Elder Care News 01/2010 (Page 3)

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January 07, 2010 | 12:23 PM ALPHARETTA – Senior Helpers, a provider of in-home care for seniors, has moved to a new office in Alpharetta to help the franchise office to meet the growing demand for its services. (Jan 8, 2010)

GALVESTON Some Galveston County psychiatric patients must travel farther to find care after UTMB's Rebecca Sealy Hospital closed indefinitely. (Jan 8, 2010)

DEARBORN -- For many of us, the holiday season is a time when we look forward to visiting and reconnecting with family. But sometimes those reconnections come with unexpected surprises. (Jan 8, 2010)

Why are people's feet getting so much bigger? (Jan 8, 2010)

Cadbury at Lewes will sponsor an elder law forum from 1 to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 27, as a public service to address seniors’ legal concerns. Attorneys from the Law Office of Susan Pittard Weidman, P.A., will address estate planning, trusts, wills, disability planning, guardianship and more. (Jan 8, 2010)

Many parents are used to juggling hectic schedules: school events, sports games, play dates and more. But what happens when another ball is thrown into the juggle - the care of an aging parent? (Jan 8, 2010)

Jan. 8 would have been Elvis' 75th birthday. You can celebrate by picking up the new four-CD set Elvis 75: Good Rockin' Tonight (Jan 8, 2010)

A free workshop at the Heritage Tradition will enable participants to prepare their own financial and health-care power of attorney documents. The workshop will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at 19303 N. New Tradition Road, Sun City West. Marc A.... (Jan 8, 2010)

IF Government heeds the recommendations put forward by the National Committee On Ageing, a department of elder affairs will be introduced in the Ministry of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment, Urban and Rural Development. (Jan 9, 2010)

RELIGION NOTES (Jan 9, 2010)

There will be a monthly foot care clinic offered at the local senior center in Farmington. These clinics are sponsored by the Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging, and are funded in part by the Older American Act of 1965. (Jan 9, 2010)

Salem Hospital officials said Friday that they have decided to sell the hospital's home care department, citing the department's high operating costs and losses. (Jan 9, 2010)

President Barack Obama said the health-care legislation he anticipates signing this year will have an immediate impact by expanding coverage to the uninsured and requiring insurers to accept customers regardless of pre- existing conditions. (Jan 9, 2010)

Socorro was the fourth stop on Congressman Harry Teague's tour of his congressional district this week. On Thursday, Jan. 7, he walked around Socorro's Wastewater Treatment plant, then held a meeting at the Socorro Senior Center to talk briefly with voters. The concerns raised by participants ranged from national issues, such as the health care bill and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to local ... (Jan 9, 2010)

WASHINGTON - Senior House Democrats have largely abandoned hopes of including a government-run insurance option in the final compromise health care bill taking shape, according to several officials, and are pushing for other measures to rein in private insurers. (Jan 9, 2010)

While his wife was in the hospital after a fall, Lloyd Leveridge this summer attended a church support group for caregivers to loved ones with Alzheimer’s. He left more depressed than uplifted."A few people had spouses already in nursing homes and talked about how very much it costs,” he said. A retired car dealership owner, Leveridge, 80, worked as a retail clothes salesman until his wife, 76 ... (Jan 9, 2010)

Author of "Fishing in Oregon" volunteers her law services to environmental issues and specializes in elder law. (Jan 9, 2010)

WASHINGTON - Senior House Democrats have largely abandoned hopes of including a government-run insurance option in the final compromise health care bill taking shape, according to several officials, ... (Jan 9, 2010)

Decisions greet entrepreneurs at every corner: how do you decide what type of company to start, and how do you know your business will be a good idea? (Jan 10, 2010)

Niagara County is well-connected. Its Long-Term Care Advisory Council brings together 30 agencies who work together to help senior and disabled residents make the right call. (Jan 10, 2010)

Gun incident abruptly diminishes star power and sense of entitlement surrounding Wizards guard and his team. » Mike Wise and Michael Lee (Jan 10, 2010)

WASHINGTON — Senior House Democrats have largely abandoned hopes of including a government-run insurance option in the final compromise health care bill taking shape, according to several officials, and are pushing for other measures to rein in private insurers. (Jan 10, 2010)

Senior House Democrats largely have abandoned hopes of including a government-run insurance option in the final compromise health care bill taking shape, according to several officials, and are pushing ... (Jan 10, 2010)

There will be a monthly foot care clinic offered at the local senior center in Farmington. These clinics are sponsored by the Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging, and are funded in part by the Older American Act of 1965. (Jan 10, 2010)

If you are like most people, in your estate plan you want to make sure you are in control while you are alive and well, you and your loved ones are provided for when you are alive and not so well and when you're gone, give what you have to whom you want, the way you want, when you want. (Jan 10, 2010)

