ELF News Archives
June 2006
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Call for action on elder abuse -
ELDER abuse was rife in Australia but often swept under the carpet, an Aged and Community Services Tasmania summit was told yesterday
Mercury 6/26
- Confronting the sad secret of elder abuse -
Christopher ripped the door off a desk, broke a shelf of glasses and smashed a mirror "to smithereens" before he came after his mother, who had called the police in fear.
Staten Island Advance 6/26
- A good alternative to nursing homes -
The group home is a place for people who need help with everyday things but are independent enough to stay out of an institution such as a nursing home.
Galveston County Daily 6/26
- Seniors push for care in own homes -
Senior advocates say that Oregon should maintain alternatives to nursing homes even as Oregonians age...As the state prepares for the retirement of the post-World War II baby boomer generation and considers revamping how it provides and pays for long-term care, advocates said Thursday that Oregon should reinforce services that allow older people to stay in their own homes and communities.
Statesman Journal 6/23
- Confronting the problem of elder abuse -
Governments need to examine how they can provide the support and services needed to address the problem.
The Guardian 6/23
- More Efforts this Year to Protect Elderly in Nursing Homes from Disasters -
Educational program for long-term care providers developed by non-profit
Senior Journal 6/23
- Australia considers intergenerational nursing homes -
It used to be the social norm - children playing with their grandparents and learning from their elders. But the size and mobility of the modern family means that many children aren't in regular contact with anyone older than their parents, while many elderly people sit isolated in nursing homes craving contact.
Australian Broadcasting 6/22
- Elder abuse is known as the hidden crime -
The abuse of elders is not necessarily confined to physical mistreatment
Huntsville Forester 6/22
- Drug prices up in first months of Medicare plans -
Medicare prescription-drug plans are failing to hold drug-price inflation in check through market competition so far, a new report charges.
Market Watch 6/21
- The Economy | Wonks' solution to Social Security -
Social Security reform is dead, right? ...Just below the political radar, economists and policy analysts continue to beaver away at the issue - gnawing a little here, a little there - preparing for the day it returns to the national agenda.
Philadelphia Inquirer 6/21
- Govt issues dos and don’ts for private nursing homes -
“We have formed an inspection committee which will scrutinize the nursing homes applying for registration and will certify that if the health centre is in accordance with the prescribed guidelines issued by the committee,”
Greater Kashmir 6/21
- Housing units boost for aged -
The growing number of elderly Hunter residents suffering physical, emotional, financial and sexual abuse has come under the spotlight at a public forum at Maitland.
Maitland Mercury 6/20
- Enhanced Remedies For Abuse of an Elder -
AS Filipinos, we are all aware of the importance placed in our culture on taking care of our elders.Although not exclusive to our culture, taking care of our elders is especially emphasized in Filipino culture.Due to time limitations imposed by the world we live in, we often cannot personally care for our elders, and place the caretaking duties in the hands of a third-party
Asian Journal 6/19
- High Court won't stop Medicare drug plan -
The Supreme Court refused yesterday to block part of the six-month-old Medicare prescription-drug program -- a defeat for states, including Kentucky, that claim they may get stuck with the bill.
Courier Journal 6/19
- Elderly at risk -
THE community has reason to be very concerned that almost 400 nursing homes in Australia have not yet met the Federal Government's fire code.
Herald Sun 6/19
- A Sunday Star-Times investigation into elder abuse has prompted calls for a wide-ranging inquiry into aged care. -
Last week the newspaper revealed police were investigating allegations of assault after a family secretly taped a caregiver bullying an elderly woman in an Auckland rest home.
New Zealand News 6/18
- SUIT ALLEGES NURSING HOMES VIOLATE BUSINESS, HEALTH PRACTICES -
Twenty-six Horizon West nursing homes in California, including one each in Napa and Monterey, were charged with unlawful, unfair and fraudulent business practices and health and safety code violations in a class action lawsuit filed Wednesday in Sacramento County Superior Court...suit alleges...26 homes are knowingly not providing the minimum level of direct patient care.
Bay City News 6/18
- Nursing homes: Medicaid falls short -
Leaders of North Carolina’s long-term care and nursing home facilities say that the money that Medicaid is providing for patient care isn’t enough to cover costs.
