June 2010 - Posts

Seniors and Sex
June 28, 2010 6:59 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

Senior citizens are still having sex, whether their adult children want to accept it or not. According to a study led by Dr. Stacy Tesler Lindau, "If we regard older people as asexual, particularly as physicians, we really miss an opportunity to do important Read More...

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WWII Vets in LTC Send Care Packages Overseas
June 25, 2010 10:16 AM by Elizabeth Rosto Sitko

In a program that spans generations, Operation Care Package was started by a World War II veteran to help today's soldiers fighting in the Middle East. A resident of United Zion Retirement Community in Lititz, Pa., Jack Pontz approached the activities Read More...

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LTC for the Homeless
June 23, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth Rosto Sitko

In Salt Lake City, Utah, a new housing option is available for formerly homeless seniors. The Kelly Benson Apartments currently house 48 residents who were on the streets trying to get by. Moving into independent housing decreases the toll on public coffers Read More...

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Physicians Limiting Number of Medicare Patients
June 21, 2010 8:48 AM by Elizabeth Rosto Sitko

The number of doctors refusing new Medicare patients because of low government payment rates is setting a new high, according to an article in USA Today . Recent surveys by national and state medical societies have found more doctors limiting Medicare Read More...

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Right-to-Die Billboards Make Appearance
June 16, 2010 11:12 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

The Final Exit Network today began the roll-out of billboards that read: "My Life, My Death, My Choice." The campaign is designed to help raise public awareness and promote a dialogue on the right to die. The Final Exit Network believes that mentally Read More...

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How Thorough is Your Screening?
June 11, 2010 10:02 AM by Elizabeth Rosto Sitko

The Obama administration is stepping up anti-fraud enforcement and prevention efforts. The new Health Care Reform Bill calls for a nationwide program of criminal background checks for all direct care workers (home health aides, certified nurse aides, Read More...

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Get Creative!
June 9, 2010 10:47 AM by Elizabeth Rosto Sitko

You can spread good news about your LTC organization and let your creativity shine through two multimedia projects. Make a video! The theme of AAHSA's FutureAge July/August issue is "Quality in the Eyes Of ..." They are looking for short video submissions Read More...

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Guest Blog: Accountable Care
June 7, 2010 8:17 AM by Elizabeth Rosto Sitko

The following is a guest blog from Anthony Cirillo : As healthcare reform is interpreted and rolled out one of the the things that the industry is grappling with is this notion of accountable care organizations. It has been better defined in the hospital Read More...

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Medicare Recipients Losing Access to Care
June 4, 2010 1:01 PM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

A new American Medical Association survey shows that many physicians are limiting the number of Medicare patients they treat. About one in five physicians overall (17%) are currently restricting the number of Medicare patients in their practice. In response Read More...

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Same-Sex Partners of Federal Employees Now Eligible for Benefits
June 3, 2010 7:02 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

President Obama has issued a memorandum directing Federal agencies to begin to extend benefits to same-sex domestic partners of federal employees that are currently available to opposite sex spouses, wherever permitted by law. The benefits to be extended Read More...

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Protein Regulates Enzyme Linked to Alzheimer's
June 1, 2010 9:18 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine have found that increasing levels of a protein called GGA3 prevented the accumulation of BACE1, an enzyme linked to Alzheimer's disease. BACE1 produces a toxin that researchers have pinpointed as a cause Read More...

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