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Hundreds sign for blood drive
Hundreds of people came to the Inn of Iberia to donate blood in honor of 2-year-old Jean’-Paul Elder Marceaux, with many coming off the street after seeing the mobiles in the parking lot. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:27:41 GMT)

Local health care companies Humana and Kindred spend big on lobbyists
As the health care reform debate raged last year in the nation's capital, Louisville-based Humana Inc. and Kindred Healthcare pumped more than $2.1 million into their congressional lobbying operations in an effort to influence the outcome. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:22:24 GMT)

Health care reform: out of sight but not out of mind
Democrats quietly looking for ways to get bill passed - President Barack Obama's campaign to overhaul the nation's health care system is officially on the back burner as Democrats turn to the task of stimulating job growth, but behind the scenes senior Democrats have settled on a strategy to salvage the massive legislation. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:41:51 GMT)

Health Care: 16% Of GDP?
The federal government should exit health care altogether. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:48:52 GMT)

Michigan health care groups fear more cuts to Medicaid
After an 8 percent reduction in Medicaid reimbursement for 2010, state health organizations say additional cuts for 2011 could be overwhelming. “To cut significantly more on top of last year would be devastating to the health care community and access for patients to health and physician services,” said David Finkbeiner, Michigan Health & Hospital Association senior vice president for advocacy. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:23:50 GMT)

GeckoSystems Discusses Expansion and Duration of Elder Care Robot Trials
CONYERS, GA--(Marketwire - 02/01/10) - GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (Pinksheets: GCKO - News ) ( http://www.geckosystems.com/ ) -- announced today that their world's first in home personal robot trials continue to proceed with new insights being revealed. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging Mobile Service Robot (MSR) industry revolutionizing their development ... (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:00:00 GMT)

GeckoSystems Discusses Expansion and Duration of Elder Care Robot Trials
CONYERS, GA--(Marketwire - February 1, 2010) - GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. ( PINKSHEETS : GCKO ) ( http://www.geckosystems.com/ ) -- announced today that their world's first in home personal robot trials continue to proceed with new insights being revealed. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging Mobile Service Robot (MSR) industry revolutionizing their ... (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:19:51 GMT)

Martin Johnson must free England to attack in Six Nations, says Danny Care
Danny Care today urged England manager Martin Johnson to throw off the shackles and go on the attack in the Six Nations. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:13:37 GMT)

Lewisburg takes care of Hughesville
LEWISBURG — Lewisburg had two league games scheduled for this weekend. Tonight’s game against Loyalsock has Heartland Athletic Conference Division II implications. Friday night’s matchup against Hughesville — not so much. But the Green Dragons still knew they had to take care of business. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:01:13 GMT)

For health care, a frantic ride in the final days
WASHINGTON (AP) — Like a roller-coaster ride on its last twisting turns, President Barack Obama’s campaign to remake health care is barreling into final days of breathless suspense and headlong momentum. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:05:05 GMT)

Lifescape starting senior breakfast at Logli Supermarkets Today
Lifescape Community Services starts serving a new senior breakfast at Logli Supermarkets today. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:12:46 GMT)

Christian Companion Senior Care to Open in Little Rock
Christian Companion Senior Care, the nation's first senior care franchise to combine practical and spiritual assistance, is opening an office in Sherwood, Ark. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT)

Christian Companion Senior Care to Open in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Christian Companion Senior Care, the nation's first senior care franchise to combine practical and spiritual assistance, is opening an office in Sherwood, Ark. The grand opening will be Thursday, Feb. 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:08:20 GMT)

Francine Russo: Supporting Elderly Parents: Adult Children And The Emerging Care Crisis
If all this weren't enough, each of us siblings is going through our own developmental crisis, watching our parents fade and die--and being confronted up close and personal with our own mortality. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:40:25 GMT)

New senior center for AME church funded
The adult day care and senior center will be located at Indiana and City Park (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:45:35 GMT)

Audio: Moroney sees health-care stocks taking the lead
Rich Moroney, editor of the Dow Theory Forecast and Upside newsletters, said in an interview with MarketWatch senior columnist that health care and consumer-discretionary stocks are on the rise, and that there are still good buys in technology, though the sector on the whole is slowing down. (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:47:43 GMT)

Elder care firm opens S.F. office
Decades, a privately owned Albuquerque company established in 2001 to provide elder care management for families coping with medical, legal and financial challenges, has opened a Santa Fe office at 233 Johnson St. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:23:51 GMT)

