Elder Care News 12/2008 (Page 2)

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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. (Dec 4, 2008)

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. (Dec 4, 2008)

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. (Dec 4, 2008)

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. (Dec 4, 2008)

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. (Dec 4, 2008)

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. (Dec 4, 2008)

Swift was the most relevant presence during the special that featured several of Grammy's top Good Children (Dec 4, 2008)

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. (Dec 4, 2008)

CHATHAM TWP. – Senior Services of the Chathams is asking the public for donations to help make a difference in a senior’s life. (Dec 4, 2008)

A Calais woman was supposed to care for a vulnerable adult, but instead she's charged with contributing to her death. (Dec 4, 2008)

( 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. (Dec 4, 2008)

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. (Dec 4, 2008)

  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 ... (Dec 4, 2008)

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. (Dec 5, 2008)

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] (Dec 5, 2008)

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 ... (Dec 5, 2008)

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. (Dec 5, 2008)

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. (Dec 5, 2008)

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. (Dec 5, 2008)

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. (Dec 5, 2008)

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 (Dec 5, 2008)

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. (Dec 5, 2008)

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.... (Dec 5, 2008)

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. (Dec 5, 2008)

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 ... (Dec 5, 2008)

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. (Dec 5, 2008)

THE STATE Board of Regents this week sounded a bit like George H. W. Bush, when the elder President Bush promised, "No new taxes." (Dec 6, 2008)

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. (Dec 6, 2008)

The town of Hempstead is now the site for two ambitious redevelopment proposals by the Nassau Health Care Corporation. (Dec 6, 2008)

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. (Dec 6, 2008)

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. (Dec 6, 2008)

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. (Dec 6, 2008)

A health summit sponsored by Duke University Health System will explore how the region's changing population is affecting health care. (Dec 6, 2008)

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. (Dec 6, 2008)

Conseco's transfer of 150,000 policies raises questions about long-term care. (Dec 7, 2008)

Laverne Westcott ran into financial problems after offering to take care of her three grandchildren while her daughter finished her college degree. (Dec 7, 2008)

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. (Dec 7, 2008)

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. (Dec 7, 2008)

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. (Dec 7, 2008)

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. (Dec 7, 2008)

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. (Dec 7, 2008)

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. (Dec 7, 2008)

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. (Dec 7, 2008)

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. (Dec 7, 2008)

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. (Dec 7, 2008)

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... (Dec 7, 2008)

(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. (Dec 7, 2008)

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. (Dec 7, 2008)

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. (Dec 7, 2008)

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. (Dec 7, 2008)

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