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Parents of new babies should be considered for a whooping cough booster, say experts
A booster vaccination for parents of new babies and other household members may be the most effective way of preventing the fatal form of whooping cough in young infants, say a group of paediatric intensive care doctors on bmj.com. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:35:30 GMT)

Getting older not easy
National problems are hitting close to home for Ashtabula County senior citizens, as alarming trends of elder abuse and exploitation rise with the downturn in the economy, Martha Gillespie, Ashtabula County Job and Family Services program director, reports. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:24:23 GMT)

Primary Care Doctors Urge HIV Tests for All U.S. Teens, Adults
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The group representing U.S. primary care physicians is urging its members to offer testing to all patients older than age 13 for HIV , the virus that causes AIDS, as a way to identify people who unknowingly carry the disease and might pass it to others. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:07:26 GMT)

Be Santa to a senior
Special to The Tribune Area retailers, along with agencies that serve older adults, have partnered with a local senior-care service to make sure that isolated seniors receive gifts and companionship through the Be a Santa to a Senior program. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:47:56 GMT)

For Sox fans, eternally
ROCKLAND - For years, lifelong Red Sox fans wanted their team to win the World Series so they could finally go to the grave in peace. Now, they can do it encased in the team's logo as well. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:59:07 GMT)

REGION: Cutbacks threaten voice for the elderly
A powerful voice for the elderly in San Diego County is facing the same budget threats already dismantling similar programs in other counties this fall. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:43:02 GMT)

Ceremonial pipes among items stolen from elder's car
A local First Nations elder is asking for the safe return of three ceremonial pipes stolen from his car Friday afternoon. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:51:29 GMT)

ANALYSIS-Slowdown may spur China to speed health care reform
Source: Reuters By Jason Subler BEIJING, Dec 1 (Reuters) - China's slowing growth could be just the spur the government needs to accelerate long-planned reforms to its health care system that will be ... (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:35:36 GMT)

In shared households, blending families may solve care problems
When you are seated around the dinner table this holiday season, you might consider whether you would want these family get-togethers to expand into a more permanent arrangement. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:21:50 GMT)

Parents Of New Babies Should Be Considered For A Whooping Cough Booster, Say Experts
A booster vaccination for parents of new babies and other household members may be the most effective way of preventing the fatal form of whooping cough in young infants, say a group of paediatric intensive care doctors on http://www.bmj.com today. Whooping cough (pertussis) is a distressing infectious disease which affects infants and young children. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:12:17 GMT)

Beneco, BWD told to grant senior discounts
EVEN public utility distributors should comply with the law mandating the grant of discounts to senior citizens, said Councilor Betty Lourdes Tabanda. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:30:14 GMT)

Care home abuse probe
TWO members of staff have been suspended from a Royton care home following allegations of abuse. Worried relatives spent the weekend trying to obtain information on what had happened at the Edge Hill Residential Home, Oldham Road, Royton. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:05:19 GMT)

Grandparent care keeps children safe
Grandparent care rules. Not only are young children safer from injury in the care of grandma than anyplace else, but caring for the grandkids also doesn’t seem to take any particular toll on her health, either. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:09:31 GMT)

Â£2.5 Million Research Project To Improve The Care Of Older People Is Launched At Nottingham University Hospitals, ...
A public meeting is being held on Monday 1 December which will mark the launch of a Â£2.5 million research project at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), designed to improve the care of older people locally and across the NHS. The research team is made up of doctors, nurses, therapists, academics and voluntary sector workers based at NUH and the University of Nottingham. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:13:08 GMT)

Parents get say about child care
Full-time junior and senior kindergarten must provide a play-based curriculum with small teacher-child ratios and adequate time for naps, meals and play, say a majority [...] (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:21:57 GMT)

Senior services of the Chathams depend on donations
CHATHAM TWP. – Senior Services of the Chathams is asking the public for donations to help make a difference in a senior’s life. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:22:38 GMT)

Meeting Senior Health Needs
Health care needs to be aligned toward the patient, Congressman Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, said during a commendation in honor of National Home Health Care and Hospice Month. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:48:48 GMT)

