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Senior population with any combination of chronic conditions, dementia or ADL dependencies.

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Gillard orders probe into dentist's 'abuse' claims

Published December 4, 2008, 2:02 pm, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the Government will make sure that reports of dental health neglect in nursing homes are investigated.

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Anger over bed crisis dissipates -- (comment on this story)

Published December 3, 2008, 9:38 pm, The Sudbury Star

The number of alternate level of care patients at Sudbury Regional Hospital rose to a record 129 on Tuesday, a day after the hospital's doctors, [...]

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Gordon to report on hospital bed crisis

Published December 3, 2008, 9:36 pm, The Sudbury Star

Former mayor Jim Gordon will report to city council next week on his perspective of the alternate level of care problem in Greater Sudbury's health-care [...]

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211 dial-up service is a local reality

Published December 3, 2008, 5:48 am, Rushville Republican

A project that has been two years in the making, involving numerous service providers and encompassing four counties, became a local reality Tuesday morning.

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HSE Reminds Health And Social Care Organisations To Conduct Risk Assessments After A 90-yr Old Lady Dies, UK

Published December 3, 2008, 4:14 am, Medical News Today

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning health and social care employers to ensure that risk assessments are carried out to determine the suitability of equipment used in everyday tasks. The warning follows an incident that occurred on 25th March 2006 in the Elderly Directorate of Moseley Hall Hospital.

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FOOD DRIVES Biddy Basketball to collect food at games

Published December 2, 2008, 9:16 pm, The Nashua Telegraph

NASHUA -- The Biddy Basketball Program, operated by the Nashua Parks and Recreation Department, will hold four food drives this holiday season to benefit area food shelters. Drop off food items at the dates listed below and at the following locations. ...

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Free Care Is New Alternative To Nursing Homes

Published December 2, 2008, 4:19 pm, WFMY News 2 Greensboro

Senior citizens have a new option to avoid going to a nursing home. Piedmont Health SeniorCare (PACE) recently opened on Vaughn Road in Burlington .

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Nevada 5th hardest hit state, signals need for ability to train direct care workers

Published December 2, 2008, 11:25 am, News 4 Reno

A national long-term health care workforce study indicates the need to increase funding for direct care workforce in Nevada nursing homes. A recent report, by the American Health Care Association , has found that vacancy rates among registered nurses (RNs) in Nevada's skilled nursing facilities is 20 percent - the 5th highest in the United States, according to a news release issued Monday.

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Dr. Irene S. Levine: Getting Over a Friendship Drought

Published December 2, 2008, 11:25 am, HuffingtonPost

The more lonely people are, the more nostalgic they tend to become as a way of increasing their self-perceived feeling of social support.

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Budget crisis slams social services, universities

Published December 2, 2008, 6:52 am, Basehor Sentinel

Topeka — Bad budget news on Monday gushed like water from a fire hose as lawmakers reviewed the state’s worsening financial situation.

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