ELF News Archives

June 2007

- Nursing Home Abuse on the Rise -

Nursing Home Abuse is increasing. The National Center on Elder Abuse estimates at least one in 20 nursing home patients has been the victim of abuse, though they believe the actual frequency is higher due to lack of reporting the abuse.

Injury Board 06/26

- Elder care shifting away from nursing homes -

As the parents of America's baby boomers move further into old age, Booth's life could increasingly represent the face of elder care in the USA. Adult children, worried about costs and the loss of their parents' independence, have long viewed nursing homes as a last resort.

USA Today 06/26

- Embryo to Elderly—A Consistent Life Ethic -

While many pro-life advocates are active in protecting life at its earliest stages, few are aware of the assaults that are perpetrated on the sanctity of life in long term care institutions in America.

TownHall 06/26

- Deciding when to opt for home care -

My mother has been living in a skilled nursing facility for the last six months. She is on oxygen, confined to a wheelchair, and in need of 24-hour care. Despite her physical problems, she is as sharp as a tack mentally and continually asks my brother and me when she can return to living with him. He is open to the idea, however, I agree with my mother’s physician and think she should stay in the nursing facility where she receives good care. Who is right?

TownOnline 06/22

- Companies Help Employees Cope With Caring for Parents -

Ann Brewster had been caring for her aged parents for years before she realized the demands were eroding her health.

Wall Street Journal 06/22

- U.S. sues operator of five local nursing homes -

The complaint alleges false and fraudulent nursing home billings to the Medicare and Medicaid programs for failure to provide care to Cathedral Rock nursing home residents...

BizJournal 06/22

- Geriatric nurse practitioners could save the nation money and maintain quality services -

Geriatric nurse practitioners may be the future of age care at a time when doctors are getting difficult to find. Their skills and low cost are perfectly fit for complementing absent physicians.

SeniorScopie 06/20

- Nursing homes vs. home care — it's a national issue -

Many nursing homes provide excellent care. But it’s far better to use state and federal dollars to provide in-home help than to send people to a nursing home at $200 a day.

Statesman 06/20

- Ranking local nursing homes: web site gives reports on facilities -

Nursing facilities are those which offer round-the-clock care to its residents, who are often unable to fully take care of themselves. Assisted living facilities, on the other hand, are those in which individuals have their own apartment but share a commons area, social activities and medical personnel.

Spinal Column 06/20

- Accident Falls-A Major Risk in Nursing Homes -

According to a published report in the Washington Times on November 17, 2006, the leading cause of injury deaths for people over 65 is a fall...In 2003, over 13,000 seniors died from falling according to a study by the United States Centers for Disease Control. Older men are more likely than older women to die from a tumble because they are typically more frail.

Injury Board 06/15

- Crisis looms in care for boomers -

As the huge baby boom generation surges toward retirement age, an unsettling issue grows ever more pressing: finding the work force to tend to the millions of boomers who will someday need ongoing care because of physical and mental frailties.

AZ Star Net 06/15

- Real estate brokers for seniors -

Senior specialist designation recognizes expertise working with buyers and sellers over 50.

NewsDay 06/15

- AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS -

They were the guardians of their neighborhood, a pie-shaped slice of South Dallas wedged between Julius Schepps Freeway and Lamar Boulevard called Forest Heights.

Dallas News 06/13

- Company's system keeps medication errors, paperwork, in check -

Doctors, hospitals and nursing homes don't like to talk about it, but medical errors represent one of the biggest problems they confront when providing care.

Post Gazette 06/13

- Aging population strains health care system, families -

Experts say things will only get worse as loved ones seek living and nursing options

Freep 06/11

- As assisted-living care grows, worries mount -

Over the past decade, the number of assisted-living facilities - from neighborhood homes to apartment-building-like centers - has nearly doubled, fueled by a desire by seniors for more independence and their families for more homelike care than available in nursing homes.

AZ Central 06/11

- Government Regulation of Nursing Homes -

A large portion of Medicaid and Medicare dollars is used each year to cover nursing home care and services for the elderly and disabled. State governments oversee the licensing of nursing homes.