Talk on senior care scheduled for Wednesday
Paul Hogan, CEO of Home Instead Senior Care, will hold a free public talk on planning for senior care on Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. at the Founders Union Building on the University of Louisville's Shelby campus. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:43:45 GMT)

Britain's senior military chiefs 'threatened to resign' over cuts
Britain's senior military chiefs threatened to resign in protest at defence cuts a year after the Iraq invasion, the inquiry into the war heard yesterday. Related Stories HIV-positive woman ‘used faked papers’ to work at care homes Devolution of Northern Ireland policing: Another day of torture at Hillsborough Four-year-old quizzed by police for threatening to kill Gloom for Northern Ireland ... (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:59:29 GMT)

Deng Xiaoping: A Political Wizard Who Put China on the Capitalist Road
Like Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai before him, Deng Xiaoping was among the small group of revolutionary elders who fought as guerrillas for the Communist cause and then dominated the leadership of the People's Republic they proclaimed on Oct. 1, 1949. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:12:40 GMT)

Your Money with Chuck Jaffe: Dow forecaster puts money into health care, tech
Rich Moroney, editor of the Dow Theory Forecast and Upside newsletters, says that health care and consumer-discretionary stocks are on the rise, and that there are still good buys in technology, though the sector on the whole is slowing down. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:55:28 GMT)

A GOOD AGE: Doctor billed woman on Medicare for 15-minute phone call
A reader was astonished to receive a bill for $35 after she called her doctor to get results of her MRI test. The 81-year-old woman got right on the phone to the doctor’s office and asked why she was charged for a 15-minute phone call. The staff told her that they were now “authorized” to bill for phone calls. Local elder advocates are outraged. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:43:30 GMT)

With long-term care, free advice is expensive
When I first began working in elder law about 14 years ago, information on Medicaid for seniors facing nursing home and long-term care costs was difficult to obtain. Gifting rules left a wide margin. The rules were fairly complicated but consistent. Much of this has changed. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:36:46 GMT)

Business briefs for Feb. 2, 2010
Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Decades, a privately owned Albuquerque company established in 2001 to provide elder care management for families coping with medical, legal and financial challenges, has opened a Santa Fe office at 233 Johnson St. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:38:11 GMT)

Health care's new hidden danger
In the battle over health care reform, two ideas seems to bridge the divide between Democrats and Republicans: Private insurers should be required to cover Americans with pre-existing conditions and be banned from charging older, sicker people much more. But where the two camps jibe could also cause the most damage to health care. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:40:47 GMT)

MI Senior Foundation grant helps seniors remain at home
Seniors living independently on Mercer Island have the option of receiving in-home care through the Mercer Island Senior Check-In Service, which has received a $5,000 grant from the Mercer Island Senior Foundation. (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:25:09 GMT)

Wonderful House offers Chinese cuisine
You’ll find many of the most familiar Chinese menu choices at Casper’s newest restaurant, the Wonderful House. The difference at the new restaurant at 221 S. Montana St. in the Hilltop Shopping Center is the personal care that goes into preparing everything from the egg drop soup to Szuechan shrimp. (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:42:14 GMT)

Redcar and Cleveland care homes to close
THE DOORS are to close on Redcar and Cleveland’s four council-run care homes. (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:20:33 GMT)

Senior Services of the Chathams depends 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. (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:20:43 GMT)

Senior Briefs: Feb. 3, 2010
DID YOU KNOW? Training set for Friendship Volunteer program LAKE PLACID — Mercy Care for the Adirondacks commissioned six new friendship volunteers Jan. 21 in Saranac Lake. (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:16:35 GMT)

Madison Medical Center Completes Emergency Care Training
On December 1 and 2, 2009, Madison Medical Center joined 15 other health care providers from hospitals in four (4) Missouri communities who gathered in Farmington, Missouri to participate in Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) training. (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:51:18 GMT)

Lady Giants win on Senior Night
Well, it wasn't pretty ma, but the Canton Lady Giants edged the Dunlap Lady Eagles 44-39 in Tuesday's Senior Night action. Canton improves their overall record to 16-8 and to 8-5 in the Mid-Illini Conference. (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:51:20 GMT)

Health-care chief resigns over sex-offender revelation
It appears members of the Lower Florida Keys Hospital District board have no problems with the Senior Care Group despite the revelation that the health-care company's president resigned following the disclosure that he's a registered sex offender. (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:07:18 GMT)

