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Elderly people abused in hospitals and care homes
Elderly people are being “mistreated and abused” in hospitals and care homes, according to a new report. by Chris Irvine Age Concern criticises the lack of progress made a year on from a parliamentary report that recommended an “entire culture change” to tackle human rights…
Author: Daily Telegraph
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Why the 'Senior Voting Bloc' is a Myth
Original Source Editor’s Note: While exit-polls may show that those aged 60 and older favored John McCain over Barack Obama on election day, closer analysis shows that the elderly are as diverse in politics as they are in almost every other social sphere. Paul Kleyman…
Author: New America Media
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Cuts could wreck poorer children's college chances
THE cutting of child benefit payments to those over the age of 18 could exclude children from lower-income families from third-level education and may even prevent others from completing secondary school, children’s groups said yesterday. In his Budget, Brian Lenihan announced that benefit payments for…
Author: Irish Independent
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Taking care of our elderly is a priority
by Paul Mulholland The Irish Geronto-logical Society re-cently held its Annual Scientific Meeting highlighting new developments in research into ageing in Ireland. President of the Society, Prof Des O’Neill hailed the range and quality of the research presented, which included a study on the use…
Author: Irish Medical News
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Who Wants to Retire Later? (Don't Laugh)
Original Source Off the Shelf By HARRY HURT III WORK longer and retire later? The very idea sounds depressing, especially to overworked, underpaid, aging baby boomers like me. But we may have no choice if we want to avoid a precipitous decline in our accustomed…
Author: The New York Times
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Older and More Diverse: America's Multicultural Future is Approaching Fast, But Are We Ready?
By David E. ThigpenVice President of Policy and Strategic Advancement, Insight Center Elders are revered for their experience and wisdom in many cultures around the globe, but here in America where our civic, media and business cultures worship at the fountain of youth, elders are…
Author: Huffington Post
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Lining Up That Second Career Takes Focus
by Kerry Hannon A New York investment banker becomes a small-town chef. A techie turns acupuncturist. An entrenched corporate exec accepts an early retirement package and converts to the ministry. Longer life spans, concerns about outliving retirement savings, and a desire to stay productive are…
Author: U.S. News & World Report
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Scheme marks the beginning of a two-tier health system
by Eamon Timmins THE publication yesterday of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008 marks a dramatic development in the way this country charges for essential health and nursing care services. Once it becomes law, those with dementia, paralysed by stroke or incapable due to…
Author: Irish Examiner
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Scheme to make nursing home care 'anxiety-free'
THE new Nursing Homes Support Scheme will make residential care accessible, affordable and anxiety-free, Health Minister Mary Harney insisted yesterday. Families should not find themselves under financial pressure to come up with large amounts of cash to pay for a relative’s care, Ms Harney said.…
Author: Irish Examiner
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Deficit panel leaders propose curbs on Social Security, major cuts in spending, tax breaks
By Lori Montgomery The chairmen of President Obama’s bipartisan deficit commission on Wednesday offered an aggressive plan to rebalance the federal budget by curbing increases in Social Security benefits, slashing spending at the Pentagon and other agencies, and wiping out more than $100 billion a year…
Author: The Washington Post