Elder Care News 07/2009 (Page 8)

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The week's lunch menus for Elder Care Services' Meals on Wheels program. All meals include low-fat milk. (Jul 28, 2009)

We often smile at the adorable old ladies and men we see each time we visit our favorite local pharmacy, feeling compassion for the aches and pains they gracefully endure with advancing age. (Jul 28, 2009)

It may seem like a neat solution to a thorny political problem, but taxing insurers who provide pricey policies to help fund health-care reform isn't so simple (Jul 28, 2009)

(ARA) - With America's population aging, billions of dollars are spent each year on senior care expenses. But with economic worries affecting many families, cutting costs has become more important than ever. With a little creativity, seniors and their families can save a substantial amount of money. (Jul 28, 2009)

The health care debate is being defined by Democrats' fights with their fellow Democrats. (Jul 28, 2009)

APPLE VALLEY • A new facility in the works will increase the number of residential care units available to seniors in town by 33 percent. Desert Dreams is slated for five acres at the north corner of Otoe and Wyandot roads. It will offer 44 (Jul 28, 2009)

Genevieve Garner Kennedy, 82, of Robbins, died Saturday, July 25, 2009, at Genesis Elder Care in Salisbury. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, at Smyrna United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Tal Madison and the Rev. Edwin Moore officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. (Jul 28, 2009)

President Obama tried Tuesday to alleviate senior citizens' concerns about health care reform, saying his plan will maintain Medicare benefits and allow people to keep the coverage and doctors they now have. (Jul 29, 2009)

The issue of public abortion funding is deja vu all over again. (Jul 29, 2009)

Builders Care, the nonprofit charitable arm of the Lee Building Industry Association, recently was honored by the Department of Elder Affairs Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida Inc. Builders Care was awarded the Helen K. (Jul 29, 2009)

Home Instead Senior Care has partnered with national nutrition experts to promote healthy shopping and meal preparation. (Jul 29, 2009)

TIME senior writer Karen Tumulty sat down with President Barack Obama on Tuesday afternoon to talk about his work both in public and behind the scenes to push a health-care-reform measure through Congress (Jul 29, 2009)

We're all getting older, God and modern medicine willing. But as we age, many of us become vulnerable to abuse, theft and mistreatment — even from people who supposedly know us and care for us. (Jul 29, 2009)

If there is a chance for health care overhaul it most likely exists in the politically charged space between a marathon runner from Montana and a former amateur boxer from Nevada, two Senate Democrats who occasionally sound like Republicans. (Jul 29, 2009)

LEOMINSTER -- Leominster National made the most of its scoring chances Tuesday night and, luckily for them, there were plenty of them. (Jul 29, 2009)

TIME senior writer Karen Tumulty sat down with President Obama on Tuesday to talk about his work both in public and behind the scenes to push a health-care-reform measure through Congress (Jul 29, 2009)

APPLE VALLEY • A new facility in the works will increase the number of residential care units available to seniors in town by 33 percent. Desert Dreams is slated for five acres at the north corner of Otoe and Wyandot roads. It will offer 44 (Jul 29, 2009)

The heath-care bill that has been wending its way through the Senate Finance Committee is likely to contain a provision that President Obama opposed during his campaign: a tax on at least some employer-provided insurance plans. (Jul 30, 2009)

Two of the three Senate Republicans negotiating a bipartisan deal on health-care reform said late Wednesday they consider an agreement out of reach before the Senate goes on its August recess. (Jul 30, 2009)

As doubt grow about the White House's push for comprehensive reform, the President faces the biggest challenge of his political life. A look at what's at stake for Obama, the health-care system -- and you (Jul 30, 2009)

Andrea Wild, an administrative assistant at Fred Weber Inc., and her siblings wanted to do everything they could to keep their mother, who was suffering from ALS, out of a nursing facility. They decided they would work together to help their mother live at home. (Jul 30, 2009)

Milissa Vodicka, recent winner of the title of 2009 Nebraska Child Care Provider of the Year, is a woman who is all about family. (Jul 30, 2009)

Q: I always read your column and find it very informative. I have been looking on the Internet to tell me about life estates. I would like to put my condo in my two children's names and live here as long as I live. What are the pros and cons of doing this? I am 61 years old, on disability and plan on living here until I can no longer take care of myself or can't afford it. Can you direct me to a ... (Jul 30, 2009)