Canastota's Elderhaven a ‘no go’
The Canastota Zoning Board of Appeals denied a request for Elderhaven, an adult day care center owned by Michael and Margaret Kolodzie to operate based on the term (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:11:22 GMT)

Genstar Capital Agrees to Acquire Outsourced Insurance Services Provider, Long Term Care Group
Company rolls out UniVita Health, new senior care services platform. (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:19:55 GMT)

Arts and social work leaders to inspire graduates
A top social worker, an award-winning poet and one of the Pacific Islands' elder statesmen will speak at UQ graduation ceremonies tomorrow, December 3. (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:06:44 GMT)

Holidays with Aging Parents: Elder Care Expert Has the Prescription for Caregiver Stress
For many families, the problem with the holidays is family. Elder care expert Esther Koch provides insight into how caregivers of aging parents can bring the joy of the holiday season to the elder care experience. (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:01:00 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 duettcsbcglobal.net. Prairie View caregiver group, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Life Care Center of Andover, 621 W. 21st St., Andover. Free. Rose Hill Senior Center Breakfast, 7 ... (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:11:13 GMT)

People who age out of foster care often need help
Earl Washington knows what it is like to be 18 and itching to be free of the constraints of the foster care system he called home for 10 years. Jeff Culver knows what it is like to help young people like Washington who age out of foster care but who have very little support to help them succeed in life. With experiences on both sides of the foster care fence, the two men have ... (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:38:19 GMT)

Universal health-care consensus emerging
WASHINGTON -- After decades of failed efforts to reshape the nation's health-care system, a consensus appears to be emerging in Washington about how to achieve the elusive goal of providing medical insurance to all Americans. (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:05:41 GMT)

Sandwich Generation: Be wary of medication trouble
My aunt, 82, has moved in with us. She takes 10 pills every day but does not know why she takes them. She refuses to see my doctor. What should I do? I am a home care nurse and visit many elderly people. One (age 78) in particular troubles me. She has 20 vials of pills and takes different ones each day. Her daughter (who lives far away) says that doctors have given them to her and I should ... (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:14:37 GMT)

The changed and unchanged "Shangri-La"
Quite a lot of people care about China's "Tibet issues", there is always a "Shangri-La" with oriental mystery, shadowiness and idealism flashing in their minds. Tibet indeed has such mystery: spectacular scene of snow land plateau, unique language culture, long aged Tibetan Buddhism…however, sometimes it's easy to ignore a basic fact if let the imagination spread freely beyond the practice, that ... (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:35:58 GMT)

Physicians push for national health care program
Everyone has the right to health care. That statement is the mantra for the members of Physicians for a National Health Program. (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:00:46 GMT)

Senior shopping day hosted at Wal-Mart
Lake Havasu City senior citizens shopped with holiday helpers Monday during an event specifically for senior citizens requiring a helping hand. This is the first year the senior shopping day program was offered to local seniors. (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:10:20 GMT)

Senior Women Risk More Breast Cancers, Death if Radiation Therapy Delayed
Dec. 2, 2008 - A new analysis of the National Cancer Institute's cancer registry has found that as many as one in five older women – senior citizens age 65 or older - experience delayed or incomplete radiation treatment following breast-conserving surgery, and that this suboptimal care can lead to additional cancer and increased risk of death. (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:30:27 GMT)

Board examines health care, raises
Lakota administrators will be paying more for health care, but received cost of living raises for the 2008-09 school year, retroactive to Aug. 1. (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:35:25 GMT)

Seniors Encouraged to Review Their Health Care Coverage
Just one month left in the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:49:59 GMT)

Insurer Casts Off Long-Term-Care Policies
A major insurer dumped a chunk of its long-term-care policies into an independent trust, putting policyholders at risk of reduced benefits or big premium increases. (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:56:37 GMT)

The A List
Bogutz & Gordon promoted Teresa D. Hall to attorney. In her new position, Hall will work with clients on estate planning matters, guardianships and conservatorships, as well as fiduciary and care management services. Hall received her bachelor's degrees in political science and journalism from the University of Arizona law degree from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, where she founded ... (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:19:11 GMT)

