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+ Anne Arundel SPG Announces Candidates for Board of Directors - June 10 Meeting + The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the following slate of candidates for election to the Board of Directors for the [...] June 10,2008 at Atria Manresa, 85 Manresa Road Annapolis, MD. 21409. Susan Amos, Key of Change Maureen Cavaiola, [...]

+ Direct Care Workers Reception & Proclamation - June 23 + Come Celebrate With Us The Long Term Care Coordinating Council Invites Your Organization & Direct Support Professionals To [...] Parkway Fairfax, VA 22035 RSVP by June 4, 2008 to: Aileen England at (703) 992-1126 or Email: rsvp@proaging.com Fairfax [...]

+ Blog - Japanese Solution? Put Off Retirement Until 70 + Japan’s finance minister, Fukushiro Nukaga, suggested a way to alleviate the country’s strained finances as its population ages [...] 2005 and 2020, the number of Japanese aged over 65 is forecast to rise to about 36 million from 26 million. Meanwhile, the [...]

+ Nursing home operators lose 93% of appeals: report + McKnights June 04, 2008  The federal government won 66 of 71 appeals cases brought by nursing home providers last year according to [...] & Medicaid Services won all 18 cases decided on the merits at the Appellate Division; it won 48 of 53 cases at [...]

+ Aggression Between Nursing-home Residents More Common Than Widely Believed, Studies Find + ScienceDaily (Jun. 4, 2008) — When people hear about elder abuse in nursing homes, they usually think of staff members victimizing [...] violence that occurs between residents themselves. Although such aggression can have serious consequences for both aggressors [...]

+ Study finds diet, activity can keep mind healthy + By Charlie Breitrose/Daily News staff MetroWest Daily News Posted Jun 04, 2008 @ 12:26 AM [...] according to a study run at a local senior living community. The Brain Health Pilot Study included residents from Summerville [...]

+ Skyrocketing Gas and Food Prices Put Hungry Seniors at Greater Risk + June 3, 2008, Alexandria, VA — A survey of Meals On Wheels programs in all 50 states, conducted by the Meals On Wheels Association [...] and disturbing picture of the serious impact that skyrocketing gas and food prices are having on Senior Nutrition Programs— [...]

+ GRAND OPENING - House of Joseph, LLC - Assisted Living + GRAND OPENING House of Joseph, LLC - Assisted Living We cordially invite all professionals to attend our GRAND OPENING on Friday, [...] is a participant of the Medicaid Waiver Program. Come tour the facility and enjoy the food. All guests have a chance to win a [...]

+ SourceBook - Maryland Edition Deadline Fast Approaching + Readers appreciate that SourceBook lists so many resources in an easy to use format - make sure you are on “the [...] SourceBook work with over 77 senior/families a month and provide over 21 referrals to organizations a month! Don’t [...]

+ Managing your folks’ money: 5 steps + Even if you think you’re well prepared to take over an aging parent’s finances you’d better read this [...] Two years ago, Bill Mesquita’s longtime companion died. Overcome with grief, he wasn’t able to keep up with [...]