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All in the balance: Nurse practitioners are ready to help meet baby boomers’ growing needs:"As they grow older, about 70 million baby boomers will test the mettle of the nation’s healthcare system — particularly its supply of primary care providers — like never before. Will there be enough PCPs to meet boomers’ chronic care needs? Some say no and are working toward securing nurse practitioners’ expanded scope of practice across the county, which will allow NPs to meet the growing need for more providers.

Members of America’s massive generation of baby boomers — people born from Jan. 1, 1946, through Dec. 31, 1964 — are now reaching age 65 at a rate of roughly 10,000 a day. The combination of aging baby boomers and an expected influx of patients seeking healthcare in 2014 under provisions of the Affordable Care Act may provide fodder for nurse practitioners seeking to expand scope-of-practice laws in the 34 states that limit it."
https://www.nurse.com/blog/2013/06/03/all-in-the-balance-nurse-practitioners-are-ready-to-help-meet-baby-boomers%C2%92-growing-needs/

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Nursing Shortage Serious For Seniors:"There is a threat to the health of every older adult in the United States and Canada looming on the horizon. It is not a virus or new type of bacteria that is causing this threat. The threat to health is a result of the increasing shortage of nurses in both countries."
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Clinical Nursing Case Studies:

Nursing Home Rehabilitation Stay Proves Terminal. Was Quality of Care Given An Issue?
Lloyd v. County of Du Page, 707 NE.2d 1252 - IL (1999)
Summary: Nursing homes are frequently a patient's destination for rehabilitation following surgery. Common conditions fitting this bill include large bone fractures, hip replacements and stroke. Following these acute episodes, the patients are too unstable to go home and not "sick" enough to have their hospital stays reimbursed by insurance companies. The purpose of admission to a nursing home is to help the patient regain lost function, strength and health. In this case, the patient would remain in the Nursing Home till her death of complications.

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Elderly Patient Repeatedly Injured In Nursing Home "Accidents." Negligence, Coincidence or Abuse?
Brickey v. Concerned Care of Midwest Ince. 988 S.W. 2d 592 MO (1999)
Summary: As the elderly population continues to increase, more and more families are faced with the decision to place loved ones in nursing homes. When a family member is placed in a facility, a certain standard of care is expected. In this case, a resident was injured repeatedly while under their care. When the patient died a few days after being "dropped" the family sued.

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Industry Organizations (commercial):

AgingInfoUSA:"Sue Salach-Cutler has worked in the geriatric healthcare field for close to 20 years and is the Author of "Along Comes Grandpa", a caregiving resource guide, and the novel "If I Walked in Her Shoes" (http://www.AlongComesGrandpa.com). As a National Speaker, Sue utilizes her personal and professional experiences to educate and empower professionals on the work/life affects of caregiving. ;As CEO of AgingInfoUSA she partners with companies to evaluate the cost of employee caregiving on their bottom line and implement cost effective solutions. Sue was the 2010 recipient of the YWCA Marguerite Henry Leadership Award for Communications/Technology and the Influential Women in Business Award from the Business Ledger and NAWBO. AgingInfoUSA received the 2010 Excellence in Business Award from the Business Ledger and was nominated for the Chicago Innovation Award."
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Assisted Living INFO - The Nationwide Assisted Living and Senior Living Retirement Community Directory:"Assisted Living INFO is your online guide for selecting an assisted living facility, retirement community, or other personal care facility anywhere in the United States."
http://www.assistedlivinginfo.com/

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Nursing Home INFO - The Nationwide Nursing Home Directory:"Choosing the right nursing home is one of life's most challenging events. Nursing Home INFO is here to help you make the best choice."
http://www.nursinghomeinfo.com/

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UK Nursing Homes Directory:"Searching for the right type of nursing home can be a traumatic experience. The quality of accommodation and care can vary significantly between each home and exploring the various options is often difficult. We understand that finding the right placement for your loved one is not an easy task, finding the right care can be a long and arduous process when time is at a premium. Each featured nursing home has a description, photographs and contact information enabling you to get further information and finally arrive at an informed decision."
http://www.carehomes.net/