Health-care report gives Tories failing grade
People have to wonder why Premier Ed Stelmach is trying so hard to defeat his own government, says a Red Deer man who helped the NDP create its new report on health care. (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:45:58 GMT)

Cherokee Elder Care gets new bus
TAHLEQUAH — Cherokee Elder Care is the recipient of a new 14-passenger bus complete with an automatic wheelchair lift, allowing for easier transport for the elderly and disabled. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:37:22 GMT)

Elder Manning's support clear
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The town he calls home and the team he took a beating for over the course of a decade finally made it to the Super Bowl. The quarterback on the other side is his middle son.... (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:17:32 GMT)

Senior Care controversy heats up
The controversy over the proposed purchase of Senior Care and Activities Center continued to percolate this past week, with municipal officials offering guided tours of the Greenwood Avenue facility to drum up support for the plan, while detractors e-mailed Township Council members urging them not to give the project the green light. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:37:37 GMT)

Royersford church hosts final stop of Clinical Care Charity Tour
Senior year of high school presents many challenges: college applications, scholarships and senior projects -- especially if the project is a concert series. Royersford’s Bryan Exley organized the Clinical Care Charity Tour to raise money and awareness for the Free Clinic in Phoenixville. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:30:51 GMT)

Understanding and Planning for the Cost of Long-term Care
Paying for Home Care - Resources available to help with the cost of home care (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:52:22 GMT)

Super Bowl Saints inspire revived New Orleans
He is a child of New Orleans. He was born there, raised there. He was a fan of the Saints. But to the people of the Big Easy, on Sunday, Peyton Manning is their archenemy. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:11:25 GMT)

RedBrick names senior executives
RedBrick Health, a Minneapolis-based technology startup focused on reducing the health care costs of employers, appointed two senior executives, beefing up its senior management team. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:37:21 GMT)

Business owners ask Congress to start over on health care
Following President Barack Obama’s comments on health care legislation in his State of the Union address, the Connecticut Campaign for Responsible Health Reform met Thursday in Hartford. This group of small business owners called on Connecticut’s Congressional Delegation to “start over” on health care reform. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:44:35 GMT)

Hiring an elder law attorney
At age 67, Robert decided to draw up his will. But he worried his diagnosis of Alzheimer's might later create legal problems. So he hired an elder law attorney to help him write it. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:54:44 GMT)

Hiring an elder law attorney
Need guidance with complex estate planning? Having problems getting a parent's Medicare claim resolved? Here's a professional who might be able to help. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:59:01 GMT)

Council hears pros, cons on buying Senior Care
An audience of around 75 residents packed the Township Council chambers Wednesday night to sound off on the council’s proposed acquisition of Senior Care and Activities Center for use as a municipal community center. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:02:05 GMT)

Elder abuse alleged in 91-year-old Madera woman's death
A 36-year-old Madera woman was arrested on elder-abuse charges in connection with the death of her 91-year-old relative, Madera police said today. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:30:44 GMT)

When the Patient Can’t Afford the Care
Medical schools are strong in teaching biology and pharmacology, while areas like the costs of health care are often neglected. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:33:07 GMT)

Steven B. Neil becomes the second charged in Genesee County's largest elder abuse case
A second person has been accused of scheming to embezzle more than $1 million from a prominent local rheumatologist who also served as assistant dean at the Michigan State University Medical School. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:48:35 GMT)

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services seeks nursing home volunteers
Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) is seeking volunteers for its long-term care Ombudsman program. (Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:55:46 GMT)

Michigan Center High School leadership class forms bond with residents of care home
Nick Dentamaro | Jackson Citizen PatriotJean Pringle, 85, laughs with Michigan Center High School senior Kaylee King as they make a pinecone bird feeder at Greenleaf Care Home. Students from Michigan Center High School’s leadership class visit with the ladies... (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:46:41 GMT)

Clinic Works to Include Ex-Inmates in Health Care’s Embrace
As former prisoners, and their illnesses, move back into communities, they will struggle to overcome a new set of obstacles and find a way to better health care. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:43:21 GMT)

“Worst Case of Elder Abuse” Ever in Madera
26–year–old Stephanie Hernandez was escorted away in handcuffs after being accused of what Madera authorities describe as months of neglect and abuse. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:51:53 GMT)

Clinic Works to Include Ex-Inmates in Health Care's Embrace
The inadequacy of prison health care in California was one reason for the federal court decisions that will reduce the prison population by 40,000 inmates, starting this year. As the former prisoners, and their illnesses, move back into communities, they will struggle to overcome a new set of obstacles and find a way to better care. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:27:28 GMT)

