   | | | Issues, Insights and Inspirations about Aging |
| | | Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:37:42 +0000 | | | A few days ago, The New York Times launched the “New Old Age” blog to promote discussion about the issues facing our aging population and those who care for them. Jane Gross, a seasoned NYT reporter, is the blog’s primary author. Her experience caring for her aging mother inspired her to cover stories on the topic for [...] | |
| | Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:16:52 +0000 | | | A few weeks ago, I blogged about a USA Today story on rising bankruptcy rates among the elderly. Today, the paper featured an article with much broader implications: the impact of rising prices on the lives of elderly people living on fixed incomes.
Across the country, seniors are cutting back and seeking out programs and services [...] | |
| | Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:46:47 +0000 | | | Our country was born of enduring principles and wrestled into existence through war. There is something flawed in the human condition that creates crucibles for oppression by ruthless people that generates the need for war. A seemingly endless cycle. The Bible says a time will come when the lion and the lamb will lie down [...] | |
| | Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:16:58 +0000 | | |
Once again, millions of Medicare beneficiaries are having their physical and occupational therapy rationed with the expiration of the exceptions process on Medicare coverage of outpatient therapy back in effect as of yesterday.
It’s unconscionable to ration therapy for people recovering from strokes, hip replacements and other conditions when outpatient therapy can restore health and independence [...] | |
| | Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:50:19 +0000 | | | Last year, AAHSA CEO Larry Minnix wrote a letter to members about making a YouTube video helped Cleveland’s Eliza Bryant Village tell their story in a new way.
Since then, many AAHSA members and state associations have embraced YouTube in their own storytelling efforts. Take a few minutes and watch some of these “YouTube stories.”
Emmaus Senior Services [...] | |
| | Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:48:47 +0000 | | | On Monday, the Bush administration announced that it would give Congress more time to deliberate on the proposed cut to physician payments by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS). Originally scheduled to take effect today, CMS spokesman Jeff Nelligan said the agency “will not be making any payments on the 10.6 percent reduction [...] | |
| | Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:16:15 +0000 | | | He may not be David Letterman, but Eric Schubert with Ecumen’s Changing Aging Blog can sure put together a top 10 list…and today’s topic is an important one: why our country must change the way we finance long-term care. Take a look:
1. The Age Wave is Unprecendented: About 10 million Americans need long-term care [...] | |
| | Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:25:17 +0000 | | | In our youth-obsessed culture, it’s not often you hear that a book about aging isn’t focused on preventing it. That’s why I was excited to read about A Place Called Canterbury on Bill Thomas’ “Changing Aging” blog.
The premise is simple. Dudley Clendinen is a former New York Times reporter who decided to move into Canterbury Tower, a retirement community [...] | |
| | Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:50:51 +0000 | | | Yesterday, the U.S. Senate rejected a cloture motion on H.R. 6331, a bill that would extend the Medicare therapy caps exceptions process for 18 months. The bill also would place a moratorium on a 10.6 percent cut to Medicare’s physician payment rates which begin on July 1. The motioned failed 58-40, with Sens. John McCain [...] | |
| | Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:26:08 +0000 | | | According to updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, in 2007 roughly 23 percent, or 12.2 million, of those aged 60 and over in the U.S. had diabetes. The agency also estimated that about 536,000 new cases appeared among that age group. Over all, 23.6 million Americans live with diabetes, and researchers say the new numbers [...] | |
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