ELF News Archives
May 2006
- Nursing homes must improve care -
A recent state evaluation showed that nursing-home facilities in North Central Massachusetts have ample room for improvement.
Sentinel and Enterprise 5/30
- Elder abuse awareness focus of campaign this month -
AThe 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.
Community Press 5/30
- In a reverse trend, people move from nursing homes to live on their own -
"For a quite a number of decades, when an older person had been in a nursing home for more than three months ... nobody thought they would leave," said Rosalie A. Kane, a professor at the University of Minnesota and national expert on long-term care. "Inevitably, that would be their last home."
KRT Wire 5/24
- We can't retire worries about Social Security, Medicare -
Earlier this month, the trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds issued their annual report on the future of the programs -- to little fanfare. Yet the report merits large headlines. It's important. And it's grim.
Chicago Sun Times 5/24
- SANTA CLARA CO. TO RECOGNIZE 'WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY' -
The problem of elder abuse is not unique to Santa Clara County, Malks said, noting that about five million cases of abuse are reported nationwide each year.
CBS5 5/24
- MEDICARE AND ITS IMPACT -
At an annual cost of $260 billion, Medicare is one of the largest health insurance programs in the world. Providing nearly universal health insurance to the elderly as well as many disabled, Medicare accounts for about 17 percent of U.S. health expenditures, one-eighth of the federal budget, and 2 percent of gross domestic production. Medicare's introduction in 1965 was, and remains to date, the single largest change in health insurance coverage in U.S. history.
NCPA 5/24
- Senate votes Social Security for illegals -
Illegal aliens could collect Social Security benefits based on past illegal employment if a U.S. Senate bill passed Thursday becomes law.
M & C News 5/22
- CMS Fails To Penalize Nursing Homes With Patient Safety Violations -
The report finds that in 28% of 706 cases between 2000 and 2002, CMS failed to deny Medicare reimbursements for new patients when nursing homes take more than three months to return to "substantial compliance" with federal rules.
Kaiser Network 5/22
- PUBLIC-SECTOR PENSION CRISIS WORSENS -
Like many of the remaining traditional defined-benefit pension plans in the private sector, government pension plans -- federal, state and local -- are swimming in red ink...
NCPA 5/22
- Kane leads team on elder abuse -
There is currently no format in Illinois for interagency review of suspicious deaths of seniors and determine whether they could have been prevented or if civil or criminal action against a caregiver is warranted...
Chicago Tribune 5/22
- Illegals granted Social Security -
The Senate voted yesterday to allow illegal aliens to collect Social Security benefits based on past illegal employment -- even if the job was obtained through forged or stolen documents.
Washington Times 5/19
- Pension Bill Not Imminent at Capitol -
Despite recent progress, Congress is unlikely to pass by Memorial Day legislation aimed at assuring financial solvency for the nation's employer-based pension system, Republican negotiators said Thursday.
MSN 5/19
- Are Nursing Homes Providing Proper Care? -
"For one person taking care of 14 to 17 people, (there's) just not a lot of time to take care of their individual needs," said the concerned wife, whose husband is in a nursing home.
10 News 5/19
- Elder abuse not just physical -
Of the many ugly social realities that capture the headlines every day, abuse of the elderly is seldom on the radar. Americans are far more likely to hear grim stories about pedophiles, workplace shootings and embezzling CEOs.
GM Today 5/12
- Social Security concerns causing some to save -
Fear that Social Security benefits won't endure is prompting many Americans to invest more for retirement.
Benefit News 5/12
- Awareness helps prevent elder abuse, neglect -
More than 45,392 adults w e re victims of abuse, neglect or exploitation in Texas last year, according to Terry Johnson of Texas Adult Protective Services
Jasper Newsboy 5/12
- Medicare politics eclipse Social Security — for now -
Medicare’s prescription-drug benefit, rising gas prices and the war in Iraq have eclipsed Social Security as an issue that candidates from both parties are debating.
The Hill 5/10
- Social Security – A bankrupt pension scheme or a political football? -
It must be recalled, that the Social Security Scheme was implemented under the PLM government of the mid-seventies. That makes the Scheme about 30-years-old, having served the country for a full generation.
Antigua Sun 5/10
- Possible rise in elder abuse feared -
When state officials see evidence of child abuse, the law allows them to move that child to safety.
But if they find a 70-year-old man in a similarly dangerous situation, they don’t necessarily have the same power.
Kansas City Star 5/10
- Avoid nursing homes and stay at home -
The East Northumberland District Women’s Institute is big on keeping their members healthy and, on Thursday, May 4, 2006, invited Pam Pettigrew, physiotherapist extraordinaire, to share her knowledge on keeping safe and avoiding pitfalls for those over 50.
Brighton 5/09
- Medicare Hotline Fails One-Third of Time on U.S. Drug Plan -
Medicare's telephone hotline for a new federal drug subsidy gave wrong, incomplete or inappropriate answers or lost callers in one in three cases, a U.S. government report said today.
Bloomberg 5/03
- Washington renews demand for cuts to Social Security, Medicare -
The Bush administration, echoed by much of the mass media, seized upon reports released May 1 on the fiscal health of the Social Security and Medicare system to renew its demand for drastic cuts to these two major entitlement programs, thereby gutting retirement benefits and health care for older Americans.
Health/Housing 5/03
- Elder abuse also can include financial scams -
For many people, the term “elder abuse” conjures up images of neglect or physical and psychological damage inflicted upon an older adult.
San Diego.Com 5/03
- Experts: Elder abuse will rise -
Experts say to expect a lot more elderly people to be abused in the next 10 years.
HOI On-Line 5/01
- Transition program helps move patients out of nursing homes -
Since the start of 2005, the program has reached into nursing homes to help 21 people in Allegheny County and about 200 statewide re-establish themselves in the community...The effort reflects shifting emphasis in Pennsylvania in recent years to divert people where possible into community living instead of institutionalization, as it fits most people's preferences and is usually less costly to the government.
Post Gazette 5/01
- Nursing homes in crisis -
A LOOMING care 'crisis' means several nursing homes in Weston are on the brink of closure, one expert has warned.
Westin Mercury 5/01