Nigeria : Idris Kutigi is No Eminent Elder
Few people will have any problem with the timely intervention last week of the Yakubu Gowon/Shehu Shagari-led Eminent Elders Group in the deepening political crisis over the refusal of incapacitated Umaru Musa Yar'adua to allow an orderly transfer of power to his deputy, Goodluck Jonathan. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:16:04 GMT)

2nd Suspect Due In Court In Elder Abuse Case
A Genesee County man has been charged with scheming with his wife to embezzle more than $1 million from a 73-year-old physician. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:03:08 GMT)

In funding health care reform, the world according to AARP
"People are suffering in silence because they can't get the health care coverage that they need," says Rawle Andrews Jr., AARP's interim state director. The Maryland chapter of AARP is supporting an alcohol tax increase to help pay for expanded health care. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:39:53 GMT)

Bright Horizons to Provide Child Care for New Orleans Saints at Super Bowl XLIV
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education, and work/life solutions, today announced that it will provide child care services for the New Orleans Saints during Super Bowl week in Miami. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:12:00 GMT)

I want to put India on the global health care map, says Tina Ambani
"I want to put India on the global health care map. My team and I want to be a very well established medical facility where people can come from abroad and Indians don't need to go abroad for. I want to make sure that the treatment we have to offer is given to people of every economic strata. That is my wish for this hospital," says Tina Ambani, chairperson of the multi-specialty Kokilaben ... (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:51:29 GMT)

Madera Woman Accused of Elder Abuse Makes Court Appearance
A Madera woman made her first court appearance Friday, in what Madera County prosecutors are calling the worst case of elder abuse they've ever seen. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:21:54 GMT)

Chiefs take care of Burlington on Senior Night
Keokuk’s Ethan Thompson is about to put Burlington’s Clint Bonar on his back for a pin during Thursday’s match at 285 pounds. Thompson earned the pin in 4:37. (Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:52:50 GMT)

Health Care Spending Continued Climb in 2009
Health care spending grew to 17 percent of the U.S. economy last year. Betty Ann Bowser examines the impact of the figures amid questions on the future of a legislative reform push. (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:28:59 GMT)

Democrats ask: Can health care bill be saved?
For a moment, President Barack Obama's pledge to keep fighting for major health care legislation got personal, as he told supporters at a fundraiser Thursday night about a former campaign worker in St. Louis without health insurance who had died of breast cancer. (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:41:08 GMT)

Indian Wells may demolish damaged senior housing
Several units at Indian Wells' only senior affordable housing development may be demolished due to faulty work that required the relocation of residents in 21 damaged units. (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:28:41 GMT)

Elder abuse charged
Madera police arrested Stephanie M. Hernandez, 36, on charges of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in connection with death of her 91-year-old great aunt Maria Lopez. (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:47:03 GMT)

Senior living campus is possible near Casey's Pond
The first residents of a new senior living campus near Casey’s Pond in Steamboat Springs could begin moving into their new homes in early 2013 if everything falls into place for the developers. (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:50:12 GMT)

UPDATED: Inclement weather cancels final stop of Clinical Care Charity Tour
Editor's Note: The fourth show of the Clinical Care Charity Tour has been postponed due to inclement weather forecast for Feb. 5. We will update this story with a reschedule date if and when it is announced. (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:00:52 GMT)

It may be time to shop for long-term care coverage
This is the seventh installment of a column that began Dec. 27 on the challenges of financing elder care. You can read previous installments at www.juliejason.com. (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:30:03 GMT)

Study: Copayments impede senior health care
By: Zung Nguyen Vu Recent increases in insurance copayment levels have encouraged senior citizens to delay getting outpatient care and treatment until their conditions become acute, according to research by two Brown professors and a former graduate student.... (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:50:54 GMT)

A Senior Moment: Wii Winter Olympics Senior Games held in Vernal
Last Friday the community foyer of the Uintah Care Center was an explosion of energy and enthusiasm, with frequent cries of exclamation, as seniors whipped about with little white remote controls in their hands. (Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:11:43 GMT)

32 films on human spirit's triumph against odds at 'We Care' Filmfes
New Delhi, Feb 7 : At a time when Bollywood turns its focus on stories of dogged human spirit triumphing against all odds in 'Taare Zameen Par', 'Paa' and 'My Name Is Khan', the ''never-say-die'' spirit forms the common thread of the nearly 32 films to be screened at this year's edition of the 'We Care' Film festival on disability issues. (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:33:18 GMT)

