Worth Reading
What Would Really Improve Health Care - Huffington Post
February 6, 2011
Dr. Richard Besdine asks "what would really improve health care," in this Huffington Post piece. "As a health services researcher and professor of medicine, and recalling the classic movie The Graduate, my advice to America's policymakers, to present and future Medicare beneficiaries, as well as present and future physicians is one word: geriatrics."
read more >>>Study: Poor, minority areas lose nursing homes – CNN
January 18, 2011
Nursing home closures in the United States tend to be concentrated in areas that are less affluent, more black or more Hispanic, a study in a leading medical journal has found.
read more >>>Seniors may have to pay for Medicare Home Health – Associated Press
January 14, 2011
Medicare recipients could see a sizable new out-of-pocket charge for home health visits if Congress follows through on a recommendation issued...
read more >>>Can Good Care Produce Bad Health? - Hartford Foundation
January 11, 2011
For those of you who haven’t yet heard, I have recently been diagnosed with Stage IV inflammatory breast cancer. This rare form of breast cancer is known for its rapid spread. True to form, it has metastasized to my spine. This means my time is limited. As a nurse, I knew it from the moment I saw a reddened spot on my breast and recognized it for what it was.
read more >>>Medicare Makes Way for Baby Boomers – Business Week
January 3, 2011
It's been a long, strange trip from Woodstock to the nursing home, but baby boomers are getting there -- and soon. The first boomers turn 65 this year and can start enrolling in Medicare this month, setting a ball in motion that will probably put further strain on an already overburdened system.
read more >>>Preparing More Care of Elderly - NY Times
June 28, 2010
A New York Times article detailing the challenges in care that are arising as a result of the increase in the aging population.
read more >>>Marilyn Daniel’s Reward
May 10, 2010
Rozzie Laney, the 91-year-old woman propped up in her hospital-style bed on this Monday afternoon, didn't respond. She'd had Alzheimer's disease for many years and no longer spoke; glaucoma and cataracts had taken her sight
read more >>>Letters to the Editor: Taking Care of Our Caregivers - Washington Post
May 18, 2009
The May 10 Magazine article "Marilyn Daniel's Reward" was an inspiring story highlighting the dedication of caregivers -- both the paid workers and unpaid family members -- who help our disabled and elderly citizens.
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