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Dialysis May Do More Harm Than Good
October 15, 2009 4:34 PM by Heather Simons

A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine questions whether dialysis is the best treatment for nursing home patients. As reported by USA Today , more than half of older nursing home residents die within a year of starting dialysis and "nearly Read More...

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Reliable Nursing Home Information Lacking
September 29, 2009 11:52 AM by Heather Simons

Reliable information on the quality of nursing homes is hard to come by these days, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times . Currently, a Web site called Nursing Home Compare , which was created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Read More...

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Salsa at 3 a.m.?
September 24, 2009 10:23 AM by Maureen Salera

This morning, Good Morning America ran a segment about a program that allows patients with Alzheimer's or dementia to stay active all night long. The program, which is billed as the first of its kind, takes place in the Hebrew Home for the Aged, Riverdale, Read More...

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ALFA-Backed Amendment Passes Senate Finance Committee
September 23, 2009 1:11 PM by Heather Simons

A press release from ALFA today announces that the Senate Finance Committee accepted an amendment by Senator Bill Nelson to Senator Max Baucus' health care reform legislation that would eliminate prescription drug co-payments under the Medicare Part D Read More...

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More Robots for Seniors
September 11, 2009 3:58 PM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

Two things many seniors can be hesitant about-exercise and technology-are coming together in Taizo, the Japanese fitness robot. Taizo weighs about 14 pounds and stands two feet tall. It can do about 30 moves, mostly while sitting down. It will sell for Read More...

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