Elder Scott to speak on Feb. 19
Elder Richard G. Scott, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, will speak at a fireside for Spanish-speaking members of the... (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:17:20 GMT)

'Breakfast Bingo' at Mizell Senior Center
The Mizell Senior Center has scheduled a special monthly “Breakfast Bingo” game beginning Thursday. (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:24:48 GMT)

Free medical care available through Mobile Clinic
By Julia McClure Correspondent West Gainesville residents have a new opportunity for free medical care at their local library every Monday from 6 to 9 p.m. (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:37:21 GMT)

Prepare to give care
CHICAGO - Staying on track to a comfortable retirement isn't only about taking care of your finances and your health. It might involve taking care of your parents, too. (Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:42:21 GMT)

Obama Asks Republican Lawmakers to Discuss Health Care Overhaul
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama invited Republican and Democratic lawmakers from the House and Senate to a Feb. 25 meeting to discuss ways to get an overhaul of the U.S. health-care system through Congress. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:01 GMT)

Home Health Workers
In “ Lilly and Evelyn ” (editorial, Jan. 29), you focus on the unfair treatment of home care workers, who provide daily support and care to millions of older Americans and people with disabilities. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:54:14 GMT)

Villages' Denali Commission programs face cuts
As part of an effort to shave earmarks from the federal spending plan, President Obama has proposed cutting $10 million from a Denali Commission program that pays to purchase health equipment and build village clinics and elder housing in rural communities. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:35:17 GMT)

Curbing elder abuse mission of Adult Protection Team
Sometimes people just need to know it’s not OK. Getting out the information about what may or may not be elder abuse is the mission of the Natrona County Adult Protection Team. “We want seniors to be able to know what’s going on and reach out for help,” said Terry Bay, president of Senior Patient Advocates. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:56:04 GMT)

Brillion Housing Authority receives $2.4 million stimulus grant to refurbish Heritage Apartments senior housing facility
BRILLION Work is scheduled to begin today on a $2.4 million project to remodel Heritage Apartments, a housing complex for low-income senior citizens and disabled residents. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:28:27 GMT)

Industry meeting centers on health care reform
The Health Industry Council of North Texas focused its 2010 annual meeting on legislative attempts to make health care reform a reality in the United States. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:09:34 GMT)

Obama, Congressional Leaders to talk Health Care Feb. 25
Obama, Congressional Leaders to talk Health Care Feb. 25 (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:33:44 GMT)

Clinton-era staffers worry Democrats will quit on health care overhaul if Obama fails
WASHINGTON - As President Barack Obama's health care overhaul legislation wobbles in Congress, aides who shaped Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton's failed attempt at reform in the 1990s are adamant that the Democrats can't afford another health care disaster. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:08:00 GMT)

CARE International is working to prevent sexual violence in the aftermath of the Haiti quake
CARE International - UK Port-au-Prince, Haiti (February 3, 2010) – CARE International is working to prevent sexual and gender-based violence in the aftermath of Haiti’s devastating earthquake. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:38:49 GMT)

James guest speaker at Kiwanis
Mrs. Lanet James of the Advisory Council to Elder Care Services of the Big Bend was the guest speaker at the weekly club luncheon of the Chipley Kiwanis Club held Tuesday, February 2. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:56:33 GMT)

Plan ahead financially to care for aging parents
CHICAGO #8212; Staying on track to a comfortable retirement isn't only about taking care of your finances and your health. It might involve taking care of your parents, too. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:11:30 GMT)

Elder abuse coming out of the closet
Experts estimate that at least 10 per cent of seniors are abused. Now Toronto has a safe haven for those who need it. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:06:59 GMT)

CNN - Health Care Debate Goes Live
President Obama Will Meet With Democrats And Republicans To Talk About Health Care Reform February 25, And The Meeting Will Be Broadcast Live, A Senior Administration Official Says. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:14:32 GMT)

Making choices: Options are available for seniors with living care
As senior citizens get older, many face the unknown of living alone. They fear for their safety, but do not want to leave their homes. Families begin to struggle with options about what is best. It takes a team to look out for the overall well being of the individual trying to make the right choice. (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:12:30 GMT)

White House official: Feb. 25 health care meeting to be televised
President Obama's bipartisan meeting on health care reform planned for February 25 will be broadcast live, a senior administration official said Monday. (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:24:05 GMT)