Joseph B. Wirthlin, 1917-2008 / North Ogden daughter remembers how much her dad loved her mom
SALT LAKE CITY -- The LDS Church is mourning the death of its oldest apostle, Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, who died Monday night. (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:25:48 GMT)

SENIOR CARE: Economic woes strain Medicare fund
Federal health officials estimate that the struggling economy is likely to speed up by one to three years the exhaustion of the Medicare trust fund covering hospital and nursing home care. (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:30:55 GMT)

Medical society head sees gaps in elder care
As a busy family physician, Dr. Nick Krayacich is all too familiar with the growing challenges facing our health care system. (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:37:34 GMT)

Police look for 911 caller in elder abuse case
TEXAS CITY — Police were searching for the person who called 911, which led to the discovery of a woman barely clinging to life. (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:39:50 GMT)

Area Senior Citizens to have Holiday Wishes Fulfilled with Gift Giving Program
Home Instead Senior Care has teamed with several area businesses in preparation for this year's Be a Santa to a Senior program. According to organizers, the national program will provide gifts to more than 500 lonely and low income senior citizens in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:23:18 GMT)

Health care advocates worried about Missouri budget shortfall
Health care advocates worried about Missouri budget shortfall (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:16:08 GMT)

County Board explores which jobs could be eliminated
With state and federal funding drying up, and the costs of running county government on the rise, Bay County Commissioners voted 9-0 to have county staff take a close look at all general and special fund county positions. They expect a report back from the county's administrative leadership by September. Bay County Commissioner Brian K. Elder says his proposal to look at cutting jobs in county ... (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:36:25 GMT)

Shawnee senior center has class for quilters
SHAWNEE — Seniors are invited for quilting — and a little conversation — at the Shawnee Senior Center.Several seniors meet at the center, 401 N Bell Ave., once a week to participate in a quilting class, executive director Kate Joyce said. The women make the quilts for recreation and to donate to charity, but a highlight of the quilting session is the weekly conversations participants can take ... (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:00:30 GMT)

Continuous care facility proposed in Edina
Residents of 7500 York Cooperative have proposed adding an assisted-living and long-term care facility that might ultimately free up some single-family homes in Edina. (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:39:04 GMT)

More than 1,000 long-term care policies in Nebraska at issue
A major insurer has dumped a chunk of its long-term-care policies into an independent trust, putting tens of thousands of policyholders, including more than 1,000 in Nebraska, at risk of reduced benefits or big premium increases. (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:39:59 GMT)

Marilla Looks to Allow Senior Housing
Town of Marilla officials are inching closer to creating zoning ordinance legislation that would pave the way for at least one senior housing complex. With the work of a successful local developer, it seems likely that "senior" housing could eventually become a reality in this agricultural community of just over 6,000 residents. (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:26:18 GMT)

Health care tops concerns for seniors, boomers in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS — A survey of senior citizens and baby boomers in Fairbanks shows older residents feel the community needs to address a shortage of health care options. (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:14:30 GMT)

Agency Establishes In-Home Care Fund
Growing up next door to her grandparents, Sandy Kursban learned to respect her elders at an early age. It's a lesson that has guided her life's work -- a 40-year family business and, now, a vital community service. (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:53:13 GMT)

Grammys: Even without a nom, Swift wins big
Swift was the most relevant presence during the special that featured several of Grammy's top Good Children (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:54:40 GMT)

Nature buffs care for Cotton Creek Marsh
Wearing a bright orange hat and equipped with loud power tools, Mike Bouska can be easily found through the abundant thicket of Island Lake's Cotton Creek Marsh, a place he often visits on the weekends and sometimes after work on weekdays. (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:12:01 GMT)

Caregiver Charged in Connection with Death
A Calais woman was supposed to care for a vulnerable adult, but instead she's charged with contributing to her death. (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:09:05 GMT)

Expert: Long-term care health coverage a hidden casualty of economic slide
( University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ) Many Americans have lost more than just retirement savings amid a year-long economic meltdown that has sliced the US stock market's value by nearly half in a little over a year, a University of Illinois elder law expert says. (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:01:02 GMT)

