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Dental
Care for Seniors (Caring.com - 7/9/09)
Dental hygiene may easily be overlooked, but it's an important
part of keeping an aging loved one comfortable and healthy
Elder
Care Practice Tips (Sanford
J. Mall)
In the midst of our efforts to learn the new Medicaid rules
and how the implementation of the Deficit Reduction Act of
2005 in Michigan will affect our clients, it is easy to lose
sight of the main objective of eldercare planning - improving
/ enhancing the quality of life of the elder.
Elderly
Mobility Challenges and Falling Out of Bed (Elder Care
Blog - 10/4/09)
Mobility issues in general are misunderstood and lack appropriate
solutions to address the problem. One issue is why do people
fall out of bed and why is it such a healthcare mystery. You
may wonder how beds and bed rails equal a mobility issue until
you understand a century old misconception.
Health
Care Delivered as it Should Be (New York Times - 1/8/09)
Hardly anyone has a good word to say about this country’s
fragmented system for delivering and paying for long-term
care, with one exception: the PACE program, which many experts
laud as long-term care done right.
Kaiser
Daily Health Policy Report (KaiserNetwork.org -
Jan. 17, 2008)
USA Today examined how a "projected long-term explosion
of health care costs could force sweeping changes" in
Medicare, private health insurance and Social Security, as
part of a series on the effects of the retirement of baby
boomers.
Safe
at Home? Developing Effective Criminal Background Checks and
Other Screening Policies for Home Care Workers
AARP’s Public Policy Institute just released a new report
on federal and state approaches to background check screening
of home care workers to protect vulnerable adults from harm.
(From the link above you can link to the full report and a
two-page summary). It includes a 50-state statutory chart.
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