Bill Stalled, Hospitals Fear Rising Unpaid Care
While the debate continues in Washington, health care systems nationwide struggle to offset money spent to treat patients who cannot afford to pay their bills. (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:35:31 GMT)

Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME Releases Episode 18 -- Understanding Long Term Care Insurance
In the latest episode of The Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME, attorney Rob Pohls explains the ins and outs of purchasing long term care insurance. (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:01:00 GMT)

Nigeria : Idris Kutigi is No Eminent Elder
Lagos — Few people will have any problem with the timely intervention last week of the Yakubu Gowon/Shehu Shagari-led Eminent Elders Group in the deepening political crisis over the refusal of incapacitated Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to allow an orderly transfer of power to his deputy, Goodluck Jonathan. (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:29:49 GMT)

Health care debacle evokes bitter memories
Shock and awe. That's what survivors of the Clinton-era health care collapse are feeling as President Obama's overhaul legislation teeters in Congress. Aides who shaped Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton's 1990s plan to cover all Americans, then labored in vain to pass it into law, are adamant that the Democrats can't afford another health care disaster. But they're divided on whether scaling down ... (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:44:37 GMT)

Obama, congressional Republicans in a staring contest over health care
1. House Republicans' threat to boycott President Obama's proposed health care meeting on Feb. 25 creates the political equivalent of a staring contest with each side waiting for the other to blink. "A refusal to show up to a discussion of health care would show that Republicans would rather play politics than solve problems," one senior Democratic party official told the Fix. "The question is ... (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:13:50 GMT)

Franken tells Axelrod that Obama needs to do more on health care
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Al Franken pointedly told senior White House adviser David Axelrod Wednesday that the Obama administration hasn't done enough to advance health care reform. (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:50:10 GMT)

Leading Senior Care Facility Los Angeles Jewish Home Goes Green With Its Publications
RESEDA, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an ongoing effort to save valuable resources and direct all available funds to life-enhancing programs for the neediest elderly, the Los Angeles Jewish Home is offering electronic distribution for its four in-house publications. Since the launch of its revamped website last summer, the non-profit Jewish Home has been electronically publishing ... (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:10:00 GMT)

Busted for prostitution in West Roxbury while taking care of bedridden woman
A healthcare provider was charged with prostitution after an undercover West Roxbury detective posed as a potential john. (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:10:01 GMT)

Students take part in elder abuse campaign
High school juniors are invited to create original artwork illustrating the question, "Why should I care about elder abuse?" (Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:58:01 GMT)

For senior care, sometimes it does take a village
In an article for Kaiser Health News and The Washington Post, Howard Gleckman writes about elder villages. "Nearly three years ago, Harry Rosenberg and his wife, Barbara Filner, met with nine of their neighbors about starting an aging-in-place "village" in the Burning Tree community of Bethesda, Maryland. (Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:25:40 GMT)

Parents in many countries becoming "children's slaves" (2)
&$ &$Bearing children is becoming costly to a generation&$ &$ Mrs. Huang, who was born in the 1980s, has just given birth to a baby. At the mention of taking care of her 2-month baby, she said, "it's really not easy to raise a child." Huang has also found many ways to save money. For example, her baby's clothes and toys are all from her relatives' elder children. She uses cheaper diapers for her ... (Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:52:10 GMT)

Elder Connection: Partnership aids senior health and housing
Today, I'd like to tell you about an exciting new partnership that will strengthen community-based services for local seniors. ... - By BARBARA HANSON (Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:09:12 GMT)

Brown refuses to rule out hitting middle classes with death tax as his elderly care plans come under fire
Gordon Brown refused to deny that the Government is planning a new 'inheritance levy' on every estate to fund his elderly care plans if it wins the general election. (Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:58:19 GMT)

Long-Term Care Hospitals Face Little Scrutiny
ALEX BERENSON Lawsuits, state inspections and federal statistics paint a troubling picture of the care offered at some hospitals. (Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:29:19 GMT)

At Marlborough forum, officials say teamwork needed to lower health care costs
It's going to take teamwork to help drive down soaring health care costs, officials from across the state said at a forum yesterday . (Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:34:45 GMT)

Leaders clash over care reform
David Cameron attacked the government's plans for care reform during prime minister's questions this afternoon. (Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:50:48 GMT)

For Senior Care, Sometimes It Does Take A Village
In an article for Kaiser Health News and The Washington Post, Howard Gleckman writes about elder villages. "Nearly three years ago, Harry Rosenberg and his wife, Barbara Filner, met with nine of their neighbors about starting an aging-in-place "village" in the Burning Tree community of Bethesda, Maryland. The idea: If neighbors could help one another with basic services such as transportation ... (Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:13:25 GMT)