Injury Board 06/11

- Brain Exercise for Senior Citizens Does Seem to Work, Says Study -

Can a fitness program for your brain improve thinking and concentration the way lifting weights can increase muscle strength?

Senior Journal 06/07

- Senior Moments: Assisted living offers different levels of care -

Old age is no place for sissies.The number and diversity of housing facilities for the over-55 crowd continue to increase. Various names and descriptions of these facilities can be confusing, especially to persons who've never given senior housing a serious thought. People who have been forced by circumstances to think about this housing are also often confused. Today we'll concentrate on some facts regarding one type of housing called assisted living.

Bowie Blade 06/07

- Nursing Home Abuses: Oversight of California Nursing Homes -

A recent state audit criticized the California Department of Health Services (DHS) for not doing an adequate job of overseeing the quality of nursing homes...the timing of inspections was quite predictable, so it was too easy for a nursing home to prepare for the visit and hide deficiencies.

Injury Board 06/06

- The Right Cure For Ailing Elder Care? -

Nurse practitioners could save the nation money--while providing quality service...A health-care model that relied heavily on nurse practitioners for senior citizens rather than physicians could save the nation money--a lot of money--arguably without compromising quality.

Business Week 06/06

- Loved ones only solution to woes at nursing homes -

There will never be enough staff to help patients in a nursing home. The only way to alleviate this problem is to be there for a loved one.

Arizona Central 06/06

- Elder care becoming focus for advisers -

The needs of aging clients and their aging parents are compelling financial advisers to become more knowledgeable about elder-care issues.

RC Times 06/05

- Elder care: not just an old problem -

Economist Laura Henze Russell noted that Social Security, even today, is not enough to support the elderly, given the high cost of housing and other items in Massachusetts. Most dig into their retirement savings in the best of times, and some add to their debt. A sudden change in their own health or of a spouse’s health can dovetail them into a crisis.

Town On-Line 06/05

- Seniors helping seniors -

In 1900, life expectancy was about 50. Today, it’s over 75, and if you reach that age, you can expect to be around for another 10 years....Caring for an elderly relative can be stressful; stress can be detrimental to one’s well being. Caring for an elderly relative can also require special skills, particularly in the health care area. If you are feeling stressed or concerned about your own health and well-being, where do you turn for information and/or help?

Keep Me Current 06/05

- 'Gimme Generation' hurting elder taxpapers -

"My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." The entitlement mentality believes that I was born in this country and this country owes me a living.

Morning Sentinel 06/05

- Care for elderly should be bigger priority for the state -

Tennessee families are constantly having to put loved ones into nursing homes because those families have no other choice. Options are limited. There are alternatives like home- and community-based care that the state could be providing to give more families the options they seek. But the scarce nature of those options is simply unforgivable. This state must do better.

RC Times 06/04

- Nursing homes associated with accelerated decline in Alzheimer's disease -

People with Alzheimer's disease experience an acceleration in the rate of cognitive decline after being placed in a nursing home according to a new study

Medical News 06/04

- Number of Arizona nursing homes with serious problems growing -

The number of nursing homes in Arizona found to have serious problems has grown in the past two years. In 2006, inspectors found 11 facilities, or 13 percent of the state’s nursing homes, were in immediate jeopardy, with elderly patients receiving the wrong medicine and some seniors living in fear of reprisals from abusive employees.

east valley tribune 06/04

- First Nation looks for elder care support -

The health director for Muskeg Lake Cree Nation is looking for someone to pick up the ball when it comes to funding services for elderly First Nations on reserve. Out of the 30 beds available at the Muskeg Lake Elders Care Home - which opened early March – only 10 are operating.

Prince Albert Daily Herald 06/01

- A Wrenching Debate Over Nursing Homes vs. Assisted Living Units -

"Battle on Home Front: San Francisco's Massive New Nursing Facility Draws a Fight as Institutions Lose Favor" (page one, May 7) sets up a false dichotomy between nursing-home care and community care.

Wall Street Journal 06/01

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