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23 min ago | Examiner.com

When tornadoes strike, assisted living is a safer place for mom

As I write this, violent storms are marching through the Midwest. Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes are creating a path of destruction.

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Related Topix: Weather, Family

4 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Stopping Medicare fraud

In the latest roundup of accused Medicare fraudsters, Miami is once again one of the main players.

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Related Topix: Family

8 hrs ago | Patch.com

Police Shooter of Elderly Neighbor IDs Himself Tops Regional News

Shooter of Elderly Neighbor IDs Himself The killer of an 89-year-old neighbor of the man involved in a shootout with police at a Warminster apartment complex in February has ide... President Tells Brad Fox Story During Washington Ceremony Fallen Plymouth Township Police Officer Bradley Fox, who grew up in Warminster and graduated from William ... (more)

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Related Topix: Family, Warminster, PA

9 hrs ago | IcStafford

Anne Shearer dedicated her life towards caring for the elderly

She is one of the oldest volunteers in Birmingham - and a woman who was forced to flee the Nazis as a child.

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Related Topix: Family, Worcestershire County, England, World News, Warwickshire County, England, United Kingdom, West Midlands County, England, Lancashire County, England

12 hrs ago | WLWT-TV Cincinnati

Ohio to bolster checks on home health care workers

The state of Ohio has received a $2.1 million federal grant to improve criminal background checks for those home health care workers who directly serve the disabled and elderly.

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Related Topix: Family

14 hrs ago | This Is Grimsby

Main image for Man jailed for looting step-dad's 25K savings

A GRIMSBY man left his elderly step-father to rely on the charity of a nursing home after gaining access to his bank accounts and stealing almost 25,000. Grimsby Crown Court heard Jonathan Grogan, 38, of Cross Coates Road, had assumed control of accounts belonging to Byron Marriott, 79, after he suffered a major stroke on April 24, 2009.

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Related Topix: World News, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire County, England, Family

Sun May 19, 2013

OhNoTheyDidnt

'Last Vegas' Trailer: Senior Citizens' 'Hangover'

Paddy, Archie, Billy, and Sam have been fast friends since the 1950s. Now enjoying their retirement years, the gang gets back together for a celebration when permanent bachelor Billy finally gets engaged.

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Related Topix: Family, The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The New York Times

Disruptions: Disruptions: Robots as Home Health Care Aides for the Elderly

In the opening scene of the movie " Robot & Frank ," which takes place in the near future, Frank, an elderly man who lives alone, is arguing with his son about going to a medical center for Alzheimer's treatment when the son interrupts him.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, Family, Robot & Frank, Home Gardening, Home

MDJonline.com

Information fair gives seniors tools for active life

Workers with Skin Cancer Specialists in Marietta offer free skin cancer screenings during a past Information Fair.

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Related Topix: Marietta, GA, Family, Cobb County, GA, Healthcare Law, Law

Jerusalem Post

Even with dementia, life can still be worth living

Many people regard Alzheimer's disease - the most common cause of dementia - as a hopeless death sentence.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Family

Iol.co.za

Muggings turn retirement home into a prison

Elderly residents at a Durban retirement centre on the beachfront have become prisoners in their own homes after falling prey to "ruthless and heartless" criminals.

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Related Topix: Family

Sat May 18, 2013

This is Bath

Video: King Edward's Junior School get classmates to help out at Bath foodbank

Year 6 pupils at a Bath school have been helping out those less fortunate than themselves by collecting for the city's foodbank.

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Related Topix: Family

Black Enterprise

75 Year Old Man Accused of Running Prostitution Ring in Senior Housing

A 75-year-old resident of a New Jersey senior citizen housing complex is suspected of running a prostitution ring that employed some elderly residents as sex workers, NBC 4 New York reports .

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Related Topix: Family

Examiner.com

RMLD growing as a leader in reverse mortgage education through new acquistions

Reverse Mortgage Lenders Direct recently acquired three well known websites dedicated to reverse mortgage education, and is quickly becoming one of the top organizations in this growing field of mortgages and lending .

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Family

Star Tribune

Hospitals fight delirium with volunteer help

Paula Duncan saw how quickly it could happen with her father-in-law. When he was hospitalized with pneumonia at age 80, his personality changed.

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Related Topix: Family, St. Louis Park, MN

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog

Elderly Woman Prompts Guardianship Reform After Spending $100,000 to Prove Her Competence

The process began when two of her daughters suspected the third daughter of taking advantage of Paulos while her health was deteriorating.

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Related Topix: Family

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Paintball hits the mark with Southaven senior citizens

May 15, 2013 - Hermitage Gardens' residents Clyde McGee takes aim at a number of targets during a morning of paint ball.

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Related Topix: Family, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays

RTE.ie

Man dead for five weeks in sheltered housing flat

It is understood that the 62-year-man whose body lay in a sheltered housing flat for five weeks did not avail of a liaison service offered by Dublin City Council.

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Related Topix: Family

Fri May 17, 2013

WKRN

Elderly neighbor captures cat, stuffs it inside cooler until death

A senior citizen has been charged with animal cruelty after investigators say she captured a neighbor's cat and stuffed it in a small cooler.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids

Florida Today

Experts: Elderly fraud on the rise

A call from someone posing as a distressed grandchild needing emergency cash. An unannounced visit from men claiming they can repave a driveway at a discount.

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Related Topix: Family, Home Listing, Home, US News, US Politics, Lee Terry, Republican, US House of Representatives