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More Articles from Elder Care Information: MORE RESOURCES: Site: Yahoo! News Search Results for elder care Most elder abuse cases caused within family (Wairarapa Times-Age) Victims' family members are causing the majority of elder abuse, a new Wairarapa co-ordinator says. Cheryl Watson, appointed as elder abuse and neglect prevention co-ordinator by the Wairarapa Organisation for Older Persons last month, said nationally relatives caused 79 per cent of elder abuse. Physicians silent on elder abuse (Daily Breeze) Some doctors don't report elder abuse cases out of fear. Nice return on investment (The Post and Courier) That's some recovery. A pair of Charleston elder-care health centers that were snatched out of the throes of bankruptcy for a relative song six years ago fetched a fairly nice premium earlier this month. Ohioans can keep more assets while getting care (Dayton Daily News) Ohio residents who purchase long-term care insurance are now allowed to keep more of their personal assets ? up to $201,500 ? once Medicaid begins paying for their nursing home or in-home care. Family caregivers: Reach out for help (Alameda Times-Star) Advice, resources and how-to tips on elder care for the Bay Area Bay Path Elder Services stretches out in new Marlborough building (Marlborough Enterprise) State Secretary of Elder Affairs Michael Festa was on hand Friday as Bay Path Elder Services officially opened its new Marlborough offices. Health Events (The Lakeland Ledger) WEDNESDAY:MEDICATION MANAGEMENT OF PAIN AND OTHER SYMPTOMS, 5 p.m., Lakeland Man to Man Prostate Cancer Educational Program, Center for Cancer Care and Research, 1730 Lakeland Hills Blvd., Lakeland. Dr. Jennifer Strickland, pharmacist, will be the speaker.thursday New business addresses age-old problem: providing elder support (The Cincinnati Enquirer) While working as a paralegal in her former career, Molly Fanning Prues, founder of VistaLynk Solutions, said she realized that many families did not know where to turn for answers when a senior relative needed help. Bay Path Elder Services stretches out in new Marlborough building (The MetroWest Daily News) State Secretary of Elder Affairs Michael Festa was on hand yesterday as Bay Path Elder Services officially opened its new Marlborough offices. Few doctors report abuse of the elderly by their caregivers (Everett Herald) Doctors in almost every state are required by law to report suspected elder abuse of their patients. But hardly any of them do, even if they fear that their silence may subject an elderly person to continued abuse at the hands of a caregiver. Site: elder care - Google News Hospital welcomes new physicians - Northumberland News
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