Elder Care News 10/2008 (Page 2)

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For the past two weeks, I have discussed the importance of long term care insurance. (Oct 5, 2008)

City officials are looking for residents interested in serving the community by volunteering for boards, commissions, and committees. Openings currently exist or regularly become available on the following: Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Board of Assessing, Licensing Commission, Traffic Commission, Cable Television Advisory Committee, Council on Elder Affairs, Economic Development Board, ... (Oct 5, 2008)

Spring Lake Park City Council members and staff reacted positively this month to a proposed senior assisted living facility to be constructed on Osborne Road. (Oct 5, 2008)

Harvard Medical School Dubai Center (HMSDC) Institute for Postgraduate Education and Research, a member of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Center, in collaboration with Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of Tatweer, will hold a continuing medical education (CME) course on obstetrics and neonatal care. (Oct 5, 2008)

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., sharply criticized U.S. Sen. John McCain's health care proposals Saturday, saying they could force millions of Americans to struggle to buy medical insurance. (Oct 5, 2008)

With the elderly community set to be celebrated on International Day of Older Persons (1 October), a leading professional indemnity provider is urging its members to remain alert to potential indicators that senior citizens have been abused. (Oct 5, 2008)

An estimated 18,000 people crammed into a riverfront park yesterday to hear Sen. Barack Obama say he would fix an American health-care system. (Oct 5, 2008)

EXETER and#8212; The husband-and-wife team of Milton T. Martin Jr. and Edda M. Martin of Durham have successfully completed the requirements for the prestigious nationally recognized Elder Care Specialist®, or ECS credential, conferred upon by the... (Oct 5, 2008)

OCALA - Lorraine and Leonard Scofield loved to travel."We had three mobile homes," Leonard said. "We spent three months up north, the rest down here. We were always on the go, her, I and the dogs." The couple also loved to work together in their yard. (Oct 5, 2008)

Senior citizens with mounting medical bills are finding they don't have the necessary resources to keep up. Here are four stories about how Chicago area seniors are faring. They are splitting pills or deciding not to refill prescriptions. They're missing doctors' appointments, skipping needed dental work, canceling home-care services. (Oct 6, 2008)

Those approaching retirement age are not adequately preparing themselves financially for that lifestyle, results of the latest installment of the Widener "Elder Pennsylvanian Study: Baby Boomers to Centenarians" stated. (Oct 6, 2008)

Masonic Homes of Kentucky Inc. has received preliminary state approval to build a pediatric day-care center on its Frankfort Avenue campus. (Oct 6, 2008)

Avamere Health Services Inc. President Rick Miller doesn’t mince words when asked about the long-term care industry’s outlook on hiring and retaining licensed health care professionals. (Oct 6, 2008)

With compensation and motivation as weapons, the health care industry continues to compete for talent. (Oct 6, 2008)

How many of you read the recent article in FLORIDA TODAY titled "Medicaid recipients challenge care rules"? (Oct 6, 2008)

Look for warning signs of medical practice fraud A $5 million medical practice could easily lose $250,000 annually to fraud, say Tom Watson, a partner at BKD LLP who leads the firm’s Houston health care practice, and Gary Abdalla, a senior manager for BKD forensics and dispute consulting. (Oct 6, 2008)

Spring Lake Park City Council members and staff reacted positively this month to a proposed senior assisted living facility to be constructed on Osborne Road. (Oct 6, 2008)

After a lengthy public hearing and testimony from many of the 50 residents in attendance, the Golden Valley City Council on Sept. 16 voted 3-2 to approve a new senior citizen facility at Douglas Drive and Golden Valley Road. (Oct 6, 2008)

Elder Connection is printed in larger type for the benefit of our senior readers. ... (Oct 6, 2008)

Alabama received an "F" on a state-by-state report card grading how it cares for its sickest patients, and there are wide disparities nationwide.The research, which was conducted by the Center to Advance Palliative Care, appears in this month's Journal of Palliative Medicine. (Oct 6, 2008)

Texas-based START Center for Cancer Care today announced the establishment of a new global cancer research network, headquartered in San Antonio, that will make possible a dedicated, round-the- clock network of START Centers dedicated to Phase I cancer clinical trials, with the single-minded objective to accelerate the implementation of new anticancer therapies from discovery. (Oct 6, 2008)

A directory listing 100 of the most prestigious health and social care researchers has been published by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) today. The Directory lists Senior Investigators who have been chosen to support the people making the most outstanding contribution to patient and people-focused health research. (Oct 6, 2008)

President Uchtdorf, Monson, Elder Oaks, Perry and others speak at General Conference. (Oct 6, 2008)

A former employee of a Calabasas assisted-living facility is charged with torturing an 80-year-old resident who died last November, along with elder abuse counts involving three other residents. (Oct 6, 2008)

Democrat Barack Obama sharply criticized Republican John McCain's health care proposals Saturday, saying they could force millions of Americans to struggle to buy medical insurance. (Oct 6, 2008)

With a month to go before the election, health care took center stage in the presidential campaign as Barack Obama launched a major attack on John McCain's health care plan. (Oct 6, 2008)

