Elder Care News 12/2008 (Page 3)

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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. (Dec 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 2008)

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. (Dec 8, 2008)

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. (Dec 8, 2008)

Here are some upcoming events scheduled at the Neal Senior Center, 100 T.R. (Dec 8, 2008)

Because long-term health care is not covered by Medicare, the right policy can cover your assets. (Dec 8, 2008)

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. (Dec 8, 2008)

Elder Connection is printed in larger type for the benefit of our senior readers. ... (Dec 8, 2008)

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. (Dec 8, 2008)

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. (Dec 9, 2008)

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. (Dec 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2008)

Single mom works, takes care of disabled mother (Dec 9, 2008)

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. (Dec 9, 2008)

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. (Dec 9, 2008)

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.  (Dec 9, 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 9, 2008)

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 ... (Dec 9, 2008)

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. (Dec 9, 2008)

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. (Dec 9, 2008)

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. (Dec 9, 2008)

NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. (Dec 9, 2008)

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. (Dec 9, 2008)

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. (Dec 9, 2008)

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. (Dec 10, 2008)

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. (Dec 10, 2008)

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. (Dec 10, 2008)

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. (Dec 10, 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 10, 2008)

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. (Dec 10, 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 10, 2008)

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. (Dec 10, 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 10, 2008)

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. (Dec 10, 2008)

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? (Dec 11, 2008)

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. (Dec 11, 2008)

The best garden books of 2008 range from art volumes to works about design, building with stone and the meaning of the garden itself. (Dec 11, 2008)

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. (Dec 11, 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 11, 2008)

The sad case of Tony Butler shouldn't happen in Ontario, the NDP critic on seniors issues charged yesterday. (Dec 11, 2008)

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. (Dec 11, 2008)

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. (Dec 11, 2008)

Murder defendant Joe Conway Elder, 91, is nearly deaf, suffering from dementia and arguably delusiona l. (Dec 11, 2008)

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 ... (Dec 11, 2008)

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. (Dec 11, 2008)

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. (Dec 11, 2008)

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