marching Band should be commended for their recent efforts at the Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland. (Sep 11, 2008)

CLINTON — The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals has revoked the certificates of three elder group homes in Clinton. (Sep 11, 2008)

By JOHN FLOWERS SALISBURY — Shard Villa trustees will not proceed with their previously stated direction of closing the elder care facility this fall. They will instead explore fund raising and other avenues through which they hope to keep the stately, 19th-century mansion in the senior care business for years to come. In July trustees announced that Shard Villa — a historic landmark and ... (Sep 11, 2008)

Lynn Lawry, MD, MSPH, MSc, director of research and education with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' (USU) Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM), is the senior author of a manuscript titled, "Health Assessment and Health Care Access Among Internally Displaced Persons in Mississippi Travel Trailer Parks Two Years after The 2005 Gulf Coast ... (Sep 12, 2008)

A Franklin County judge on Wednesday rejected a Chambersburg man's plea for clemency in an elder abuse case, sentencing David Baine, 42, to five to 10 years in state prison. (Sep 12, 2008)

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