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/Home/Sciences/Life Sciences/Medicine/Family Medicine/Geriatric/Gerentology Effects of preventive home visits to elderly people living in the community: systematic review -- van Haastregt et al. 320 (7237): 754 -- BMJ Votes:0 Jump to: Page Content , Site Navigation , Site Search , You are seeing this message because your web browser does not support basic web standards. Find out more about why this message is appearing and what you can do to make your experience on this site better. BMJ BMJ Journals BMJ Careers BMJ Learning BMJ Knowledge BMJ Group Search BMJ.com Search Advanced Register for free services | Subscribe | Sign In Research Education News Comment Topics Clinical topics Non-clinical topics ABCs Other series Theme issues Academic medicine Books BMJ USA archive US highlights Print Issues Past issues Cover image archive Polls archive Debates archive Theme issues US highlights BMJ USA archive Academic medicine Interactive Rapid responses Blogs Polls Debates Audio Webchats Talks PDAs RSS Select a Resource Read More Go to Site Incidence and types of preventable adverse events in elderly patients: population based review of medical records -- Thomas and Brennan 320 (7237): 741 -- BMJ Votes:0 Jump to: Page Content , Site Navigation , Site Search , You are seeing this message because your web browser does not support basic web standards. Find out more about why this message is appearing and what you can do to make your experience on this site better. 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Resources Media Fact Sheet National Elder Law Month News Releases Eye On Elders Media Kit Story Ideas Public Policy Positions Professionals Attorneys Publications Special Interest Groups Certification Law Students Publications Law School Programs Aging Network Professionals Speakers Bureau Successful Relationships Join Why Join NAELA? Who Can Join NAELA? How to Join NAELA Learn More Join NAELA Now! Store Calendar of Events Members Aspirational Standards Certification Chapters Communications eBulletins Fellows of the Academy Government Affairs Media Coverage Suggestion Box Member Discount Partner Program Mentoring Program My Profile My Orde Read More Go to Site 15TH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT Elder Abuse Votes:0 SENIOR CITIZEN CRIME PREVENTION TIPS WHAT IS ELDER ABUSE? Elder abuse includes: Physical violence Threats Verbal abuse Financial exploitation Emotional abuse Neglect Violation of an older person's privacy or other basic rights. WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF ELDER ABUSE? Victims are most likely to be: Age 75 or over Women Dependent on the abuser for basic needs Suffering from a mental or physical illness. WHO ARE THE ABUSERS? Many times, they're family members who are acting as care givers. Abusers often suffer from: Stress- When added to personal and financial problems, the strain of caring for an older person can cause frustration. Unrelieved stress increases the possibility of abuse. Alcohol and other drug problems- Alcoholism and other drug use may play a major role in elder abuse. Dependency- Read More Go to Site @GRASSROOTS.ORG/Life Enrichment Center Votes:0 Thursday, Nov 22, 2007 Home Page Who we are 100 stories Reinvesting In America: the book You can help! Hotlinks Contact Grass-Roots.org GROUPS THAT CHANGE COMMUNITIES Life Enrichment Center Inc. 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CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation - refers to the medical procedures used to restart a patient's heart and breathing when the patient suffers heart failure. CPR may involve simple efforts such as mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and external chest compression. Advanced CPR may involve electric shock, insertion of a tube to open the patient's airway, injection of medication into the heart and in extreme cases, open chest heart massage. A do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order tells medical professionals not to perform CPR. This means that doctors, nurses and emergency medical personnel will not attempt emergency CPR if the patient's breathing or Read More Go to Site Elder Abuse Prevention Votes:0 Elder Abuse Prevention Elder Abuse Prevention: A Consortium Serving Alameda and Contra Costa Counties in California, USA. The Mission of Elder Abuse Prevention is to prevent all forms of elder abuse via community and legislative advocacy, coordination of services, and community and professional education. Elder Abuse Prevention has been active since 1984 as the only non-profit 501(c) (3) agency in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties whose sole focus is the prevention of elder abuse. Services provided by Elder Abuse Prevention. What is elder abuse? How is it recognized? Who MUST report? What should I do? Who do I call to report and for help? Resources beyond Elder Abuse Prevention Deborah Workman, Executive Director Elder Abuse Prevention 1000 Macdonald Avenue, Suite C Richmond, Ca 94801 (510 Read More Go to Site Emergency Closure of Lexington Nursing Home Votes:0 March 27, 2000 EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF LEXINGTON NURSING HOME SPRINGFIELD, IL – Dr. John R. Lumpkin, state public health director, today ordered the emergency suspension of the Lexington Nursing and Rehab Center’s operating license and Illinois Department of Public Health staff have moved to relocate the center’s 26 residents to other McLean County facilities due to an “immediate and serious threat” to their safety. Dr. Lumpkin said the drastic action was taken because the facility’s administration and owners have been unresponsive to requests to address safety issues that involve a small group of residents admitted earlier this year. These resident, who all have substance abuse problems, have been terrorizing the other residents and facility staff. “Lexingt Read More Go to Site Home | Schwartz & Schwartz | California Financial Elder Abuse Lawyers Votes:0 About Us Firm History & Philosophy Michael Schwartz Kevin Schwartz Practice Elder Abuse Litigation Trust & Probate