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zanea hopkins

SIRS: Law Threatens Families' Privacy - 0 views

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  • Alberta's proposed Children First Act will erode privacy rights and undermine Albertans' control over their own health and personal information, privacy commissioner Jill Clayton says.
  • government hasn't done enough to make sure those subject to the act
  • The proposed new legislation allows those who work with at-risk children to talk to one another about the people they serve; those on the list include child welfare workers, police, teachers and foster parents, among others. These front-line workers have consistently said rules that restrict them from
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  • sharing information make it harder to do what is right for kids in care.
  • privacy implications of the bill, known as Bill 25.
  • to be able to exercise your rights if you don't like it,
  • there can be a danger of information being collected and used for one purpose, and then appropriated and used for other secondary purposes."
  • that the law allows agencies to share information about children and families whenever they are "enabling or planning" to provide services
Briley Ahrens

Marine Corps News | Service Milestones: Combat engineer becomes first female "Gunny" | ... - 0 views

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  • CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN (Oct. 26, 2013) - Raised rough and tumble in the modest midwestern city of Mineral Point, Wis., GySgt Robin Baker came from an extended family dominated by males.
  • She found no easy paths or simple shortcuts. She didn't even bother to look. Instead, Baker said she embraced the physically demanding work and recognized it as an opportunity to prove herself and advance.
  • "I was one of them," said Baker. "It makes a difference to earn respect from a group like that. Your reputation will precede you. It doesn't happen overnight. It certainly doesn't happen after a month or two. But once they realize you are there to do a job and do it professionally … they will protect you with their life." Baker said she found a unique bond amongst her engineer peers. They relied upon each other's resilience. "We're crazy," she proudly acknowledged. "It's being in a group of people who are your family through thick and thin and who have the same goals. Our ties are strong."
Taylor Bitz

SIRS Subject: nursing - 2 views

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  • More than half the nation's 16,000 nursing homes violate federal fire safety standards each year,
  • government regulations let thousands of older facilities operate without the sprinklers or smoke alarms often required in buildings used by the public.
  • "the government has routinely let fire safety regulations for nursing homes fall years out of date, even while imposing new rules on everything from the food facilities serve to the cleanliness of their bedding.
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  • more than 1,200 nursing homes purchased by large private investment groups since 2000, and more than 14,000 other homes
  • investigation reveals that poor care is still all too common, especially at nursing homes run by for-profit chains, now the dominant force in the industry.
  • 1987, Congress passed a landmark law meant to improve nursing home care for the elderly.
  • "There is no cure-all for curbing malnutrition and dehydration in the nation's nursing homes. But experts say families can help by visiting more often and choosing a nursing home carefully." (Detroit News)
  • Since they started to dot the U.S. landscape in the early 1980s, assisted-living facilities have become the best hope of America's seniors for avoiding confinement in a nursing home. Instead of a hospital environment, assisted living promised private apartments and communal dining in hotel-like settings, and some help with daily needs such as dressing and bathing.
Emily Brown

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  • In 2012,
  • over age 65
  • $45,657--more
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  • average $14,452
  • pay 70% of care costs;
  • patients will rise from $203 billion this year to $1.2 trillion by 2050.
  • patients--about 96%--are on
  • 500,000 to 800,000 Alzheime
  • just two of many goals; others include more research and services across multiple federal agencies, accelerating treatment development and improving early diagnosis.
  • $71,917,
  • $26,869 per person in 2012, while the costs for those in a residential facility averaged
  • 92 PACE programs in 29 states with 29,000 enrollees, Greenwood says.
  • says.
  • PACE is a lower cost approach since providers are paid 85% of what the state would expect to pay for fee-
  • 8% are in nursing homes
  • 150 to 180 participants at each center. Some PACE programs have over 1,000
  • including San Francisco, Denver and New York City. About half of the programs operate with more than one center.
  • long-term services to Medicare and Medicaid enrollees that include healthcare,
  • care coordination, nutrition, family services and administrative support
Tori Collier

Family bands together to face challenges: Student Research Center - powered by EBSCOhost - 0 views

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  • A report by the Pew Research Center said that nearly half ” 47 percent ” of adults in their 40s and 50s have a parent age 65 or older and are either raising a young child or financially supporting a grown child (age 18 or older). And about one in seven middle-aged adults (15 percent) is providing financial support to both an aging parent and a child.
  • About three years ago, Izzo was diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome.
  • "It is shingles in your ears, and Bells palsy -- a combination
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  • "Her baseline changed. She had no balance. She lost the hearing in one of her ears. It seems like wide open spaces make her unsteady. In the house she utilizes the walker or the cane, depending on what kind of day she's having."
  • "I worry about . depression, if we're running around all the time with our jobs, and she's home for an extended amount of time and someone is not with her."
  • Care-giving responsibilities could almost be classified as a second job for Celeste Fischer and her husband, who both have full-time day jobs.
  • The increased attention to the sandwich generation in recent years probably has its roots in many demographic trends, the bureau reports. As life expectancy increases, more middle-aged people tend to have parents who are still alive. Additionally, these parents probably have fewer children, so there might be fewer siblings with whom to share the burden.
ryan keely

SIRS: Obama's Well-Crafted Plan Offers Americans Full Coverage Without... - 0 views

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obama coverage plan

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  • offer uninsured and under-insured Americans the same benefits and coverage now granted to members of Congress under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
  • ObamaCare," provides Americans with affordable premiums, co-pays and deductibles.
  • federal subsidies for individuals and families to buy into "ObamaCare" or buy a private health plan from a participant in a National Health Insurance Exchange
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  •      ObamaCare compassionately
Emily Brown

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