FLUSHING, Michigan — Upcoming events at the Flushing Area Senior Center, 106 Elm St. Details: 659-4735 • Understanding home care, 1 p.m. Tuesday, a brief presentation on understanding home care benefits. • January birthday potluck, noon Thursday, celebrating January birthdays.... (Jan 10, 2010)

GALVESTON Some Galveston County psychiatric patients must travel farther to find care after UTMB's Rebecca Sealy Hospital closed indefinitely. (Jan 10, 2010)

Now that the House and Senate have passed differing health-care bills, the new year brings the task of crafting a compromise that both chambers and the president can accept. The result will affect the pocketbooks and health care of every American — especially in South Florida, with its high health-care costs, large numbers of uninsured people and legions of senior citizens relying on ... (Jan 10, 2010)

Mid-American Conference-Around the MAC (Jan 11, 2010)

The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce will induct six individuals into its Omaha Business Hall of Fame on April 8. (Jan 11, 2010)

CHATHAM TWP. – Senior Services of the Chathams is asking the public for donations to help make a difference in a senior’s life. (Jan 11, 2010)

Doug Elder's first work was cleaning windows and running errands at D.C. Taylor's Jewelers. It was 1957. Elder was 13. Downtown Owen Sound was thriving. More than 50 years later, the owner since 1974 of Buzza Bros.[...] (Jan 11, 2010)

Walk into most hospitals, and you'll see patients scattered about the halls on gurneys or wheelchairs. They're waiting to be moved from intensive care to a standard ward, or to an X-ray room, or to physical therapy. Each journey adds to the patient's discomfort and increases the risk of infections and other complications. Tally up a single patient's migrations over 24 hours, and they may consume ... (Jan 11, 2010)

BAD HOMBURG, Germany----Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA , the world’s largest provider of dialysis products and services, today announced that it intends to sell approximately €250 million of senior unsecured notes due 2016 issued by FMC Finance VI S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. (Jan 11, 2010)

Most people wouldn’t know there’s no longer a home health care option in Norwood. But then, most people don’t need it. For those who do, the loss was great. (Jan 11, 2010)

There will be a monthly foot care clinic offered at the local senior center in Farmington. These clinics are sponsored by the Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging, and are funded in part by the Older American Act of 1965. (Jan 11, 2010)

There will be a monthly foot care clinic offered at the local senior center in Farmington. These clinics are sponsored by the Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging, and are funded in part by the Older American Act of 1965. (Jan 11, 2010)

Doug Elder's first work was cleaning windows and running errands at D.C. Taylor's Jewelers. It was 1957. Elder was 13. Downtown Owen Sound was thriving. More than 50 years later, the owner since 1974 of Buzza Bros.[...] (Jan 11, 2010)

Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC) , in conjunction with Greystone Communities, Inc. , announced the completion of the $1.5 million dollar land purchase for Mirador life care senior living community. (Jan 11, 2010)

In the three weeks since the Senate passed its version of health care reform, Democratic leaders, the White House and rank-and-file members of Congress have been working behind the scenes to find common ground between the House and Senate bills. (Jan 11, 2010)

GALVESTON Some Galveston County psychiatric patients must travel farther to find care after UTMB's Rebecca Sealy Hospital closed indefinitely. (Jan 11, 2010)

THE Health Service Executive has pledged to ensure that any future allegations of elder abuse will be dealt with “robustly” after a report found it had failed to protect residents of a Co Meath nursing home. (Jan 12, 2010)

Houston police are launching a homicide inquiry into the death of an 85-year-old woman whose initial cause of death was listed as natural. HOUSTON—Houston police say they’ll launch a homicide inquiry into the death of an 85-year-old woman whose initial cause of death was listed as "natural." On June 22, 2009, Mary Louise Mata died at a long-term-care hospital in The Heights. At first, a doctor ... (Jan 12, 2010)

LAS VEGAS -- As if Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) didn't have enough problems, say hello to Rory Reid, his eldest son. Looks just like him. He's running for governor of Nevada. (Jan 12, 2010)

A shortage of housing and long-term care options is causing hardships for Monroe County seniors. Whitestone Village, a $20 million senior community planned on Route 611 in Stroud Township, will make a dent, but it won't cure the shortage. (Jan 12, 2010)

PSS World Medical, Inc. is helping ensure its products are in the hands of the health care providers who need them by implementing new on-demand software from AT&T* to improve responsiveness to disruptions across its global supply chain. (Jan 12, 2010)

Independent analysts question whether long-term savings called for in the health care bill are realistic. (Jan 12, 2010)

As Democratic leaders continue talks this week over how to pay for health care legislation, they are coming under renewed pressure from independent analysts who question whether long-term savings called for in the bill are realistic. (Jan 12, 2010)

Veronica Flores-Paniagua: Experts say detection of elder abuse is especially difficult when victims clam up, as many do. (Jan 12, 2010)

Senator and son Rory, right, share a ballot, but each is considered the other's albatross. » Ann Gerhart (Jan 12, 2010)

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