Expert: Long-term care health coverage a hidden casualty of economic slide
Many Americans have lost more than just retirement savings amid a year-long economic meltdown that has sliced the U.S. stock market's value by nearly half in a little over a year, a University of Illinois elder law expert says. (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:26:21 GMT)

Day Care Center Breaks Ground at Woodruff Farm
By Fay Abrahamsson , Courier Senior Staff Writer: After more than 37 years in one spot, the Guilford Day Care Center broke ground last month at its future digs–the Woodruff Farm property across the street from the Henry Whitfield State Museum. The day care center, which has operated since 1971 in a building adjacent to the Guilford Free Library, will be the first ... (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:41:15 GMT)

Two US teen care givers charged with elder abuse
TWO teenage girls who worked at a nursing home have been charged with abuse, accused of taunting, spitting on and groping the breasts and genitals of residents who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia disorders. (Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:17:16 GMT)

Sunrise Senior Living Launches Prestigious £21 Million Care Home Alternative in the West Midlands
Sunrise Senior Living officially opens Sunrise of Tettenhall, a new, high quality care home alternative in the leafy outskirts of Wolverhampton [PR.com - October 27, 2007] (Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:20:51 GMT)

Classical review: Hallé/Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sir Mark Elder describes the composition of the Hallé's Secular Requiem - commissioned to mark the 21st International World Aids Day - as like being inside a florist's: "Where you either have a dozen roses, or you can ask for a mixed bunch." The seven composers who have contributed to the project are a mixed bunch indeed - though they combine to produce a 50-minute choral suite of ... (Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:43:50 GMT)

Senior Helpers Launches a New Website Dedicated to Franchise Opportunities
Senior Helpers, a provider of home care services to seniors, has recently launched a new website, detailing their franchise business opportunities. Senior Helpers partnered with Blue Water Media in the design and development of the website. (Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

Senior agency allocates $760,000 in grant money
The Senior Resources Agency on Aging has announced allocations of more than $760,000 in state and federal grant money to 22 agencies in eastern Connecticut (Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:24:43 GMT)

Health 2.0: Patients as Partners
The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric has investigated how patients can find reliable medical advice online and looked at the emergence of medical social networks, in a series called Second Opinion: Medicine Online. You can view these reports at cbsnews.com. (Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:08:43 GMT)

Cuts to City's Elder Abuse Program Puts Weakest at Risk
With the city facing a budget deficit that’s expected to balloon to $4 billion over the next two years, city agencies have been instructed to cut 7.5 percent of their budgets. Everything from day.... (Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:15:26 GMT)

Senior calendar
A program of exercises, crafts, entertainment and education combines with meals served at the Ottawa County Senior Citizens Center and nutrition sites to form the county senior citizens activities program. Suggested donation for lunch is $2.50 for those 60 and older; $5 for those under 60. (Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:41:40 GMT)

Remember a senior citizen over holidays
Tis the season for helping others, but Buck Shaw of Home Instead Senior Care -- a home care provider for elderly in the Sacramento region -- worries that senior citizens may still end up isolated, lonely and forgotten during the holidays. "While children are the beneficiaries of many holiday programs," he says, "people often don't think about the isolated and lonely seniors who need to be ... (Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:14:06 GMT)

Insurer Conseco Transfers Many Long-Term Care Policies To Trust
Insurer Conseco has transferred many of its long-term care policies to Senior Health Insurance of Pennsylvania, a new state-supervised, not-for-profit trust, a move that will affect more than 140,000 Conseco beneficiaries, the Wall Street Journal reports. Conseco officials said the transfer was made so the company could concentrate on its core business. (Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:15:31 GMT)

Back-door fees
THE STATE Board of Regents this week sounded a bit like George H. W. Bush, when the elder President Bush promised, "No new taxes." (Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:23:15 GMT)

Toys for Tots teddy bears is project for 2 residents of Enid Senior Care
Lillian LaPrade and Betty Moritz, residents of Enid Senior Care, have been working for several weeks on decorating teddy bears to be given to Toys for Tots. (Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:30:05 GMT)

