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America's Elderly Most Concerned About Iraq War And The Economy, According To Wesley Enhanced Living Survey

23 July 2008

Wesley Enhanced Living, a progressive aging services provider and continuing care retirement community (CCRC) developer, has released the results of its first resident survey, which asked senior residents for their views on...
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Recommendations To Limit Effects Of Pandemic Flu On Nursing Homes

22 July 2008

The greatest danger in a pandemic flu outbreak is that it could spread quickly and devastate a broad swath of people across the United States before there is much of a chance to react...
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NHS Confederation Responds To End-Of-Life Care Strategy

22 July 2008

Commenting on the end-of-life care strategy, Steve Barnett, acting chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents over 95% of NHS Organisations, said: "End-of-life care in the NHS needs to be improved - patients...
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Caregivers / Homecare News Articles Archive - Page 1

21 July 2008

Extra Care Housing Enabling More Older People And Those With Dementia And Long-term Conditions To Live In A Home Of Their Own, UK

20 July 2008

People With Dementia Still At Risk Of Exclusion From End Of Life And Palliative Care Services, UK

19 July 2008

Sophie Suffers From A Rare Form Of Mitochondrial Disease That Has Made Her Muscles Extremely Weak, Website Launched

18 July 2008

Clearer, Fairer Funding For The Third Sector - Details Of The Third Sector Investment Programme Published, UK

16 July 2008

Wall Street Journal Examines Calls For Regulation Of Home Health Care Industry To Prevent Abuses By Caregivers As Industry Grows

Homecare Industry Urges Congress To Overturn Veto Of Medicare Bill, Which Preserves Access To Home Medical Equipment And Saves Taxpayers Billions

15 July 2008

Price Versus Cost Of Effective Use For Home Devices

13 July 2008

The Cost Of Raising A Child With Special Needs: Where Does Your State Rank?

11 July 2008

Minister Maire Hoctor Welcomes Additional Financial Support Of 12 Million Euros For Older People In Nursing Homes

10 July 2008

New Book Looks At Long-Term Care And Uncertainties For Elderly Baby Boomers

Medicare Bidding Program Creates Major Problems For Physicians, Hospitals, And Beneficiaries Seeking Home Medical Equipment

08 July 2008

Most New York State Hospitals, Nursing Homes Reach Deadline For Downsizing, Merging, Closure

Catholic Dioceses In North Carolina Launch Initiative To Increase Public Policy Advocacy

Increased Gas Prices Prompt Many Home Health Agencies To Reduce Services For Elderly Clients

05 July 2008

AARP Solutions Forum Convenes Panel To Examine Medicaid Funding Of Long-Term Care

03 July 2008

Care Home Staff At Risk Of Prosecution Over Dementia Patients' Sex Lives, UK

02 July 2008

CMS Rule Requires Hospice Providers To Track, Improve Quality Of Care Delivered

29 June 2008

Recovering The Natural Way After Hospital Discharge

Home Care Nurses Drive More Miles For Their Job Each Week Than The Average UPS Driver, USA

27 June 2008

Retired Couples Need $85,000 To Cover Annual Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums, Study Finds

26 June 2008

Stepfamilies Make Caring More Complex In Late-Life Remarriage

25 June 2008

New York Times Examines Overuse Of Antipsychotics Among Nursing Home Residents With Dementia

Nursing Home Alternative Challenges Traditional System

Savings Help The Medicine Go Down

23 June 2008

New Understanding Of Cancer Care For Seniors, And The Well-Being Of Cancer Caregivers

22 June 2008

The Future Of Adult Learning Disability Care Provision, UK

Time For Aged Care To Come Out Of The 'Policy Inertia Zone', General Practice Week, Australia

20 June 2008

CMS To Rate Nursing Home Quality New Five-Star System To Be Added To Nursing Home Compare Site

19 June 2008

Lawmakers Push For Legislation That Would Make Binding Arbitration Agreements At Nursing Homes Unenforceable

Improvements To "Nursing Home Compare" Could Help Families Make Better Decisions For Their Loved Ones

18 June 2008

Driving Medical Research Via YouTube

14 June 2008

Intel Launches Online Community To Connect Family Carers And Nurses In The UK

12 June 2008

Residential Home Nurse Receives 5 Year Caution For Care Failures, UK

American Association For Homecare Sues U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services To Halt Controversial Bidding Program Scheduled To Start July 1

Inclusion Of Young Carers In Care Strategy A Step In Right Direction, Says NCH, UK

Illness And Death Reduced By Responding Quickly To Influenza Outbreaks

Respite Care Investment Needs Close Scrutiny, UK

11 June 2008

Response To The Carers Strategy By The National Autistic Society, UK

10 June 2008

Six Million Carers Deserve Better, UK

09 June 2008

Carers Can't Afford To Be Ill, UK

05 June 2008

Best Practice In Care Homes: Definitive Guide Launched, UK

04 June 2008

132 Members Of Congress Urge One-Year Delay In Controversial Medicare Bidding Program For Home Medical Equipment

03 June 2008

Aggression Between Nursing-Home Residents More Common Than Widely Believed, Studies Find

02 June 2008

Most Caregivers Of Young Children Lack Basic Knowledge Of Potentially Toxic Household Products

30 May 2008

Older Adults More Likely To Go Into A Nursing Home Just After Death Of Spouse

29 May 2008

Louisiana Nursing Home Owners Likely To File Lawsuit Against State For Lower Medicaid Rate Increase In 2009, Health Official Says

Moffitt Cancer Center To Hold 'Caring For The Caregiver' Program June 28

As Population Ages And Need For Palliative Care Grows, Experts Tackle New Challenge For The First Time At European Meeting

28 May 2008

JCR Releases Tool Kit To Prevent Errors In Handoff Communications

Carers Week 9-15 June 2008 - Carers Can't Afford To Be Ill, UK

26 May 2008

Antipsychotics In Older Adults With Dementia Associated With Serious Adverse Events And Death

23 May 2008

Caregivers For Alzheimer's Patients Record Life Stories With Project StoryKeeper

20 May 2008

Caregivers Of Lung Transplant Patients At Greater Risk Of Depression And PTSD Symptoms

19 May 2008

House Committee Holds Hearing On Concerns About Nursing Home Ownership, Inspections

Carers Face Daily Struggle Between Working And Caring, UK

16 May 2008

Inspectors Often Overlook Serious Deficiencies At U.S. Nursing Homes, GAO Report Finds

Center For Medicare Advocacy Issues New Report On Nursing Home Decisions

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