Kinston Free Press 6/18
- The Case of Government Retirement Programs -
...another story, highlighted on the front page of USA Today, which has far-reaching impact on the financial welfare of every citizen in this country and perhaps the world. The story, which received almost no attention outside of USA Today's report, highlighted the bankruptcy of almost every family in the United States due to the 57 trillion dollar liability of government retirement programs, including Social Security, Medicare, and government employee defined benefit pension plans.
Mises 6/17
- The Elderly-Political Complex -
The two biggest fiscal problems in America are Social Security and Medicare. Social Security faces a 13-digit unfunded liability, and Medicare’s is several times larger. Together, they create a gargantuan bequest of IOUs for future generations, far exceeding the national debt. But where are senior organizations on these issues? They insist that Social Security is safe, and attack any serious attempt to reform it if that involves the slightest risk that seniors might bear any of the unavoidable costs of dealing with its over-promises...The simplest explanation for this is that for all the talk about caring about future generations, senior citizen groups are far more concerned about their short run than their heirs’ long run...
Mises 6/17
- U.S. Muslims Confront Taboo on Nursing Homes -
As a founder of the growing Shiite Muslim community here, Hussein Walji oversaw the building of the area's first mosque. He directed construction of its youth center, and followers hailed him as a visionary for adding an auditorium for ecumenical functions like the M&M picnic for Muslims and Methodists.
New York Times 6/13
- Pensioners bear brunt of home abuse -
AN estimated 21,000 Irish pensioners are being physically, mentally or sexually abused by their adult offspring in their homes every year, a conference on abuse of the elderly will be told this week.
London Times On-Line 6/13
- Nursing homes starved for Medicaid reimbursement Feeling the pinch -
More than 90 percent of New York's nursing homes are losing money providing services to Medicaid patients, according to the association.
Utica 6/13
- GROUND IS BROKEN FOR SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING IN KEARNY SPONSORED BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK -
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark, one of the largest private social service agencies in the state, focuses on addressing the needs of the most vulnerable. Helping to provide quality housing for senior citizens is one of our goals.
Catholic Charities 6/09
- 396 Australian nursing homes fail fire safety standards -
There are still around 400 nursing homes in Australia that don't meet fire safety standards. And the Federal Opposition is demanding that the Government crack down on the homes where residents are still at risk.
World Today 6/09
- Justice urges leadership in elder abuse fight -
A prominent Australian human rights campaigner has lamented a lack of government financial support and leadership in the campaign to fight the growing problem of abuse of the elderly.
ABC News Online 6/09
- Hoyer Comments on Privatization of Social Security -
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement on Wednesday regarding comments made by House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Jim McCrery (R-LA) that Republicans' first priority in Congress next year should be Social Security privatization:
Southern Maryland OnLine 6/09
- Nevada County Grand Jury Report: Elder Abuse in Nevada County -
Statistics uncover a frightening picture of elder abuse in California. One of every 20 elderly people will be a victim of neglect or physical, psychological or financial abuse this year. By the year 2020, the number of elderly in California is expected to double to 6.6 million.
YubaNet 6/09
- Nursing homes on probation for neglect -
Two assisted living homes here have been placed on probation after state investigators found they neglected elderly residents, records show.
Arizona Republic 6/09
- How the Welfare State Corrupted Sweden -
My grandmother, born in 1920, was of the last generation to have that special personal pride, of having a firm and deeply rooted morality, of being a sovereign in life no matter what — to be the sole master of one's fate.
Mises Institute 6/04
- AARP, nursing homes face off -
Pennsylvania expects a $190 million windfall, and that could dictate whether baby boomers get to live at home or go into nursing homes when the time comes, an advocate for senior citizens says.
PennWire.com 6/01
- Sex Offenders, Dangerous Residents in Nursing Homes to Get Closer Study -
Following a report by the Government Accountability Office in March that found "about 700 registered sex offenders" living in nursing homes...
Senior Journal 6/01
- Nursing Homes And Alternatives -
The elderly have more options about how to spend the later years of their lives than ever before. In the past, many people with significant needs would have had to rely on hospital-like nursing homes; now many have the option of moving into more residential assisted living facilities.
Gotham Gazette 6/01
- Elder abuse awareness focus of campaign -
The Elder Maltreatment Alliance (EMA) of Northern Kentucky is promoting a communitywide "Silver Ribbon" campaign to spread the word about elder abuse and encourage increased reporting of suspected abuse.
Cincinnati.com 6/01