Today's Eldercare News for November 21, 2008
Sea change in elder care Nov. 21--Frank Neureuter, sitting comfortably in a motorized scooter at Beechwood Nursing Home, doesn't look like anyone ready to join a revolution.<br/><br/>Yet, at 82, the retired Buffalo businessman finds himself embracing a small but growing movement to fundamentally change the way care is provided to the elderly.<br/><br/>Instead of a corridor lined with residents slumped in wheelchairs, he lives ...
The Buffalo News, N.Y. - 2008-11-21 08:24:07Nursing shortfall forecast in some counties: Study sees 26% gap in Schenectady County, cites Albany competition Nov. 21--ALBANY -- The Capital Region may have more nurses than it needs in 2020, but the distribution of nurses may leave some counties, like Schenectady, shortchanged.<br/><br/>A study released Thursday from the University at Albany's Center for Health Workforce Studies used county-level data to measure nursing needs in finer detail. The report estimated that Schenectady will have a 26 percent shortfall ...
Albany Times Union, N.Y. - 2008-11-21 05:14:07Nursing home closes due to financial woesLynnhaven Nursing Center has closed because of financial troubles and transferred its last patient out Nov. 12, officials said. 'A combination of low occupancies, billing and collection delays, increasing costs, disruptions and evacuations associated with the threat of hurricanes have placed significant pressure on the home's available cash,' Bob Bates, Transition Health Services manager, said ...
Corpus Christi Caller-Times - 2008-11-21 03:56:54Letter: Likes nursing home voteDear Editor, I wanted to acknowledge everyone who supported the county nursing home referendum. Many of you donated money, helped put out signs and talked with friends, family and neighbors. It is very much appreciated by our residents and workers. Tears of joy were shed when the results came in. Some were befuddled why this would have passed at all, let alone so overwhelmingly. They wondered if ...
Hudson Star-Observer - 2008-11-21 07:05:11Teen wins award for work at nursing homeLast month, Croucher's more than 800 hours of volunteer service at The Terrace earned her the national Young Adult Volunteer of the Year award from the American Health Care Association. In 2007, she was named the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities Youth Volunteer of the Year, an honor that earned her a nomination for the national award. 'It was something that happened subtly,' Strunk said. ...
Kentucky.com - 2008-11-21 12:33:15Red, red wine: How it fights Alzheimer'sScientists call it the 'French paradox' a society that, despite consuming food high in cholesterol and saturated fats, has long had low death rates from heart disease. Research has suggested it is the red wine consumed with all that fatty food that may be beneficial and not only for cardiovascular health but in warding off certain tumors and even Alzheimer's disease. Now, Alzheimer's researchers ...
UCLA News - 2008-11-21 07:00:41'Mind spa' comes to retirement hotspots; This is your brain on exerciseSARASOTA, Fla. - Seniors in this retirement hotspot diligently packed the local Y, sweating to keep their bodies in shape. But after their workout, several couldn't remember where they put their car keys. Watching this scenario unfold, neurotherapist George Rozelle thought: Wouldn't it be great to have a health club where people could keep their brains fit? And so it was born: the Neurobics Club. The ...
Hamilton Spectator - 2008-11-21 04:57:38