ELF News Archives
December 2005
- Three nurses face charges at care center -
Three nurses were charged Thursday with criminal neglect in connection with their care last year of an 82-year-old man at Collinsville Care Center.
Belleville News-Democrat 12/23
- A Nightmare for Seniors - Vincent J. Russo Speaks Out: Medicaid Changes Will Leave Thousands Without Care -
“Deficit reduction will be made at the expense of thousands of seniors who desperately need long term care, and who would be denied Medicaid assistance,” Mr. Russo said today, from his main office in Westbury, New York. “It is a very sad day in the history of our country when we abandon our beloved seniors and people with disabilities...our parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, friends and neighbors.”
PR Web 12/23
- Nursing homes uneasy about Medicare plan -
With two weeks before the new Medicare drug benefit begins, concerns are growing about its effect on some of the nation's 6.4 million people — many of whom are in nursing homes — who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.
USA Today 12/23
- States Finding Ways to Keep Elderly Out of Nursing Homes -
Poll after poll has shown senior citizens would prefer to stay in their homes after becoming disabled rather than move to nursing homes...finding ways to care for the elderly in their homes is a win-win situation but cutting through the red tape is a challenge.
Senior Journal 12/18
- An insult to the elderly -
A government that recognizes its responsibility to seniors is also willing to hear their unscripted points of view. When the president cowers from his own Conference on Aging, he treats the elderly as just another political enemy.
St. Petersberg Times 12/18
- Home care of elderly better than hospitals -
A new study has found that not only does home care of older persons with certain acute conditions, provide fewer clinical complications, but is also cheaper on the pocket than hospitals.
New Kerala 12/18
- Senior Citizens Can Save Their Memory by Exercising Bodies and Brains - New Study -
A study released today says senior citizens can not only improve their aging bodies with exercise but that by adding memory exercises to their routine they can also preserve their memory...It found that older Americans may improve their memory by making simple lifestyle changes – including memory exercises, physical fitness, healthy eating and stress reduction.
Senior Journal 12/18
- Crisis in elder care foreseen -
As 1,200 national delegates, policymakers and advocates for the elderly converge on Washington D.C., this week for the fifth White House Conference on Aging, many come with mixed feelings of hope and frustration that, though they've been sounding the alarm for years about a looming crisis in caregiving resources, Washington still doesn't seem to be listening...."Long-term care is a major, major issue that we don't talk about,"
USA Today 12/12
- Aging conference opens today -
As the first boomers approach retirement – the oldest turn 60 Jan. 1 – Social Security is headed for a fiscal crisis, Medicare costs are poised to explode and more companies are foisting their pension obligations onto the federal government....With boomers likely to stop work at an older age than their parents’ generation, delegates will look at ways to keep seniors in the job market longer. The lack of affordable long-term health care and a shortage of health care workers who specialize in the elderly also will be a hot topic.
Hernando Today 12/12
- States Seek Alternatives to Nursing Homes -
As Congress contemplates deep cuts in Medicaid, many states have come up with innovative ways to help elders remain at home during their twilight years, saving millions that otherwise would be spent on costly nursing home stays.
Kansas City Info Zine 12/12
- We must act now on Social Security -
Social Security is in trouble. Its pay-as-you-go structure will fail by 2017 when there will be less money coming in than being paid in benefits.
Sun-Sentinel 12/09
- State pension fund billions in red -
During the hard economic times of the recent past, lawmakers essentially borrowed from the state pension system to avoid cutting programs any deeper or raising taxes any higher than they already had.
SeattlePI 12/09
- Social Security Seizure OK'D to Pay Old Loans -
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that the government can seize a person's Social Security benefits to pay old student loans.
blackenterprise.com 12/09
- More seniors choosing home over nursing homes -
More Americans want to age at home rather than living in a nursing home, and those numbers will skyrocket as baby boomers reach retirement age.
Pantagraph 12/08
- States seek alternatives to nursing homes -
More states, anticipating cuts in Medicaid, are looking for new ways to help the elderly stay in their communities instead of costly nursing homes.
United Press 12/08
- Nursing homes aren't improving, survey finds -
The nation's nursing homes aren't showing much improvement in the way residents are treated, according to a Colorado company...problems causing harm to nursing home residents declined slightly between 2003 and 2004, to 6.5 percent from 7 percent of complaints.
Business Journal 12/08
- It's 'wait and see' for companies and Medicare -
Nearly 80 percent of employers say they'll continue to provide drug coverage next year at least as good as the new Medicare prescription drug benefit and take advantage of government subsidies, according to a new survey.
Chicago Sun-Times 12/08