By Kbilly | Published: April 28, 2011
Constituent anger over Medicare reforms proposed in Rep. Paul Ryan’s 2012 budget is putting increasing pressure on Ryan and House Republican leadership. Reuters reports that Republican House members held a private conference call Tuesday to discuss ways to reshape the Medicare reform debate. The Macon Telegraph reported that residents, staff and family members at a nursing [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 28, 2011
Most cat lovers claim their felines have a second sense when it comes to sensing the emotional/physical state of humans. In my family’s case, our cat Daphne never fails to jump on the lap of anyone in the house who starts crying or seems upset. Perhaps the most famous example of feline sensitivity is Oscar, [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 27, 2011
From the new Eden Alternative Blog: Check out the “Myth Busters: Defying the Myths of Aging” calendar from the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging in Cleveland. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the calendar features local celebrities and personalities who embrace aging and defy all the old stereotypes: Seniors sit around doing nothing all day. [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 27, 2011
We continue to get updates from advocates in Florida, Iowa and now California regarding ongoing battles to preserve the independence and oversight of state nursing home watchdogs or Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Here are the latest news updates: McKnight’s LTC News reports on Florida’s ongoing controversy over efforts to weaken state nursing home oversight: In other Florida [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 27, 2011
There are 99 Green House Project homes in 27 states and dozens more underway. But in California, state regulations have effectively blocked development of The Green House Project model. The state legislature held hearings this week to investigate what needs to change to allow the Green House Project to move forward. The Green House Project [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 26, 2011
A recent study finding little difference in the risk of being sued between high quality nursing homes and lousy ones is generating a lot of questions about how to improve quality of care. The conventional wisdom is that if lawsuits provide a quality-control incentive for providers than lousy nursing homes should be sued far more [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 25, 2011
– Frequent escape drills helped save the lives of elders in Japan’s tsunami. [McKnight's LTC News] – An intentional optimist refuses to be ensnared by preconceptions of aging. [Coloradoan] Third Age potential and fulfillment can be crushed by outdated ideas about aging. When we believe that growth and life expansion end at a certain time, [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 21, 2011
Our blog post on the best blogs and online resources for Alzheimer’s has generated a lot of great feedback and we’re excited to have some new sites to share with our readers. Perhaps the most profound website challenging the conventions of Alzheimer’s disease is TheMythofAlzheimers.com — “What you aren’t being told about today’s most dreaded [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 20, 2011
If you like fashion and you want to benefit from the wisdom of some of the best-dressed elders in the world, you’ll love Ari Seth Cohen’s blog Advanced Fashion. My name is Ari Seth Cohen the creator of Advanced Style. I roam the streets of New York looking for the most stylish and creative older [...]
By Kbilly | Published: April 19, 2011
ChangingAging readers — the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA) needs our help. In honor of Older Americans Month, AoA has launched a social networking initiative aimed at fostering engagement between the generations by way of an online video challenge “Connecting Generations.” The Video Challenge seeks to bring together multiple generations to create videos featuring the roles elders [...]