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Obamacare-like groups tied to lower costs: study
... and healthcare providers who are responsible for the care of people on Medicare, the U.S. insurance program for the elderly and disabled. ACOs are typically paid based on the quality of care they provide. For the new study, the researchers linked ... Comment?
How to Make Your Home Ready for Retirement
The majority of seniors live in conventional housing, as opposed to a senior citizen facility, according to science writer Rachel Adelson, author of "Staying Power: Age-Proof Your Home for Comfort, Safety and Style". Comment?
Robot niche expands in senior care
... what METI calls "nursing care robot equipment." The tasks designated for these robots include helping the elderly move between rooms in care centers, assisting with their toilet needs and tracking those prone to wandering off. The number of Japanese ... Comment?
Gov. LePage vetoes Medicaid expansion for 2nd time
... expand Medicaid coverage to adults making up to 133 percent of the poverty level. The government says 145,000 non-elderly Maine residents are uninsured. When Maine expanded health care coverage in 2000, the result was a massive debt for the state's ... Comment?
COMS Interactive Secures $21 Million from Summit Partners
... IQTM, is a Software as a Service (SaaS) product suite that focuses on managing health and disease profiles of elderly residents requiring post-acute care. The company's robust post-acute software aligns with two of Summit Partner's preferred ... Comment?
N.H. House, Senate negotiating over budget
The Republican-led Senate budget negotiating team insisted Monday that it isn't against expanding Medicaid to cover an estimated 58,000 poor adults, but it wants more time to evaluate the impact. Comment?
This story is as much about a new business venture as it is about an attempt to change social perceptions about caring for the elderly in Egypt, and it all started with Amin Attia's brother. Comment?
Radio programmes that address global issues honoured by UN/New York Festivals Awards
... 2013 A message of hope from a boy on the war-torn streets of Kabul, a profile of Danish efforts to help the elderly live the way they choose and an investigative story on the cruel reality of human trafficking are the winners of this year's ... Comment?
Berman & Riedel, LLP Shares How To Help Increase Fall Prevention in California Nursing Homes
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The San Diego law firm provides statistics and advice to prevent falls by elderly adults in the care of nursing home facilities. Comment?
Unfinished Song Is Out for Your Tear Ducts
... its cast. They bring heart to a script that is unabashedly about pushing buttons. Vanessa Redgrave plays Marion, an elderly woman fighting cancer as her gruff husband, Arthur (Terence Stamp), and adoring son, James (Christopher Eccleston), struggle ... Comment?
The funds were made possible by the annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection, which benefits elderly Catholic sisters, brothers and priests in religious orders. Comment?
Kangaroos lift hearts at parties, retirement homes
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... brings animals, including a llama and a new baby kangaroo, to schools, birthday parties and sometimes to visit the elderly in homes or children who are in the hospital. At her Wagner-area home Thursday, Wilmot was carrying her "pouch potato," an ... Comment?
Entitlements Are Going to Consume Even More of The Federal Budget than Projected
... to 2.9-to-1. This is only the beginning. As the retirement ranks of the baby boom generation grow, an expanding elderly population and the shrinking share of workers will put even more pressure on entitlement programs. Experts project that life ... Comment?
Somali community claims police brutality in Dixon raids
... 29-year-old Siyadin Abdi, was arrested on weapons charges as part of the raids, but Hersi feels that she and her elderly mother were treated unnecessarily harshly. Hersi had just finished her morning prayers in her unit shortly after 3 a.m. and was ... Comment?
Compare Maine Nursing Homes: Is Your Elderly Loved One Safe?
Imagine living in a Maine nursing home and having cancer or arthritis so severe that you cannot get out of bed by yourself. Comment?
After blast, nursing home deaths higher than usual
... ) that figure is almost double what would be expected in a normal two months. Many of the small town's elderly residents were injured or displaced in the April 17 blast that killed 15 people and hurt 200. During an initial fire that lasted 20 ... Comment?
Sequester takes chunk out of Meals on Wheels funding
Many organizations are feeling the impact of federal budget cuts, or the sequestration, and Meals on Wheels is no different. Comment?
Here's A Sequester Cut You'll Feel In Your Gut
You may have heard that Republicans are forcing cuts in programs like Meals On Wheels. Comment?
San Jacinto: Noir-type play set in year 2026
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... for" by his longtime friend - the bad guy, who is really keeping the man away from other people. When the wealthy elderly man is visited by a prostitute, he begins to confess to murdering his two wives. Cherland grew up in Hemet, attending Hemet ... Comment?
National Walk in Bathtubs Provider, Aging Safely Baths, Announces...
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A top national provider of handicap shower stalls and senior bathing products announces a summer sales event on hydrotherapy walk in bathtubs. Comment?