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American Association of Retired Persons, AARP:"AARP is the nation's leading organization for people age 50 and older. It serves their needs and interests through information and education, advocacy, and community services which are provided by a network of local chapters and experienced volunteers throughout the country."
http://www.aarp.org/

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National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc.:"Questions & Answers When Looking For an Elder Law Attorney"
1604 North Country Club Road Tucson, Arizona 85716 520/881-4005 FAX 520/325-7925
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National Senior Citizens Law Center:"The National Senior Citizens Law Center advocates nationwide to promote the independence and well-being of low-income elderly individuals, as well as persons with disabilities, with particular emphasis on women and racial and ethnic minorities."
http://www.nsclc.org/

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National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives:"The National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) is committed to providing the highest quality representation and advocacy on behalf of persons who are seeking Social Security and Supplemental Security Income."
http://www.nosscr.org/

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Nursing Homes Quality Assurance (Report to Congress), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services:"In 1996, about 1.6 million people received care in approximately 16,800 nursing homes across the United States. As the largest single payer for this care, the Federal government is responsible for ensuring: (1) that the health and safety of one of the nation's most vulnerable populations are protected; and (2) that expenditures are prudent. Nursing home care has improved compared to the poor conditions dramatized in scandals during the 1950s and 1960s. In spite of this improvement, some experts and the public continue to feel that the typical nursing home is terrible. Ongoing press reports of questionable practices reinforce a widespread negative perception of the quality of nursing home care and underscore the importance of the Federal government's responsibilities."
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7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244-1850
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http://www.cms.gov/NursingHomeQualityInits/

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SeniorSite.com™:"Is a warm and active Web Community for those of us who are 55 or over, young at heart and who want to stay ahead in our changing world!"
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California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform :"A non-profit information and advocacy organization for nursing home residents, their families and their friends."
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) 1610 Bush Street | San Francisco, CA 94109 | (800) 474-1116 (Consumers only, please) | (415) 474-5171
http://www.canhr.org/
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Illinois Nursing Home Resources:

Illinois Council on Long Term Care:"The Illinois Council on Long Term Care is an association of Nursing Home Professionals committed to quality residential healthcare in Illinois through a productive and responsible partnership between the private and public sectors. The Council operates as a resource for creative program development, the opportunity for continuing education and advanced professionalism, and a vehicle for increased public appreciation of the essential services provided by residential long term care programs."
http://www.nursinghome.org/index.html

Atlanta Nursing Home Fined For Neglecting Resident Care (October 28, 1997):"The Illinois Department of Public Health has fined Bartmann Nursing Home and Sheltered Care Facility $10,000 for not properly assessing the medical conditions of residents or informing physicians of changes in their patients' conditions. The 87- bed intermediate and sheltered care facility is located at 2282 1275th Ave., Atlanta
http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/press97/bartmann.htm

Matoon Nursing Home Fined For Resident Death(September 12, 1997):"Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home has been fined $10,000 by the Illinois Department of Public Health for installing unsafe side rails, which resulted in the death of a 77- year-old resident. The 162-bed skilled care facility is located at 201 Lafayette Ave. E. in Mattoon.
http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/press97/odd.htm

Rockford Nursing Home Fined For Administering Incorrect Medication:"The Illinois Department of Public Health has fined St. Anne Center $10,000 for administering an incorrect prescription to a resident. The 179-bed skilled and intermediate care facility is located at 4405 Highcrest Road, Rockford."
http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/press97/stanne.htm

Canton Nursing Home Disciplined For Neglecting Resident Needs:"The Illinois Department of Public Health has fined Renaissance Care Center of Canton $10,000 for failure to properly assess injuries to a 6-year-old resident after she fell from a chair. The 42-bed home for developmentally disabled under 22 years of age facility is located at 1675 E. Ash St."
http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/press97/renais.htm

Two Chicago-Area Nursing Homes Fined:
http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/press97/spauld.htm

Champaign Nursing Home Fined For Not Meeting Resident Care Needs:"The Illinois Department of Public Health has fined Care Center of Champaign $10,000 for failure to provide a resident, who died as a result of a blocked airway, with adequate nursing care. The 118-bed skilled care facility is located at 1915 S. Mattis St., Champaign."
http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/press97/carectr.htm

