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Seniors stepping out of retirement, into workplace
by DIANE SMITH FORT WORTH — Wade Clements is determined to find work. The 61-year-old land surveyor was laid off in September, and he’s now a regular at the WorkforceSolutionsWestsideWorkforceCenter in Fort Worth. Clements was there Friday, editing his résumé and searching online for jobs…
Author: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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A New Era of Service
During this economic crisis, the President says, the need for an army of volunteers is more urgent than ever Original Source By Barack Obama I started my career more than two decades ago as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago, working with…
Author: TIME Magazine
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Medicare Plans Draw Criticism on Drug Pricing
by JANE ZHANG and VANESSA FUHRMANS Figuring out which Medicare drug-insurance plan is right for you is confusing enough. Now, complaints are mounting about an obscure drug-pricing system that can force many older Americans to pay stiff penalties when they opt for brand-name drugs instead…
Author: The Wall Street Journal
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How Caring for Elders and People with Disabilities Can Save Our Economy
New York, December 8, 2008- As the nation seeks to bolster its sagging economy, PHI, a national leader in promoting quality direct-care jobs, has released an issue brief outlining why America should invest in its caregiving workforce. Direct-Care Jobs and Long-Term Care: Untapped Engine for…
Author: PHI
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Pensioners March on Stormont
Original Source By Victoria O’Hara Hundreds of pensioners from across Northern Ireland facing financial crisis today braved the cold for a march on Stormont to urge the Executive to put political differences aside and help elderly people who can’t afford to heat their home and…
Author: Belfast Telegraph
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Few benefit despite card climbdown by Harney
by Eilish O’Regan, Senan Molony and Aine Kerr Most of the 140,000 pensioners affected by the controversial Budget measures will still lose out on a full over-70s medical card, despite an embarrassing government climbdown last night. In the face of a blistering backlash, Health Minister…
Author: Irish Independent
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Minister publishes 'fair deal' nursing-home Bill
by JASON MICHAEL, OLIVIA KELLY and EITHNE DONNELLAN The Minister for Health today published the long-awaited Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008 amid criticism from Opposition parties and Age Action. The Bill published by Mary Harney underpins the fair deal nursing home funding scheme and…
Author: The Irish Times
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Legislation required to end discrimination against the elderly
POLITICIANS must draw up immediate legislation to end discrimination against older people, a seminar in Londonderry has been told. Older people from across the North West gathered at the Age Discrimination research seminar staged recently at the Magee campus of the University of Ulster. Participants…
Author: Belfast Telegraph
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Economy forcing many seniors to cut on health care
by Judith Graham They are splitting pills or deciding not to refill prescriptions. They’re missing doctors’ appointments, skipping needed dental work, canceling home-care services. As the economy founders, Chicago’s seniors are cutting back wherever they can, and health care is high on the list of…
Author: Chicago Tribune
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Ensuring That Vital Resources for the Poor Aren’t “Left on the Table”
Helping vulnerable and disadvantaged people to make lasting changes in their living conditions is at the core of Atlantic’s mission, and in every country in which we work there is significant and sometimes – as in the United States – growing inequality. The persistence of…
Author: Gara LaMarche