Senior living facilities change ownership
Three Colorado Springs-area senior living facilities - Mountain View Care Center, Garden of the Gods, and Castle Rock Care Center in Castle Rock - are now under new ownership. Solterra at Colorado LLC is the new majority owner of all three facilities. The current management company, CopperSands Inc., will own a minority stake in these three [...] (Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:56:55 GMT)

Elder statesman Mandela celebrated in South Africa
It is twenty years since South Africa's elder statesman, Nelson Mandela, walked free from an apartheid prison. (Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:39:57 GMT)

Long-term care event is Feb. 18
PRINCETON – The ‘Impacts of Long-Term Care” will be presented with a PowerPoint presentation followed by a round table discussion with a local panel of experts. The event is presented by Liberty Village of Princeton, ING Strategic Distribution, John Isaacson, Perry Memorial Hospital and the Bureau County Senior Center. (Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:26:18 GMT)

Deposits banned from nursing homes and residential care facilities
Nursing homes and residential care facilities licensed by the Nova Scotia government will no longer be allowed to charge security deposits. Health Minister Maureen MacDonald said the government is immediately changing regulations to eliminate the security deposits charged to seniors and their families. “We felt that having one senior faced with not being able to gain access to a nursing home ... (Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:36:18 GMT)

Murnick comes out against Senior Care
The proposed municipal acquisition of Senior Care and Activities Center has lost a key supporter, casting doubt on the Township Council's ability to approve the purchase and create Montclair's first dedicated community center. (Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:51:38 GMT)

New senior care facility opens in McKinney
Tuesday marked the grand opening of Stonefield Assisted Living and Memory Care Community in McKinney, and representatives from Signature Senior Living, the home office for Stonefield, city leaders and potential residents came to mark the occasion. (Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:56:41 GMT)

Senior center savings lauded
MONSON - With the Home for the Aged getting ready to redo its lease with the Senior Center, town officials thought they were in a bind: The home no longer wanted to pick up the costs of electricity, gas and lawn care - an expense of $18,000 per year. (Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:26:27 GMT)

Senior Services answers residents' prescription questions
DuPage County Senior Services receives many inquiries from area residents regarding health care and related costs. Here is a recent question. My wife and I are having a hard time keeping up with the cost of our prescriptions. We are both retired and on a fixed income. Do you know of any programs that can help us? There are a couple of options here, depending on your insurance plan and your ... (Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:02:23 GMT)

Reagan sons bicker over dad's values, 'tea parties'
It has escalated into a family feud with little chance of detente: The sons of former President Ronald Reagan are squabbling over the intellectual legacy of their father. Would Mr. Reagan have approved of the "tea party" movement with its professed love of liberty, low taxes and small government? What would he have thought of Sarah Palin? Liberal commentator Ron Reagan and his elder brother ... (Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:59:47 GMT)

Elder law expertise can be crucial in planning future
This is a second installment of a column which appeared last Sunday on eldercare and its financial challenges. If a spouse is facing the possibility of needing long-term care, time is of the essence in seeking out an elder law attorney, said Nina A. Kohn , associate professor of law at Syracuse University College of Law. (Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:05:51 GMT)

Publication Of The Review Of The Elder Abuse Framework And Structures, Ireland
Ms Mary Harney, T.D., Minister for Health and Children, published the Review of the Elder Abuse Service. The Minister welcomed the Report which found that "progress was most evident and pronounced in the health sector". The HSE Elder Abuse Service is comprised of a dedicated staffing structure throughout the country, unified data collection, national and regional oversight mechanisms, a research ... (Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:43:47 GMT)

Longtime Davidson day care to update community on status
The non-profit Davidson-Cornelius Day Care will hold community meetings beginning next week to updat (Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:43:48 GMT)

Elvira Shropshire
Elvira Shropshire, 85, of Leesburg, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Missionary Shropshire was the wife of the late Elder Walter L ... (Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:25:31 GMT)

Lower Medicare fees do not increase volume of patient care, study finds
( George Mason University ) Do physicians provide more services to Medicare patients to make up for lower Medicare fees? Jack Hadley, professor and senior health services researcher at George Mason University, along with co-authors James Reschovsky of the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), Catherine Corey of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Stephen ... (Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:12:42 GMT)