Big Plans for Two Hospital Sites
The town of Hempstead is now the site for two ambitious redevelopment proposals by the Nassau Health Care Corporation. (Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:20:22 GMT)

Health-care topics to be explored
A health summit sponsored by Duke University Health System will explore how the region's changing population is affecting health care. (Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:44:46 GMT)

Is Your Long-Term Care Policy Safe?
Conseco's transfer of 150,000 policies raises questions about long-term care. (Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:08:13 GMT)

When the Support System Needs Some Herself
Laverne Westcott ran into financial problems after offering to take care of her three grandchildren while her daughter finished her college degree. (Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:27:50 GMT)

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Victims identified in 3-fatality crash in Box Elder
MANTUA -- Driver fatigue is the possible cause of a Friday night head-on collision in Box Elder County that killed three people, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. (Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:38:48 GMT)

The Senior Connection
The connector for Senior Connection has been disconnected for a year but now is anxious to get back with it. But first I will take advantage, since I am a senior, and our stories are what this is all about. I want to tell you about my accident. (Sun, 07 Dec 2008 04:25:22 GMT)

No Time Like the Holidays for Family Business
The holidays are the perfect time for discussing issues such as savings and family care, as December is one of the few times different generations gather under one roof. (Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:25:23 GMT)

Elder Law: Inflation adjustments made to Medicaid
Last week, I did not have the space to discuss the inflation adjustments announced for next year for Medicaid qualification. I will do so today. (Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:21:31 GMT)

Citizens' advice sought on health-care overhaul
Former Sen. Tom Daschle, in his first major speech since being asked to head President-elect Obama's health-care overhaul, has announced a nationwide campaign this month to solicit public input on improving the nation's health-care system. (Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:27:41 GMT)

TED WANTS CAROLINE
Powerful senator and family patriarch Ted Kennedy has been working back channels to promote niece Caroline as the replacement for Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Senate, family sources told The Post. The elder Kennedy (D-Mass.), who's battling... (Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:35:10 GMT)

Silver Alert Helps Keep Senior Citizens Safe
(ARA) - If you've got a senior citizen in your life suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's disease, you probably worry about them wandering away and not being able to find their way home. A new law that addresses this issue is under consideration right now. (Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:06:38 GMT)

Hidden Casualty Of Economic Slide: Long-Term Care Health Coverage
Many Americans have lost more than just retirement savings amid a year-long economic meltdown that has sliced the U.S. stock market's value by nearly half in a little over a year, a University of Illinois elder law expert says. Law professor Richard L. (Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:15:49 GMT)

Students perform well in Swan Lake ballet
Three-year-old Kalista McDonald says she wants to join again next time. Another 3-year-old girl, Samaya Castro, joined her elder sister Maiana, who both enjoyed their first experience performing in the Swan Lake Ballet and Concert of International Ballet Stars '08. (Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:06:03 GMT)

Be a Santa for a Senior (5:00pm)
During the holidays, while remembering others, don't forget about the elderly. Home Instead Senior Care with Meals on Wheels and Adult Protective Services have teamed up to help Abilene seniors have a Merry Christmas. (Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:00:18 GMT)

Care Train desperate for toys By MAC CORDELL
With less than three weeks until Christmas, local Care Train officials are putting out an urgent call for toys. “Where we have an issue is in the number of toys,” said Dave Laslow, Care Train of Union County founder. (Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:44:41 GMT)

Legalities Arise in Bids at U.S. Sugar
As Florida moves ahead with its costly plan to buy a huge swath of land from the United States Sugar Corporation and use it to restore the Everglades, a rival plan has emerged that could prove superior for taxpayers, shareholders and perhaps even the Everglades itself. (Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:44:08 GMT)

Christmas Feast, Rockathon highlight Senior Center events
Here are some upcoming events scheduled at the Neal Senior Center, 100 T.R. (Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:21:28 GMT)

Long-term care insurance often ignored
Because long-term health care is not covered by Medicare, the right policy can cover your assets. (Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:23:56 GMT)

Blagojevich administration unveils disaster preparedness guide for senior citizens and people with disabilities
SPRINGFIELD — In recognition of International Day for Persons with Disabilities, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich announced the availability of a new comprehensive preparedness guide for senior citizens, people with physical limitations and those with other special needs. The guidebook outlines important steps people with functional needs should take to stay safe when a disaster or emergency arises. (Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:50:30 GMT)