Spring Lake Park City Council members and staff reacted positively this month to a proposed senior assisted living facility to be constructed on Osborne Road. (Oct 7, 2008)

Senior and Disability Issues, Politics Take Center Stage at Upcoming Elder Law Conference (Newswise) (Oct 7, 2008)

How many of you read the recent article in FLORIDA TODAY titled "Medicaid recipients challenge care rules"? (Oct 7, 2008)

To glean insight into the health care plans of Barack Obama and John McCain, it’s useful to look at how much — and what type of — intellectual investment they’ve made in the issue. (Oct 7, 2008)

To get a sense of McCain and Obama's health care plans, look no further than their advisers. (Oct 7, 2008)

The social care sector will miss Ivan Lewis, says David Brindle (Oct 7, 2008)

BRYN MAWR, Pa., Oct. 7, 2008 -- Turmoil on Wall Street, the credit crunch and the high cost of energy have caused many Americans to look closely at the value of their assets. But when they turn to their life insurance brokers, financial planners and elder care advisors with questions about selling illiquid financial assets like life insurance policies, annuities and even legal settlements, they ... (Oct 7, 2008)

Sitting on the sofa and listening to a radio program with a health care worker, 82-year-old Wang Xiaofen had no more feelings of loneliness. "My sons and daughters all have work to do, so they find a health care worker for me from a private health care company," said the senior in an apparent good mood, still rather clear-minded. Wang, who suffers diabetes, lives in Beijing's Xicheng District. ... (Oct 7, 2008)

Ten years have passed since gerontologist Jacqueline L. DuPont put cameras in the bedrooms of her residential care clients with Alzheimer's. The move was controversial, to put it mildly. (Oct 7, 2008)

Title: Health Care Heats Up Presidential Race Category: Health News Created: 10/7/2008 Last Editorial Review: 10/7/2008 (Oct 7, 2008)

They're one step closer to serving seniors in our area... This is the site for a future senior living campus... which will have 48 skilled nursing beds, 16 for assisted living , 16 basic care and 13 for independent retirement. Workers with the Good Sam (Oct 8, 2008)

Kurt Johnson paid his dues, and then some. Then, again, his father, Hall of Fame dragster Warren Johnson, would have it no other way. There would be no free passes toward success. Johnson had to earn it. So, he swept the garage floors. He cleaned engine parts and helped put together the 300 cubic-inch motors that powered the elder Johnson to six National Hot Rod Association championships. (Oct 8, 2008)

Spring Lake Park City Council members and staff reacted positively this month to a proposed senior assisted living facility to be constructed on Osborne Road. (Oct 8, 2008)

THE death of her mother two years ago forced Nor Aslinda Abu Bakar to stop studying so that she could take care of her siblings. (Oct 8, 2008)

Area senior citizens searching for affordable health care options turned out for the Visiting Nurse Association's Senior Wellness Fair in Aurora Tuesday. (Oct 8, 2008)

Four Long Island nursing-home workers were charged yesterday with endangerment of the senior citizens in their care after being secretly recorded on hidden cameras as part of a state investigation. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said his office... (Oct 8, 2008)

Rhianna Hopkins was only 10 years old, but the Queens fifth-grader had a lot of senior moments last year - she helped many older New Yorkers feel young at heart. Rhianna, who attends PS 99 in Kew Gardens, visited an assisted-living facility where... (Oct 8, 2008)

VINELAND -- The Cumberland County Office on Aging & Disabled will host its Annual Fall Senior Craft Fair & Information Expo at the Cumberland Mall on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Oct 8, 2008)

From delving into veterans benefits to examining advance care planning, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) fall convention will offer insight into a range of issues impacting seniors and people with disabilities. Author, attorney and advocate Elizabeth Edwards, who is delivering the keynote address on Oct. 24, will discuss her own involvement in health care issues, as well as ... (Oct 8, 2008)

Kelly Quinn grabs her brother Brady around the midsection in a happy hug that is as much blitzing tackle as loving embrace. "I can't believe you came," she says. "You played great," he says, and they hang on tight, wearing matching smiles. Brady Quinn is one of the most famous backup quarterbacks in the NFL. Kelly Quinn is a senior midfielder on the University of Virginia women's soccer team. ... (Oct 8, 2008)

Paul and Lori Hogan, Co-Founders of Home Instead Senior Care will be guests on the popular television program, The 700 Club, on Tuesday, October 14. (Oct 8, 2008)

Paul and Lori Hogan, Co-Founders of Home Instead Senior Care will be guests on the popular television program, The 700 Club, on Tuesday, October 14. (PRWeb Oct 8, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/700-Club/Home-Instead-Senior-Care/prweb1441034.htm (Oct 8, 2008)

The future of health care in the United States -- access, cost, and quality -- is a critical issue in the 2008 presidential election. On September 12, senior health policy ... (Oct 9, 2008)

Marilyn A. (Hill) Boyer, 83, formerly of Oil City, passed away peacefully at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, with her daughter at her side, in the Lake Anna Elder Care Home in Bumpass, Va., near Richmond. (Oct 9, 2008)

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