Danielle Crittenden: Capital Snow Diaries: Longer than Health Care Debate
If I were any sort of intrepid correspondent, I would have begun this diary when the snow started last Friday. But oh, we were so... (Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:31:34 GMT)

High Utility Bills are a Major Concern for Seniors
Seniors are looking for help with high utility bills. Elder Care Services receives money to help low income seniors having trouble paying bills but the money they receive is limited and community help is needed. (Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:09:15 GMT)

Senior Wyo. senator pushes health care proposal
Sen. Charles Scott, R-Casper, is pushing a health care pilot program that would allow 500 participants who meet income guidelines to enroll in the program beginning in July. (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:20:10 GMT)

Nursing home investigated by Lee sheriff's office faces multiple allegations
The Agency for Health Care Administration is investigating a south Fort Myers nursing home where Lee law enforcers are looking into elder neglect. (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:31:14 GMT)

Senior Wyo. senator pushes health care proposal
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) A veteran Wyoming state senator is pushing a bill he says would offer health insurance to people who couldn't afford it on the open market and also serve as an example to the rest of the nation of how to tackle rising health care costs. (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:43:03 GMT)

South Fort Myers nursing-home neglect report attracts authorities
The Agency for Health Care Administration is investigating a south Fort Myers nursing home where Lee County deputies are looking into elder neglect. (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:17:27 GMT)

Hoosiers looking for focus through Senior Night
Besides senior night, the IU wrestling team will have its sights set on taking care of a Michigan team that has yet to register a Big Ten win. (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:19:57 GMT)

Elder Russell M. Nelson's latest book, Hope in Our Hearts
Elder Russell M. Nelson's latest book, "Hope in Our Hearts," covers a variety of topics from family relationships to LDS... (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:27:11 GMT)

Health care insurers see profits surge 56 percent in 2009
As the nation struggled last year with rising health care costs and a recession, the five largest health- insurance companies racked up combined profits of $12.2 billion — up 56 percent over 2008, according to a new report by liberal health care activists. (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:57:01 GMT)

Direct tax code may hit senior citizens
Sheilu Sreenivasan, founder president, Dignity Foundation, an NGO that works for the cause and care of the elderly, said "Our biggest worry is not what the government is going to give to senior citizens, but what it is going to take away from them." (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:49:07 GMT)

Race to the rainy season in Haiti - CARE International calls for mass tarp distribution and sanitation campaign
CARE International - UK Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Feb. 11, 2010) – One month after the catastrophic quake that leveled most of Port-au-Prince, CARE International and other aid agencies are in a race against time to get people waterproof shelter and decent sanitation before the rainy season hits at the end of March. Most people crammed into overcrowded temporary camps are huddled under bed sheets ... (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:08:49 GMT)

Monetary gifts may carry penalty periods for Medicaid eligibility
Q. I am 75 and my husband is 77. We’re thinking of gifting $13,000 to each of our four children. What is the look-back time period the government uses before we would be eligible for Medicaid care should we need... (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:07:55 GMT)

Wyo. senior senator pushes health care proposal
A veteran Wyoming state senator for the third time is pushing a bill he says would offer health insurance to people who couldn't afford it on the open market and also serve as an example to the rest of the nation of how to tackle rising health care costs. (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:40:40 GMT)

Woman Charged In Elder Abuse Case
A Dauphin County woman is charged in a case of elder abuse involving her mother. (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:14:39 GMT)

Phyllis Anderson
Phyllis Barclay Anderson, 92, of Hemet, died Feb. 3, 2010, at Quality Elder Care in Hemet. No services are planned, and inurment is private. McWane Family Funeral Home in Hemet is handling arrangements. (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:56:52 GMT)

A work comp model for health care reform
Self insured groups, known as SIGs, could provide a model for a health care reform, says Joe Burgess, Senior Executive VP for CHSI , a company that manages SIGs in California and Nevada. (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:06:53 GMT)

American HomePatient Enters into Eighth Forbearance Agreement with Respect to Senior Debt
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.----American HomePatient, Inc. , one of the nation’s largest home health care providers, today announced that it has entered into an eighth forbearance agreement with NexBank, SSB, the agent for its senior debt , and the holders in interest of a majority of the senior debt . (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:00:00 GMT)

Billy Tauzin, key player in health-care push, leaving PhRMA
The resignation of an influential lobbyist who positioned the pharmaceutical industry firmly behind health-care reform presents another complication for Democratic leaders as they struggle to keep the effort from falling apart amid a tide of political setbacks. (Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT)