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An Evacuation Plan at Your Parent’s Nursing Home: 9 Questions to Ask

Posted on 04/19/2013 by | Caregiving | Comments

Caregiving | TravelMedia images of nursing home residents being evacuated after an explosion this week at a nearby fertility plant in West, Texas, raise an important issue. That is, if your loved one is, or may some day be, in a nursing home, do you know what its evacuation and emergency plans are? According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in 2012 on any day, more than 1.4 million Americans live in 15,800 nursing homes; more than 3 million have …

Nursing Home Near Texas Blast: ‘Everything Went Flying Everywhere’

Posted on 04/18/2013 by | News | Comments

Bulletin Today | CaregivingSometimes it seems there’s a special place in hell reserved for older people. When disaster strikes, it finds the most vulnerable among us. Maybe it’s because they’re often clustered in large groups. Maybe it’s because they’re less likely to be able to save themselves. And maybe in part it’s a numbers game: there’s simply more and more senior citizens. We saw it in New Orleans during Katrina and in the Northeast during Superstorm Sandy. And we saw it again when …

For Aging Seniors, a Commune-like Alternative

Posted on 02/26/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Home & FamilyBy Jim Fitzgerald for The Associated Press CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y. (AP) — At the Fellowship Community‘s adult home, workers are paid not according to what they do, but what they need; aging residents are encouraged to lend a hand at the farm, the candle shop or the pottery studio; and boisterous children are welcome around the old folks. It’s a home for the elderly in a commune-like setting — 30 miles from Manhattan — that takes an unusual approach, integrating …

Strange Math: More Seniors But Fewer Nursing Homes

Posted on 01/30/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthLet’s look at the numbers: By 2030, 20 percent of the U.S. population will be at least 65, up from 13 percent today. The number of 85-year-olds will increase more than 50 percent. But the number of nursing homes dropped almost 9 percent from 2000 to 2009 and the number of under-construction nursing home units declined by a third from 20007 to 2011. What’s wrong with this picture? An in-depth analysis of the coming nursing home shortage by The Fiscal …

The Takeaway: What Dad Wants in a Nursing Home; Debt Deal: Hip-Hop Style

Posted on 08/2/2011 by | The Takeaway | Comments

News RoundupsWhen it comes to “home away from home,” men are left behind. In her search for the perfect rehab for her father, Pam Gerhardt found that many assisted living facilities often forget about the other half. It’s hard enough getting your stubborn “still-young-at-heart” dad to agree to go to a home. So when he gets there, he should feel comfortable, right?