Stockings need stuffing
Elder Connection is printed in larger type for the benefit of our senior readers. ... (Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:01:19 GMT)

Nurse cuts in Kew risky - call to review aged-care staff models
THE axing of 10 senior nursing positions from two aged-care homes in Kew has jeopardised residents' health and devastated staff, the Australian Nursing Federation says. (Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:42:51 GMT)

Santa to a senior a big success
For weeks now, businesses across the valley have been getting the word out about a program called, “Santa to a Senior”. The holiday giveaway, organized by the local “Home Instead Senior Care” franchise, is in its fifth year and has come along way. (Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:27:33 GMT)

Former Muscatine resident trades in his stethoscope for a job helping craft medical policy
MADISON, Wisc. — Former Muscatine resident, Dr. Timothy L. Bartholow, has been providing medical treatment for patients for nearly 20 years. Now, he’s taking a challenging new approach in his medical career, and will be working with policy-makers, physicians and others to bring about changes in the health care system. (Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:19:28 GMT)

Single mom works, takes care of disabled mother; Church-going senior has no income
Single mom works, takes care of disabled mother (Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:15:12 GMT)

Did pair steal, or care?
Prosecutors alleged Monday in Schuylkill County Court that Robert M. and Catherine M. Whitney pilfered thousands of dollars from an elderly and impaired Mahanoy City man before he died. (Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:23:18 GMT)

’Tis the season to adopt a family
Claire Letizio - Jonnycake Center and Jeanie Herzog - Westerly social services encourage others to help. Heather Ladd/SunPhotos As she talks, she watches over her four children gathered around the table, the youngest on an elder sibling’s lap. (Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:31:23 GMT)

A GOOD AGE: Readers come to the rescue of ‘Be Santa to a Senior’
The "Be a Santa to a Senior" program is looking like another big success this year in Hanover and Braintree, thanks to readers who responded to a column last week in The Patriot Ledger. In its fifth year, the program invites shoppers to give simple, inexpensive gifts to seniors who will be alone at Christmas. (Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:41:20 GMT)

Former Mayor of Indianapolis to Serve as a Senior Strategic Advisor to McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP's Global ...
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP is pleased to announce that Stephen Goldsmith, former two term Mayor of Indianapolis, is teaming with MLA's Global Infrastructure Finance and Public-Private Partnerships practice as a senior strategic advisor and an independent consultant counseling on public-private partnerships and infrastructure related issues in the transportation, energy, health care and ... (Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:00:00 GMT)

Late-breaking IRS Guidance to Provide Pharmacies With More Time to Comply With New Card Rules
SAN MATEO, Calif.----Late last week the IRS announced its decision to delay for six months the new health care debit card guidance that was intended to go into effect January 1, 2009. (Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:01:00 GMT)

Wells Fargo Elder Services Program Extends Service to Chicago
CHICAGO----Wells Fargo & Company announced the expansion into Chicago of its Wells Fargo Private Bank Elder Services program, which offers a comprehensive set of financial, personal and life management services to help clients maintain their independence and quality of life. (Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:02:00 GMT)

Examine the World Wound Care Products Market
NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. (Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:35:00 GMT)

Two Studies Say Senior Citizens Can Take Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
Dec. 9, 2008 – Although acute myeloid leukemia usually strikes when people are about age 65, these senior citizens have often been offered only supportive care because they are believed to be too weak to withstand treatment. (Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:02:47 GMT)

ESTHER RANTZEN: I weep for this devoted mother. For I, too, watched my daughter endure a living death from ME
Kay Gilderdale lived for 17 years in a hell I understand only too well. Her daughter had been suffering from ME in its most severe form, a disease my elder daughter fought for 14 years. (Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:12:58 GMT)

Santa to a Senior
Home Instead Senior Care is teaming up with nonprofit agencies and area retailers to sponsor Be a Santa to a Senior — a program that collects, wraps and delivers gifts to lonely and needy seniors in Whitfield, Dade, Catoosa, Gordon, Murray and Walker counties. (Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:18:18 GMT)

