Saturday, July 08, 2006

Who's Guarding Us From Guardians? AARP Reports an Alarming Lack of ... U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA ... payment of more than $27,000 in nursing home bills," added ... "The guardian also allowed her home to become ... According to AARP, stories of abuse by guardians are ... 8:46:02 AM    comment [] Many Nursing Home Residents Hospitalized Because Of Gaps In Medical Care. The Boston Globe on Monday examined how specialists estimate that tens of thousands of nursing home residents "must be sent to the hospital each year because of a breakdown in basic medical care at the facilities. [click link for full article] [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed] 7:26:59 AM    comment [] Grant To Be Used For Training Doctors To Care For The Elderly. Montefiore and Einstein receive $2-million grant from Donald W. Reynolds FoundationA $2-million dollar grant has been awarded to Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center to develop a program to train doctors in caring for the elderly. The initiative, known as the GeriEd Program, will contain both educational and clinical components. The project is funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation of Las Vegas. [click link for full article] [Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today] 7:26:20 AM    comment []

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