Cathy and Pete's Family Pete's 70th Birthday
Get Help for the Aging Family
Link
to the National Association of
Professional Geriatric Care Managers to locate a GCM who
can help you in your state .
http://www.caremanager.org
Get Help for the Aging Family in the Western
US
Link to the Western Chapter of GCM to find a PGCM in the
western stateshttp://www.westerngcm.org/
Recent
Articles/Information on Problems Faced by Aging Family
3/15/11
Great article about how elderly had hard time escaping
Japanese disasters.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11074/1132128-82.stm
In my 3rd Ed of my book Handbook of Geriatric Care
Management, Liz Barlow has updated the chapter Preparing
for Emergencies. As this article shows and Katrina
reflected, we need to be ready to deal with elderly people
in an emergency, as they are so vulnerable.
http://www.jblearning.com/catalog/9780763790264/
2/21/11 Future cuts in aging and their effects
from
NIA standpoint.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/health/22hodes.htm
2/23/11New York Times this week on changes
Health Programs's Long Term Care CLASS Act
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/health/policy/22care.html
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2/7/11 NY Times on developing aging products.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/article_ffeb084c-3256-11e0-9e54-0017a4a78c22.html
1/21/11
NY Times- New Alzheimers Test
Developed
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/health/research/10spinal.html
12/26/10
NY Times on Medicare end of life planning
changes
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/us/politics/26death.html
10/19/10
New York Times How to iive to 100.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/10/19/health/20101018-centenarians-voices-photos.html
10/10/10
New York Times Today- Aging Families and Marijuana
Use
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/us/10pot.html?ref=todayspaper
10/10/10
NY Times Medicare sign up
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/weekinreview/10rabin.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
9/19/10
NY TimesWoodly Allen on aging.
http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2010/09/woody-allen-at-age-74-on-aging.html
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9/16/10 NY Times article with questions about
CCRC's
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/business/retirementspecial/16CARE.html
8/23/10
New York Times- How to insure Social Security's
life
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/opinion/22intro.html
8/18/10
Lily Stops Alzheimer's Drug
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/business/18lilly.html?ref=todayspaper
7/29/10 New Yorker article on prolonging Life physician/
writer Atul Gawande titled " Letting Go"- focuses on the
benefits of Hospice
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/02/100802fa_fact_gawande
7/29/10
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