Be a Santa to a Senior gets all wrapped up
Home Instead Senior Care held a wrapping party for its annual Be a Santa to a Senior program Sunday at the Oakville Town Hall. The program, which is now in its fourth year, collected and delivered more than 1,500 gifts into the hands of needy and isolated seniors throughout Halton. (Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:12:51 GMT)

Carebuzz, LLC, Announced Today The Launch Of Carebuzz.com, A New Media Marketing Site Targeting Online Boomer Related ...
Carebuzz.com provides Web 2.0 marketing strategies dedicated to connecting seniors and families to home care, home health, long term planning, health care and other boomer related services through out the U.S. (Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

Contra Costa County To Cut 200 Jobs
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted reluctantly, but unanimously on Tuesday to cut more than 200 county jobs effective Dec. 31, including 14 elder abuse social workers and 65 child welfare workers. (Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:58:00 GMT)

New Brunswick government moves to reign-in bonuses for senior officials
The New Brunswick government is cancelling bonuses for deputy ministers and senior officials in the health care system, but the Opposition says it's only because someone was caught with their hand in the "cookie jar" of taxpayers. (Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:11:00 GMT)

Crisis Looms in Care for Cancer Survivors as Baby Boomers Fuel Ranks of Senior Citizens
Dec. 10, 2008 – On the heels of yesterday’s projection that cancer will replace heart disease as the world’s number one killer by 2010, comes a report that the U.S. faces a crisis in being able to handle the rapid growth in cancer survivors that is expected among senior citizens. (Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:49:06 GMT)

Senior Citizens Must Avoid Scams to Find Affordable Health Care
As the year draws to a close...senior citizens are rushing to enroll for Medicare before the New Year's Eve deadline. But, older adults also have to watch out for companies trying to scam them. So, how do you avoid scams while getting the best deal on Medicare? (Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:57:05 GMT)

Man held to answer on murder charge
LAKEPORT Enough evidence was found Wednesday to hold Ivan Garcia Oliver, 30, to answer on charges of murder and attached special allegations, including elder abuse, using a knife and using information found on the Megan's Law Web site to commit a crime. (Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:41:36 GMT)

Nature in Full Glory, in Words and Art
The best garden books of 2008 range from art volumes to works about design, building with stone and the meaning of the garden itself. (Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:52:43 GMT)

United Way awards $715,000 to senior-care agencies
The United Way of Pittsburgh awarded $715,000 in grants to five senior-care agencies Tuesday, in the United Way's first-ever competition for charity allocations. (Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:57:04 GMT)

'Broken link in our system is home care:' NDP critic
The sad case of Tony Butler shouldn't happen in Ontario, the NDP critic on seniors issues charged yesterday. (Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:29:30 GMT)

Middle school honor society brings holiday cheer to elders
DARYL CARLSON/CITIZEN PHOTO MEMBERS OF the Laconia Middle School National Junior Honor Society including Alexandra Sorrell, right, Susannah O'Brien, Sara Philibotte and Brianna Healey sang Christmas carols for the Laconia Elder Friendship Club at the Leavitt Park House Wednesday afternoon. (Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:20:56 GMT)

Senior Care Center to admit patients
By ANNA FERGUSON The Brunswick News Elizabeth Stradtman can finally breathe a sigh of relief. For years, the Darien resident has been taking care of her brother, who is a quadriplegic. It's not the task of being J.C. Ramsey's watcher that had Stradtman up in arms. (Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:22:16 GMT)

Will man, 91, go on trial?
Murder defendant Joe Conway Elder, 91, is nearly deaf, suffering from dementia and arguably delusiona l. (Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:39:00 GMT)

22 Australians charged over child pornography
Australian detectives have charged 22 men including a policeman, a senior lawyer and a child care worker in connection with a child pornography-sharing network spanning 70 countries, police said Thursday. (Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:05:20 GMT)

Budget challenge clouds effort to curb gifts in health care industry
The state Department of Public Health will be “struggling” to ensure it has the staffing to implement regulations cracking down on gift-giving in the health care industry, the state health commissioner said Wednesday. (Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:48:03 GMT)