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Michigan Nursing Home Resources:

Tendercare:"We appreciate your interest. Tendercare (Michigan) Inc. is a respected provider of long-term health care services. Tendercare offers a broad continuum of care including: skilled nursing services, assisted living centers, medical specialty units and acute and post acute rehabilitation centers. This site will provide an overview of information about Tendercare's history, mission statement, services, locations, employment opportunities and more. We hope that you find the site informative. In addition, this site also provides a number of related links to other sites that you may find helpful."
http://www.tendercare.net/

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Pennsylvania Nursing Home Resources:

Pennsylvania Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aging:"The mission of the Pennsylvania Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aging, is to promote the interests of nonprofit organizations that primarily serve the elderly by providing housing, health care, and community services; to enhance our members' ability to provide quality services efficiently and effectively; and to represent our members through cooperative action."
http://www.panpha.org/

November 24, 2004: Abuse and Neglect Among the Elderly:"According to CNN on July, 30 2001 Almost one in every three nursing homes in the U.S has been cited for an abuse or violation. There was a report prepared for the representative of California, Henry Waxman. This report found that over a two year period, (January 1, 1999 to January 1, 2001), that all violations had at least the potential to harm nursing home residents. There were over 3,800 abuses that had not been found until an actual complaint was filed."
http://www.thematuremarket.com/SeniorStrategic/dossier.php?numtxt=3484&idrb=5

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Great Britain, United Kingdom

Castlebeck:"Castlebeck is a leading provider of specialist healthcare and rehabilitation services for adults with learning disabilities. Our service users are referred from across the UK predominantly via Social Workers or Psychiatrists. Our main customers include many NHS and Local Authorities. The Castlebeck website provides an insight to our broad range of services and facilities."
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Valley Street North,
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Tel: 01325 252001
Fax: 01325 252004
Email: info@castlebeck.com
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Arch Intern Med -- Abstract: Patient Education to Prevent Falls Among Older Hospital Inpatients: A Randomized Controlled Trial, March 28, 2011, Haines et al. 171 (6): 516

Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(6):516-524. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2010.444

Background  Falls are a common adverse event during hospitalization of older adults, and few interventions have been shown to prevent them.

Methods  This study was a 3-group randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of 2 forms of multimedia patient education compared with usual care for the prevention of in-hospital falls. Older hospital patients (n = 1206) admitted to a mixture of acute (orthopedic, respiratory, and medical) and subacute (geriatric and neurorehabilitation) hospital wards at 2 Australian hospitals were recruited between January 2008 and April 2009. The interventions were a multimedia patient education program based on the health-belief model combined with trained health professional follow-up (complete program), multi-media patient education materials alone (materials only), and usual care (control). Falls data were collected by blinded research assistants by reviewing hospital incident reports, hand searching medical records, and conducting weekly patient interviews.

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Top 100 Senior & Boomer Blogs & Websites | Seniors For Living

Google returns 1,330,000 results when you type in “blogs about seniors” and 3,890,000 for “websites about seniors.” Of course, not all of these results are legitimate, useful, or applicable destinations for those seeking issues of interest about seniors, but even if half of them are, can we say information overload?

So here’s an updated version of our first Top 100 Senior and Boomer Blogs and Websites, to help you stay up-to-date on the latest advances in boomer blogs and senior sites spanning a colossal range of topics. Peruse and use this new list as your hitchhiker’s guide to the most interesting, engaging, helpful, and heartwarming offerings in the virtual galaxy today.

Travel
Born to roam? These sites offer tempting travel options for the mature trekker…

1.      The Roaming Boomers – David & Carol Porter’s attractive “online travel magazine” includes a blog, information on national parks, product reviews and much more.

2.      Gypsy Nester – I love David & Veronica’s quirky and hilarious take on life after children. These self-proclaimed GypsyNesters are “rocking the empty nest” and loving every minute of it.

3.      Road Scholar – Formerly called Elderhostel, the Road Scholar site presents “adventures in lifelong learning” to those thirsty for travel in the golden years.

