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Many Californians unprepared for costs of growing older (Part 2)

Other findings of the poll of California voters age 40 and older conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the SCAN Foundation,...
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Many Californians unprepared for costs of growing older (Part 1)

On August 16, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the SCAN Foundation released the results of a poll, which addressed health and long...
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UCLA reports services for disabled seniors is poor

According to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, disabled seniors in Los Angeles and throughout the state of California...
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Volunteering with children

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  • April 23, 2012
Participating in volunteer programs gives kids a taste of how good it feels to help others, but it can often be difficult to find projects that...
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Woman arrested after trying to suffocate elderly woman in nursing home

In Bangor, Maine, a woman has been arrested and jailed in connection with an incident, in which she attempted to smother a woman in her 90s with a...
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Is your loved one living in Assisted Living or Long term care? How well do they communicate w you?

Over the next few months, I will be conducting presentations to Administrators and staff of long term care facilities including assisted living,...
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Mother's Day tribute and ideas for celebration

The second Sunday in May is devoted to Mothers: Mother's Day. We love our Moms. It only makes good sense to honor mother and to take a day out of...
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Woman, 98, accused of killing her 100-year-old nursing home roommate

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  • December 12, 2009
On Friday, a 98-year-old Massachusetts woman was indicted for killing her 100-year-old roommate.According to USA Today, the two women were nursing...
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98-year-old woman accused of murdering 100-year-old roommate

  • News
  • December 12, 2009
On Friday, a 98-year-old Massachusetts woman was indicted for killing her 100-year-old roommate.According to USA Today, the two women were nursing...
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Holidays for loved ones in the hospital or nursing home

(Note: Just as I launch this article today, December 22nd, my mother has gone into the hospital. She seems all right, she's being monitored but she...
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