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URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED! True Story from a REAL PSW ~ Part 25

Today is an important entry to my Blog Your Attention Urgently Required!!! Please share this link with every PSW you know. If you care about seniors, if you care about people, if you know someone who … more →

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Inspections

cb wrote 7 hours ago: The big news today seems to the publication of the annual performance assessments from the CQC (Care … more →

Tags: Direct Payments, local authority, Personal, Politics, Social Care, social issues, Social Work, Work, Care Quality Commission

Checklist for choosing an aged care facility

columbiaagedcare wrote 9 hours ago: Last week we provided you with tips on how to choose an aged care facility. We have decided to follo … more →

Tags: aged care, Aged Care Australia, aged care services, Columbia Aged Care Acacia Centre, Columbia Aged Care Services, Residential Aged Care, residential care

Thousands condemned to live in squalid care homes

ramanan50 wrote 9 hours ago: Very sad.Leaving elderly to fend for themselves is very cruel, to say the least.What is happening to … more →

Tags: Family, Altavista, BBC, bloglines, buzz yahoo, Children, del.icio.us, Digg's, ebuzz

From hospital to nursing facility: factors influencing decisions.(Report)

caregivingcorner wrote 12 hours ago: From: From hospital to nursing facility: factors influencing decisions.(Report) by Mason, Susan E.; … more →

Tags: aging, Baby Boomer, caregiver, Caregiving, dementia, homecare, in-home care, Working Women

Roles, responsibilities, and relationships among older husbands caring for wives with progressive dementia and other chronic conditions.(Report)

caregivingcorner wrote 13 hours ago: From: Roles, responsibilities, and relationships among older husbands caring for wives with progress … more →

Tags: aging, Baby Boomer, caregiver, Caregiving, dementia, homecare, in-home care, Working Women

Promoting productive aging.(NATIONAL HEALTH LINE)

caregivingcorner wrote 13 hours ago: From: Promoting productive aging.(NATIONAL HEALTH LINE) by Wheeler, Darrell P.; Giunta, NancySource: … more →

Tags: aging, Baby Boomer, caregiver, Caregiving, dementia, homecare, in-home care, Working Women

Go Transit - A Ride to Remember!

trjohnson2009 wrote 13 hours ago: I enjoy walking everywhere, and I believe it is much faster for me to say, walk down to Sears, ver … more →

Tags: Postings, Attitude, Audacity, Brakes, Cartoon Corner, Conversations, crazy lady, Disability, drivers

Report examines racial differences in nursing homes

Megan Cox wrote 16 hours ago: In 2004, 11% of the 1.3 million nursing home residents aged 65 and over in the United States were bl … more →

Tags: aging, Data Briefs, Division of Health Care Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, National Nursing Home Survey, Nursing Homes, African-American, functional status, Racial Disparities

Depression in the Elderly

servicepointpgh wrote 18 hours ago: Depression in older adults is different than depression in younger people. Older adults tend to be t … more →

Tags: 1, aging, Baby Boomer, bloomfield, Oakmont, Pittsburgh, Safety, Senior Care, Servicepoint

The top 10 gifts to give seniors this holiday season.

homecaremountainbrookal wrote 21 hours ago: -Ron Kinder, Home Care Assistance owner of San Diego, CA Working in the senior care industry, I’ve h … more →

Tags: Healthcare, Seniors, holiday season