Volunteer drivers are needed for Mobile Meals of West Salem, a program based at Mulder Health Care Facility that delivers up to 14 evening meals to elder and shut-in clients on weekdays. (Jul 30, 2009)

Cincinnati elders and their families can now choose a breakthrough alternative to traditional nursing homes. The new Deupree Cottages on Erie Avenue bordering Hyde Park offer a warm, inviting home supported by 24-hour professional nursing care. (Jul 30, 2009)

Congressional Democrats are determined to show progress on a health care overhaul by pushing President Barack Obama's top domestic priority through two critically important committees before they head home for their August break. (Jul 30, 2009)

BRISTOL — After nearly 20 years of relying on health care services at the Bristol Senior Wellness Clinic, senior citizens were stunned and angry to learn that Bristol Hospital is shutting the clinic on less than a week’s notice. (Jul 30, 2009)

BRISTOL, Va. — President Barack Obama’s administration remains confident of a health care reform deal with Congress getting done by this fall, Senior Adviser David Axelrod said. (Jul 31, 2009)

President Obama has framed the health-care debate in Washington as a campaign against insurance companies whose irresponsible actions, he repeatedly says, must be reined in to control costs and improve patient care. In North Carolina this week, he told an audience that the existing system "works well for the insurance industry, but it doesn't always work well for you." (Jul 31, 2009)

President Obama has framed the health-care debate in Washington as a campaign against insurance companies whose irresponsible actions, he repeatedly says, must be reined in to control costs and improve patient care. In North Carolina this week, he told an audience that the existing system "works... (Jul 31, 2009)

DEAR ANNIE: A few years ago, my father had a series of severe strokes at a relatively young age. He is now disabled and at times he is quite lucid, but he needs continuous care. My parents have been married 40 years. Early on, there was physical and verbal abuse. They are extremely well off, and my mother is convinced a nursing home will drain all their assets, so she insists Dad stay home. She ... (Jul 31, 2009)

Christian Ponder kicked off the Florida State University football team's upcoming Day of Action by delivering Elder Care Services' Meals on Wheels to local seniors Thursday. (Jul 31, 2009)

(ARA) - With America's population aging, billions of dollars are spent each year on senior care expenses. But with economic worries affecting many families, cutting costs has become more important than ever. With a little creativity, seniors and their families can save a substantial amount of money. (Jul 31, 2009)

ESCONDIDO ---- Casual visitors to Tender Nursing Home Care might mistake the residential care home for a bed and breakfast lodge. And that's just the way the owner wants it to look. (Jul 31, 2009)

With several key senior programs facing drastic cuts, those who work with this population say the new state budget gives a new spin to the term "elder abuse."Programs that provide food for seniors, and also help keep them in their own homes are slated to be gutted by Oct. (Jul 31, 2009)

After months of marching in line as senior Democrats worked with the White House to develop health care legislation, liberal members of Congress from solidly Democratic districts are threatening a revolt that could doom President Barack Obama's bid to sign a major health care bill this year. (Jul 31, 2009)

Dear Annie -- A few years ago, my father had a series of severe strokes at a relatively young age. He is now disabled and occasionally incontinent. At times he is quite lucid, but he needs continuous care. My parents have been married 40 years. Early on, there was physical and verbal abuse. They are extremely well off, and my mother is convinced a nursing home will drain all their assets, so ... (Jul 31, 2009)

- Nicolas Hernandez-Paredes, 51, of 10816 37 Ave., Queens, N.Y., was charged Thursday with third-degree assault. - Elder Lopez, 21, of 116 Stillwater Ave., Stamford, was charged Thursday with second-degree breach of peace. (Jul 31, 2009)

Cheri Chapman cries when she thinks of life for her husband, Carman Chapman, without the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center Adult Day Care program. (Jul 31, 2009)

Volunteer drivers are needed for Mobile Meals of West Salem, a program based at Mulder Health Care Facility that delivers up to 14 evening meals to elder and shut-in clients on weekdays. (Jul 31, 2009)

Health care bill languishes in the Senate and under fire in the House, as Dem leaders are quietly prepare for Plan B. (Jul 31, 2009)

A major concern about the current health care issue is who makes the decisions about care or no-care, and upon what do they base that decision. (Jul 31, 2009)

Volunteer drivers are needed for Mobile Meals of West Salem, a program based at Mulder Health Care Facility that delivers up to 14 evening meals to elder and shut-in clients on weekdays. (Jul 31, 2009)

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