3 hrs ago | Lowell Sun
Driven to get elderly safe rides
When Neal Hovey's 91-year-old mother-in-law broke her hip and couldn't drive, the Health Tech Ambulance president was scared at the thought that her equally elderly boyfriend would be driving both of them on their errands.
11 hrs ago | The Union
Byron York: At key moment, Obama leaves health post unfilled
Medicare and Medicaid, the federal government's health insurance programs for the elderly and poor, play a big role in the health care reform proposals being considered on Capitol Hill.
The Right-Wing War on the AARP
Back in 2003, Republican leaders praised the AARP for its support of President Bush's unfunded and deeply flawed Medicare prescription benefit .
Democrats wrestle with abortion on health bill
Democrats in the House of Representatives scrambled on Wednesday to iron out lingering concerns over abortion in a healthcare reform bill that was headed to a close and potentially historic weekend debate.
U.S. House Democrats prepare for close health care vote
Urged on by President Barack Obama, Democratic leaders in the U.S. House hustled Thursday to round up support for a sweeping health care overhaul headed to a close floor vote Saturday.
A glimpse of the future: Robots aid Japan's elderly residents
It looks like a scene from Robocop or one of the Terminator movies: A human steps into a sleek robot suit and is miraculously transformed, suddenly capable of astonishing feats of strength.
Peel Police - Police Searching for Missing Elderly Alzheimer's Patient from ...
Officers from 12 Division are appealing for assistance from the public, as they search for a missing Mississauga woman, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
Register for free seminar on behavior changes in the elderly
Dr. Suzanne Walters- Castillo, from the Department of Professional Development, Programs on Aging, UW-Madison, will present a seminar on "Behavior Changes in the Elderly and their impact on families." The Wisconsin Rapids session will be held from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov.
Giving up car keys means narrower world for elderly
Giving up car keys means narrower world for elderly Submitted by SHNS on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 14:12 The soft-spoken Ohioan misses being at the wheel, "but there's nothing I can do about it," he said.
Michael Gerson: Health reform toll will fall too heavily on young people
As I was talking recently with the founder of a large American corporation, the conversation turned to health care reform.
Deadly Stomach Bug Making Inroads Outside Hospitals
A potentially deadly stomach infection is on the rise outside of hospital settings, especially among the elderly, researchers warn.
Health care issues: Other presidents have tried
A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Which former presidents have attempted comprehensive health care reform and why hasn't anyone succeeded? THE POLITICS: Many have tried.
Hundreds of Oklahoma seniors rally to protest cuts to nutrition programs
Hundreds of seniors waved empty paper plates Wednesday to protest cutbacks in nutrition programs for the elderly that could eliminate thousands of meals for some of Oklahoma's most vulnerable citizens.
Committee Exploring State Department On Aging
Tennessee lawmakers have been exploring the creation of a state Department on Aging and Adult Services.
Fire broke out inside a high-rise elderly community building in Atlantic City Wednesday morning.
The Atlantic City fire department was called out to the building at around 10:45 a.m., located on the 200 block of New Hampshire Avenue.
Scam artists: Elderly fall prey too often
Some scam artists recently made another appearance in El Paso, and some elderly women have been swindled out of thousands of dollars.
Guilty plea made in bilking of elderly mom
A woman accused of bilking almost $22,000 from her elderly mother pleaded guilty Monday in Ramsey County District Court to one count of theft by swindle.
Experts favor broad medicare reforms to control costs and foster health-care innovations
A vast majority of leaders in health care and health policy believe Medicare has been successful in providing access to care and stable coverage to the elderly and disabled individuals; however only a small percentage think the program has realized its potential to achieve other important goals, like using its leverage as the country's largest ...
Dispatches from the Culture Wars
Family Research Council: Gay Elderly? What Gay Elderly?
Blogroll Archives Declaring Independence podcast feed YearlyKos 2007 Video of speech on Dover and the Future of the Anti-Evolution Movement Audio of Greg Raymer Interview Posted on: November 1, 2009 9:09 AM, by Ed Brayton The furiously anti-gay Family Research Council continues their long history of asinine homo-hate by attacking the Obama ...
Wisconsin's new Family Care program stirs debate about how adults with disabilities will fare
APPLETON - As counties including the Fox Cities start shifting to Family Care, the state's managed long-term support system replacing county-led programs, not everyone welcomes the change.
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