Litigation Fiduciary Litigation Conservatorship Litigation Other Complex Civil and Probate Litigation and Appeals Cases What We've Done . . . Where We've Done It . . . Clients Who They Are . . . Where They Are . . . News Results Articles & Developments Resources Notable Recent Case Law Relevant Statutes Useful Links Welcome Schwartz & Schwartz is a litigation boutique representing clients from all over the United States in highly contested trust, probate and elder abuse actions throughout California. The law firm was the first in California to specialize in prosecuting civil and probate actions for financial elder abuse, and continues to be known for aggressively and successfu Read More Go to Site Hospice Physicians - physicians in hospice care Votes:0 HOW HOSPICE WORKS: THE PHYSICIAN-HOSPICE RELATIONSHIP You are probably used to visiting your physician and then getting your medical advice directly from that physician. However, when the attending physician 1 refers a patient to a hospice, the hospice assumes responsibility for providing care to the patient based on a Plan of Care which is under the supervision of the attending physician. This means that the patient will not regularly be seen by the physician, but rather by trained hospice staff who work with the physician. The hospice team (the "Interdisciplinary Team") meets regularly to create and update the Plan of Care. 2 The RN casemanager then contacts the physician who either approves or modifies the Plan of Care. Although all care is technically under the supervision or "orders" Read More Go to Site Informed Eldercare Decisions, Inc. - Caregiving Services and Elder Care Issues. Votes:0 Request Info ♦ About Us ♦ Contact Us ♦ ElderLifePlanning.com - Helping Caregivers Make the Best Care Choices Home Caregivers Counselor Eldercare Professionals Eldercare News Bookstore Directory Alternative Methods of Financing Long Term Care Services: Terms and Definitions. Links to Sections of This Page Viatical Settlements | Reverse Equity Mortgage | Notes & Loans Private Long Term Care Insurance Basic Operation of a Long Term Care Insurance Contract In general, a Long Term Care insurance contract operates as an indemnity program for potential nursing home and/or home health care costs. In addition, many policies provide coverage for adult day care, for care delivered in an adult home or in an assisted living facility, and for hospice care. Some Long Term Care insurance Read More Go to Site Medicare Rights Center-Support MRC Votes:0 Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2000 Deane Beebe Communications Director 212-869-3850, ext. 19 dbeebe@medicarerights.org Half of the Time Insurance Companies Incorrectly Advise They Won't Cover Sick People Who Want to Buy Medicare Supplemental Insurance, Study Shows --Wrong Information Puts Older and Disabled People Dropped by Medicare HMOs at Risk of Not Being Able to Buy Needed Coverage-- [NEW YORK, NY] A study conducted by the Medicare Rights Center (MRC) found that customer representatives at insurance companies selling Medigap insurance -- policies that supplement Medicare coverage -- provided wrong information at least half of the time, jeopardizing the ability of older adults to buy Medigap policies when their HMOs end their Medicare contracts. MRC's "Medicare Rights Read More Go to Site Medigap Coverage Drops for Elders Votes:0 Medigap Coverage Drops for Elders The number of Medicare beneficiaries ages 65 and older who have no supplemental Medigap coverage jumped by 33%--to a total of 9.2 million people--from 1994 to 1998, according to a new report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute ( EBRI ), Washington, D.C. Medigap policies cover costs like prescription drugs that are not reimbursed under Medicare, and the study found evidence that many older adults without such coverage had joined Medicare managed care plans. Medicare HMO enrollment in the same period grew from 3.1 million to 6.6 million. "However, the 3.5 million additional beneficiaries in these plans do not necessarily include all of the 2.3 million additional elderly Medicare beneficiaries without an additional source of coverage," the report says. Read More Go to Site Office of Public Affairs at Yale - News Release Votes:0 YALE News Release CONTACT: Jacqueline Weaver 203-432-8555 #152 For Immediate Release: November 30, 2000 Household Hazards Are Not, as Commonly Believed, The Leading Cause of Falls By the Elderly New Haven, Conn. -- Slippery showers, loose throw rugs, obstructedpathways and other environmental hazards are not the leading cause offalls by the elderly living at home, a study by Yale researchers shows. "We found, surprisingly, no relationship between potential hazardsin the home and the occurrence of falls," said Thomas Gill, M.D.,associate professor of medicine and geriatrics at the Yale School of Medicine . "It'sbeen common wisdom that these conditions do cause falls. That's why theyare called hazards. But there is actually very little evidence to supportthat linkage." 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The Congress cited improvements in the health of older people and increases in average life expectancy as primary reasons for inc Read More Go to Site The Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia - Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Votes:0 Home Calendar of Events Clinical Programs Clinical Trials Education & Training Research Graduate & Post Doctoral Training Newsletters About the Institute Support the Institute Frequently Asked Questions Headlines • Congratulations Anthony Carlos: Undergraduate Research Wins First Place Award This image depicts Alzheimer's pathology interacting with a central set of brain structures (the limbic system) which are involved in the development of Alzheimer's Disease. Disclaimer | University of California, Irvine The UCI Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia is one of 29 Alzheimer's Disease Centers (ADCs) across the country designated and funded by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health . 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