Hearthstone Senior Communities caught up in negligence lawsuit

BARTOW: A lawsuit has been filed against owners and operators of Bartow Center nursing home which contends negligence led to an-above-the-knee leg amputation on a man who lived there for five months in 2013.

James W. Archer had a sore that became infected on Read More »

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Two studies show middle and low income earners have failed to recover from Great Recession

CHICAGO: Whilst the wealthiest of households have recovered from the Wall Street meltdown that led to the Great Recession, the reverse has wreaked havoc on the retirement plans of millions.

Middle and lower income groups haven’t recovered. Read More »

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Increase in seniors suiciding when ‘circumstances’ altered by government agencies

DENVER: The sister of a partially sighted senior man who killed himself after his benefits were cut is calling on the government to publish details of its review into his case, one of 60 internal investigations of suicides linked to benefit changes it has carried Read More »

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Tool may help detect, monitor multiple symptoms of aging

CHICAGO: A new tool may provide a simple and reliable way to detect and monitor cognitive, functional, and psychological symptoms in aging adults, according to the tool’s developers.

The Healthy Aging Brain Care (HABC) Monitor “helps busy physicians accurately measure and monitor the severity of Read More »

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