Building Choice into Long Term Care
In the past, fate has dictated the passing of life in what are euphemistically called "nursing homes". But there is no longer a need for such a fate, if we are willing to work to change the rules.






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Monday, October 11, 2004
 

Baby Charlotte raises treatment questions. The ruling by a UK High Court judge this week that 11-month-old Charlotte Wyatt should not be resuscitated if she stops breathing has caused widespread debate about medical ethics in the UK... click link for more info. [Medical News Today]
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The Age of Assisted Cognition. ...rian, senior medical and science adviser at the Alzheimer's Association. But while they will be living longer, they will be doing so with (cognitive) disability. Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of age-related dementia in the United States. One in 10 people over 65, and half of those over 85... [Wired News Search Results: disability]
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