From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Providing Elder Care Doesn’t Have to Affect Your Job Security

by Ryan Malone on April 22, 2009 · View Comments

in Caregiving

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I just read an interesting article in US News & World Report.  Entitled How Providing Elder Care Affects Your Job Security, the article spoke about the workplace inflexibility people face when caring for parents versus that of their children. Employees providing eldercare say they have significantly less access to the flexible work options needed to [...]

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CEAL Issue Brief – Medicaid: Impact on Long-Term Care

by Ryan Malone on April 8, 2009 · View Comments

in Legal & Financial

For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL) is a non-profit collaborative of 11 national organizations that builds upon the work of the Assisted Living Workgroup (ALW), [U.S. Senate Special Committed on Aging Initiative]. CEAL’s goal is to promote high-quality assisted living and server as a [...]

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Sleep Apnea. What’s That?

by Ryan Malone on April 8, 2009 · View Comments

in Health

Asthma, or reactive airway disease, is a chronic disorder that results in restricted breathing due to inflammation of the bronchial tubes, the main air passages in the lungs. Asthma affects 3 to 5 percent of adults and 7 to 10 percent of children in the United States. Severe asthma attacks cause approximately 5,000 deaths per [...]

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Introducing Contributing Writer Karen Love

by Ryan Malone on April 5, 2009 · View Comments

in Contributing Writers

Undoubtedly, healthcare and elder care will be in the public eye for years to come.  The intersection between the ballooning cost of healthcare and an aging Baby Boomer population will force legislation and public policy decisions that will impact generations. It is with great pleasure that I introduce our next contributing writer, focusing on public [...]

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