ELF News Archives
November 2007
- Visiting Aging Parents Over the Holidays: Elder Care Expert Encourages Boomers to Move Beyond Denial -
With the primary family get-together season upon us, now is the perfect time for Boomers to become more attuned to the potentially increasing needs of their aging parents. "Caring for aging parents and becoming their advocate may be one of the most important and challenging roles that a Boomer will assume during their lifetime", states elder care expert Esther Koch, who has also been the primary caregiver to her mother over the last ten years. "Admitting that the parent who once kissed the hurts away now needs you can be emotionally overwhelming,"
E Media Wire 11/28
- Shouldering the Burden of Elder Care -
An Estimated 34 Million Americans Care for an Older Family Member...A study from the National Association of Caregivers says the whopping costs of home care average more than $5,500 a year. That's $400 more than the average household spends on health care and entertainment combined.
ABC News 11/28
- Union critical of nursing homes takeover -
At the Manor Care nursing home in Homewood, Lowanda Moore told Illinois legislators at a hearing Monday, she does all she can to care for her mother because she cannot count on the staff.
Chicago Tribune 11/28
- The Sorry State of Nursing Homes in Tennessee -
Either they have some of the worst nursing homes in America or investigators are just beginning to do a thorough job! In just the first 11 months of 2007 Tennessee has suspended admissions at 20 nursing homes this year -- that's double the number in 2006 and more than triple the 2005 amount!
Roanoke Injury Board 11/28
- $2.7 million grant to go to elderly housing in diocese -
“Our seniors in Southwest Louisiana deserve tremendous respect, and these two grants for the Diocese of Lafayette will help relieve some of the anxiety faced by many low-income seniors in our community,”...
The Advertiser 11/28
- More Canadians living in nursing homes: StatsCan -
Canada's 4,300 or so residential care facilities looked after 235,916 residents in '05-06, a 2.3 per cent increase from 2004/2005, according to the most recent data from the Residential Care Facilities Survey.
CTV 11/23
- More nursing homes penalized -
The figures alarm advocates for the elderly and disabled who fear the increase means more residents are living in unsafe conditions, but industry representatives say the numbers are not a true reflection of nursing home quality.
Fairviewobserver 11/23
- GPs should look out for abuse -
Dr Boland said GPs are in a unique position to spot and report abuse of the elderly, which is hidden in society. He said it is estimated that there are 20,000 elderly people in Ireland being abused and that this means each GP practice would be dealing with eight such people.
Irish Medical Times 11/23
- Aged deserve better -
It's the kind of story that makes a lasting impression: An elderly man taken from a nursing home to a hospital for respiratory problems, who arrives with an infected breathing tube, a partially inserted catheter, bed sores on his elbow . . .
News-Journal 11/23
- Nursing Home Takeover Sought -
Termini filed for bankruptcy the same day The Courant wrapped up a three-day series detailing Haven Healthcare's long-standing problems in paying its bills and its repeated citations from the state for serious patient-care deficiencies...The chain has faced a string of negligence and wrongful death cases dating back to 2003.
Courant 11/23
- Congress To Take a Close Look at Nursing Homes -
Corporate owners of America's nursing homes are in for some strict scrutiny by Congress! It's about time! It's about time America stopped the abuse and neglect so widespread in our long term care facilities. Starting tomorrow, Congressional hearings in both the Senate and the House will feature presentations sure to widely criticize the state of affairs in nursing homes.
Roanoke Injury Board 11/16
- Nursing homes unfairly stereotyped in article -
Working at a nursing home is not only physically demanding for caregivers, but also mentally and emotionally. It takes a special person to do this kind of work.
I am not insinuating that elder abuse never occurs in society, because this is not a perfect world. However, I found it unfair that long-term care nursing facilities should be lumped together with the poor-performing facilities and elder abuse within the realm of society.
Winonadaily 11/15
- Manor Care Nursing Homes Concerned About New Ownership -
Nursing home workers in the Lehigh Valley will be watching closely next week- as Harrisburg hears from the private company interested in buying Manor Care...They have interests as diverse as aerospace firms and Dunkin Donuts- how are they going to run nursing homes in Pennsylvania?
WFMZ 11/12
- Group living gives frail seniors a measure of freedom -
Nestled in a neighborhood of neatly kept houses, four frail seniors are pioneering an alternative to nursing homes. They live together in a ranch-style house with a live-in aide who cooks and launders, helps them with bathing and dressing, and reminds them to take their pills. Nurses visit as needed. The residents relish the companionship, but also the independence the setting allows.
Orlando Sentinel 11/11
- More needed to help Atlantic Canadian seniors stay in homes: report -
More needs to be done to help aging adults live out their lives in their own homes, said the author of a report examining the lifestyle of Atlantic Canadian seniors Tuesday...the majority of seniors he surveyed said they didn't want to be placed in a nursing home or seniors' residence.
Canadian Press 11/11
- More needed to help Atlantic Canadian seniors stay in homes: report -
The report, released Tuesday by the Atlantic Seniors Housing Research Alliance, was compiled from a survey of 1,702 seniors who were asked about their current needs, support services and future plans.
Canadian Press 11/07
- Trusted Care: Patient's Rights Inside Nursing Homes -
Trusted Care, takes a look at one of the most important aspects of elder assistance: patient's rights. In addition to rights as U.S. citizens, residents entering a nursing home enjoy expanded rights...Nursing home residents have the right to be treated with dignity and respect as well as the right to privacy among others. But, what happens when those rights aren't respected?
KTEN 11/07
- High Staff Turnover Among South Dakota Nursing Homes -
South Dakota nursing homes are struggling to keep caretakers on staff. With high turnover rates nearing 50 percent, some lawmakers are calling it a crisis. High stress on the job combined with low pay are two reasons why.
KMEG 11/07
- High Staff Turnover Among South Dakota Nursing Homes -
South Dakota nursing homes are struggling to keep caretakers on staff. With high turnover rates nearing 50 percent, some lawmakers are calling it a crisis. High stress on the job combined with low pay are two reasons why.
KMEG 11/02
- Nursing homes key issue in final governor's race debate -
People in nursing homes ... are not a priority for this administration, and it's very clear that they're not," Democratic challenger Steve Beshear charged during their final face-off.
Cincinnati Post 11/02
- Rural nursing homes face crisis in Medicaid funding -
One of the biggest problems rural nursing homes face is that the money paid by Medicaid is less than the cost of care residents receive at the facilities. The cost of care is approximately $25 per day more than what Medicaid pays.
DL-Online 11/02