Seniors Urged to Overcome Health Worries to Improve Mobility

by Administrator 27. April 2009 03:56
By McKnights Long-Term Care News - Cautioning elderly people from attempting to do too much physically is actually counterproductive, researchers suggest. They say that many seniors who worry about their health or possible negative outcomes from exercising instead choose to remain inactive, therefor... [More]

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Chronic Diseases Affecting Home Health Care

by Administrator 27. April 2009 03:52
By SeniorJournal.com - Multiple chronic health conditions and some degree of cognitive impairment are common among senior citizens (age 65 and older) in Medicare home health care, and lead to longer periods of home health care use. A new study from the VNSNY Center for Home Care Policy & Resea... [More]

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Retirees Are Ill Prepared for Long-Term Health Care Costs

by Administrator 26. April 2009 03:39
By David Pitt / Associated Press - The high cost of long-term health care will drag down the quality of life for two-thirds of today's retirees. It can cost $77,000 a year for nursing home and $20,000 for in-home care, expenses that many aren't prepared to absorb, said the Center for Retir... [More]

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Medicare to Play Big Role in Health Care Overhaul

by Administrator 26. April 2009 03:37
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press - Senators and leading health care experts say that Medicare will become the test lab for changes aimed at making the overall health care system less wasteful. The new approach for seniors will stress close follow-up care by doctors and nurses. It... [More]

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Gingrich: Arbitration Clause Greater Threat Than 'Card Check'

by Administrator 24. April 2009 03:59
By McKnights Long-Term Care News - The biggest concern with possibly enacting the Employee Free Choice Act is not the so-called card-check measure, which would make union organizing easier; it is the lesser known binding arbitration clause, argues former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in ... [More]

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Social Security Imbalance Projected for This Year

by Administrator 20. April 2009 06:20
By Daily News-Miner - Payroll taxes intended to cover Social Security checks have propped up the federal government’s bottom line for decades, but that’s going to change this year, according to a new projection from the Congressional Budget Office. The reversal will pile many more billio... [More]

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Can Baby Boomers Afford to Pay for Parents' Aging in Place Technology?

by Administrator 19. April 2009 06:41
By Laurie Orlov / Ageinplacetech.com- It's both a given and a strong conviction: Caregivers worry about the cost of technology to help seniors age in their own homes.  And in fact, so does everyone else.  Vendors and experts think or talk about the potential for ... [More]

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More Than Half U.S. Voters Used Internet for 2008 Election But Senior Citizens Bucked the Trend

by Administrator 17. April 2009 06:29
By Senior Journal - The 2008 election became the first in which more than half the voting-age population used the internet for political purposes. Only the senior citizens (those age 65 and older) bucked the trend – substantially less than half the seniors were online political users, accord... [More]

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Missouri Unions Seek to Organize In-Home Care

by Administrator 14. April 2009 06:24
By David A. Lief / Associated Press Writer - Voters approved it overwhelmingly, but Missouri's Republican-led Legislature is refusing to fund a new council created to help coordinate in-home care providers. That means the council likely will be unable to fulfill its mandate to creat... [More]

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Study: Hispanics Receive Poorer Nursing Home Care

by Administrator 13. April 2009 10:52
By McKnights Long-Term Care News - Nursing facilities with a primarily Hispanic resident population generally provide lower quality care than facilities primarily servicing whites, say Brown University researchers who focused on pressure ulcer care. Investigators examined Minimum Data Set and f... [More]

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Experience Corps Make Big Difference in Student Reading Skills

by Administrator 12. April 2009 11:12
By Senior Journal.com - A non-profit program for older American volunteers – Experience Corps – is making significant difference for students being tutored by its volunteers. A study by Washington University in St. Louis found students with Experience Corps tutors made 60 percent more pr... [More]

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The End of Private Health Insurance

by Administrator 12. April 2009 10:14
By The Wall Street Journal - Above every other health-care goal, Democrats this year want to institute a "public option" -- an insurance program financed by taxpayers, managed by government and open to everyone, much like Medicare. This new middle-class entitlement is the most important de... [More]

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More Seniors Using Vehicles As Shelter

by Administrator 11. April 2009 10:26
By Nancy Bartley / Seattle Times - Sporting a black cowboy hat, Gene Sargent steps up to the microphone at Dave's Restaurant in Milton, Pierce County, launching into an old Sons of the Pioneers tune. It conjures up his memories of when he was married the first time, had a wife with long b... [More]

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Proposed Call-A-Ride Cutbacks Impact Area Seniors

by Administrator 10. April 2009 11:19
By Chandelle Martel / GWB School of Social Work - Washington University - Transportation options in the St. Louis region may soon become very challenging for older adults and others who depend on Metro transit. These new challenges are due to the failure of Proposition M, the recent Metro Transit ... [More]

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Letter to the Editor: Nursing Homes Ill-Equipped for Mentally Ill

by Administrator 6. April 2009 04:50
By Hugh Brady / President - National Alliance on Mental Illness - Recently the Daily Herald ran a story on the harm done by the practice of housing people with mental illness in nursing homes. ("Tragic Results: What can happen when the mentally ill live in nursing homes," March 23). ... [More]

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About the Author

John Rothbarth is the owner of the St. Louis Times, a media company focused on serving the informational needs of the St. Louis metro-area aging baby boomer/60+ population. The company publishes the St. Louis Times Resource Guide, St. Louis Times Express, and hosts St. Louis Times Funfest and St. Louis Times Geriatrics Symposium events. The company was founded in 1994 and has remained true to its original mission of 'doing some good for older adults and the professionals who work on their behalf.'

Since 1994 the company has won over 20 National Media Awards. He has participated on many local Boards of Directors, all of whom cater to the needs of our area’s aging population. For 2009 he is also President of Breakthrough Coalition, a consortium of over 250 aging-focused organizations and  professionals dedicated to serving the needs of older adults in the St. Louis / Illinois bi-state area.

John is a native St. Louisan, father of two sons, and graduate of the University of Missouri - Columbia with a BS degree in Business Administration. His interests include reading mysteries, jogging, motorcycling, and aviation - he is a pilot with instrument, multi-engine and seaplane ratings.

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