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Sending Out An Elder-Care SOS | cdaamerica

A growing number of websites, with names like CareCentral and Lotsa Helping Hands, are catering to such families. “It is the fastest-growing segment of our business,” says Jay Drayer, CEO of CareFlash, based in Austin, Texas, which services families with many types of health issues.

Like mainstream social-networking services, these sites make it possible for a caregiver to communicate with many people at once. Most allow families to post messages, blogs and photographs—and receive feedback from a supportive community. The services typically promise privacy and notify members when new information is added.

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Caring For Elderly Parents: Top 10 Concerns | cdaamerica

Posted on February 15, 2011 by cdaamerica| Leave a comment

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Parents care for their children, to strengthen body and mind, and
nurture them forward to independence. Siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins and even friends and neighbors often join in the family circle, helping to care for the kids. Such is what caregiving is all about, a nurturing,
supportive commitment by family and extended family members. Many of us have the opportunity to return that same level of commitment and support to Mom, Dad or both as they age.

It is time to return the favor, not just individually, but as a family, to
provide support where necessary and preserve your parents’ ability and
independence as long as possible. What are the 10 most important family concerns in caregiving for a parent? Consider:

1. Rally the Troops

Deborah Halpern, Communications Director for the non-profit National Family Caregiver’s Association, urges that caregiving your parent is not a one-person job or burden. Instead, you should have a family team that includes friends and neighbors, each with a role and responsibility in the caregiving process. There must be a ringleader, according to Halpern, who contacts each family member with the invitation or challenge to”step up to the plate and help.”

Consider the team concept as akin to hiring for different jobs in a company.
Everyone is good at something, while he or she may be inept or less than
qualified in another task or field. When several family members are involved,
even for just a few hours each week, the burden on the primary caregiver is
reduced significantly. Sharing responsibilities also brings more family members
into active contact, sharing, support, monitoring, understanding and visiting
with Mom or Dad.

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Online tool can help seniors determine risk for dementia | Johns Hopkins University - The Gazette

A quick online assessment tool developed by Johns Hopkins researchers can help worried seniors find out if they are at risk of developing dementia and determine whether they should seek a comprehensive, face-to-face diagnosis from a physician, according to a new study.

The tool, which is being refined and validated, is not meant to replace a full evaluation from a doctor that includes a physical exam, blood work, imaging studies and more. Instead, this assessment provides a scientific way to help a person educate himself about a disease that doctors now believe is best managed if caught early.

“As the population ages and dementia becomes more prevalent, it’s important to get people diagnosed early,” said Jason Brandt, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the leader of the study appearing online in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia. “Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia don’t just creep up on you. They’re incubating for decades in the brain. This tool is potentially very useful in determining who is at risk.”

Among the questions asked on the Dementia Risk Assessment are whether a person has a history of high blood pressure, depression, diabetes, high cholesterol or head injury, all of which are considered well-documented risk factors for dementia. The assessment also includes a simple memory test that could point to a subtle cognitive decline, Brandt says.

The study analyzed responses from 357 people over the age of 50 who took the assessment at www.alzcast.org. Those who scored lowest on the memory test were significantly older and were more likely to be men, have hypertension and report severe memory problems. And while only 9 percent of respondents reported they had severe memory problems, more than one-third said they had a first-degree relative with dementia or severe memory loss—a major risk factor for the condition.

The assessment takes just five to 10 minutes to complete online, and the questions have been borrowed from other scientifically valid assessments.

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Money Problems | 10 Signs Your Parent is Struggling Financially, Caring.com

Your parents assure you that their bank balance is in fine shape. But is it really true -- or are you worried they're actually just scraping by?

Even if your parents haven't shared the details of their financial situation, there can be tell-tale warning signs that they're feeling the need to cut back on their expenses. Home Instead Senior Care, an elder care provider, has compiled a list of signs that may indicate your parents are in need of financial help.

Here are the warning signs to look out for, according to Home Instead:

1. Is your seniors' home too warm in the summer and too cold in the winter?
2. Is the lawn not getting mowed and is the sidewalk not getting cleared in inclement weather?
3. Are they complaining about not being able to afford medications?

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