Foster carousel harming children Oct 28, 2008
Some children move between three or more homes in foster care, residential care or with relatives in just one year, according to State Government figures obtained by The Age under freedom of information laws ... The urgency of removing a child from an unsafe situation means that sometimes a child or teenager might spend time in an emergency placement before moving to foster care or residential care, where they can spend a few weeks or months, only for the arrangement to break down. (The Age)
Twice as toasty Oct 25, 2008
The manor specializes in residential care for developmentally disabled or mentally ill adults, and suffers from old windows and other problems. "I'm thrilled, of course," said Kreen Gilbert, co-owner and administrator of the building, about the project. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Schools turn blind eye to groomers Oct 23, 2008
In a third case, a residential care agency judged allegations of grooming against a youth worker to be false, despite the worker having offered the child accommodation, socialising with him, and being in daily mobile phone contact ... The report also drew attention to poor performance by some children's agencies, including foster care and residential care services. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
• Health and aging Oct 19, 2008
About 10 percent of Americans 65 and older live in nursing homes, assisted living or residential care settings. But that number rises dramatically among people who reach their 80s or 90s. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Fearing for seniors, Maine takes over 7 centers Oct 18, 2008
Eagle Landing Residential Care LLC in Connecticut referred questions to a Maine attorney for ELRCare Maine, Charles Dingman, who said yesterday that the company would not agree with all of the state's allegations but that it wanted to focus on working with state officials to ensure the facilities are financially viable and could continue to offer good care. The state became concerned earlier this year when complaints surfaced that residents at the Penobscot Nursing Home were losing significant... (Boston Globe)
Jobless rate unchanged for state, region Oct 18, 2008
Education and health services gained 2,400 jobs year-over-year, including 1,100 in hospitals and 500 in nursing and residential care facilities; professional and business services added 1,500 jobs and farm jobs grew by 1,000. Statewide, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
BUDGET CUTS ARE PROTESTED AT ARC Oct 17, 2008
They offer vocational training, medical care, landscape, janitorial and other employment services, residential care, family support and recreation activities for about 3,000 people in Baltimore city and county. The Dundalk Day Center, in the 1400 block of North Point Road, would also be hurt by a budget cut, workers said. (Dundalk Eagle, MD)
Police investigate fast food thefts Oct 17, 2008
The two had apparently spent several hours going from restaurant to restaurant claiming they were needing refunds or make goods on orders which contained mistakes which had previously been ordered by a group of workers at a local residential care facility. The woman was an employee of the care facility, at least at that time, Chief of Police Rick Baker said. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
St. Peter's Hospital of Albany Improves Core Measures Processes Oct 14, 2008
Led by St. Peter's Hospital, a 442-bed acute care facility, the SPHCS system also includes: St. Peter's Hospital Foundation; St. Peter's Addiction Recovery Center (SPARC), a 40-bed addiction services center; Our Lady of Mercy Life Center, a 160-bed residential care facility; St. Peter's Nursing ilitation Center, a 160-bed skilled nursing facility; Mercy Cares for Kids, a child day care center; The Community Hospice, serving patients in residential facilities, hospitals and at home in six... (PR Newswire)
Vitamin D A Key Player In Overall Health Of Several Body Organs, Says Biochemist Oct 14, 2008
1, 2003) Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to falls and injuries in elderly women living in residential care in Australia, a Melbourne University study has. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Television and Motion Picture Star Lee Majors Selected as Honorary Chair for Ninth Annual Wells Fargo Walk of Ages Oct 14, 2008
Each year, more than 1,200 senior women and men are supported through in-residence housing on two village campuses (spanning 16 acres), with services featuring independent-living "Neighborhood Home" accommodations, residential care, skilled nursing care, Alzheimer's disease and dementia care. Another 500 seniors are served through the Home's community-based programs, which include Skirball Hospice, home health care and community clinics. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cross: The rest home: Hidden heirloom of elder housing Oct 11, 2008
According to Paula McCarron, outreach coordinator at the Dana Home in Lexington (781-861-0131), the rest home is, in fact, one of the oldest forms of residential care available to Massachusetts seniors. Rest homes provide a safe, secure and nurturing environment with 24 hour on-site staff for elderly or disabled adults who do not routinely need nursing or medical care. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Federal funding cut off to nursing home Oct 10, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. October 10, 2008 - 8:42PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Where to find jobs Oct 7, 2008
Hospitals added 71,300 positions, while nursing and residential care facilities grew by 18,200 jobs. Additionally, social assistance (like substance abuse and mental health counseling) added 18,400 jobs. (CNN)
CAMPAIGN 2008 S.F. District 9 / Front-runners share a lot in common Solid... Oct 4, 2008
-- Occupation: Executive director of Dolores Street Community Services, which runs a homeless shelter in the Mission and a residential care facility for homeless people with HIV/AIDS.. -- Experience: Previously served as director of resident programs for the Mission Housing Development Corp. and worked as a community organizer with People Organized to Demand Economic and Environmental Rights (PODER). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
New addiction counseling center comes to Fort Washington Sep 24, 2008
Livengrin's main residential care center is in Bensalem and outpatient treatment centers are located in Philadelphia, Levittown, Doylestown, Fort Washington and Allentown. Livengrin's new Fort Washington facility is located at 550 Pinetown Road, Suite 150, across from the post office. (Springfield Sun, PA)
Strike disruption Sep 24, 2008
While there may be some disruption to social work services, residential care and community meals services will operate as normal ... Residential care units and home care are expected to run as normal. (BBC News -- UK)
City delays mentally ill zoning law Sep 24, 2008
Residential treatment facilities provide residential care and treatment to those with mental illness who are in need of a daily, structured living environment. Much of the ordinance mirrors language in rules defining assisted-living facilities and in state law, which requires residential treatment centers be at least 1,000 feet from a school and 500 feet from a house. (Florida Today)
Docker River death puts aged care failings in spotlight Sep 22, 2008
Not to have a staff member present is absolutely horrible, it's deplorable, there are no residential care standards within the Aged Care Act that would permit that," Ms Jeter says. She says such facilities must meet 44 standards under the Aged Care Act and be subject to auditing and spot checks. The circumstances of Dulcie Brumby's death are of great concern to the Brumby family lawyer Neil Bell. He's concerned not only about the lack of supervision, but that the Northern Territory deputy... (ABC Online)
Former foster child gives back in role as foster mom Sep 21, 2008
The number of children in family foster care, treatment foster care, group homes and residential care centers on Dec. 31, 2006. Crawford County, 20. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
DDT interview with Hosemann Sep 20, 2008
Afterward, Hosemann spoke with the Delta Democrat Times about election policy, the ballot controversy and the recent sale of the badly burned state property at 2524 E. Alexander St., the former Greenville Residential Care Center. Here's the transcript of Hosemann's interview with DDT reporter Joshua Howat Berger. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Program offers support for students in crisis Sep 19, 2008
COXSACKIE Therapeutic Crisis Intervention is a method of intervention developed by Cornell University, and its primary purpose is to provide a crisis prevention and intervention model for residential care facilities. Katie Castle, a special education teacher at Coxsackie-Athens Middle School, and Shauna Evans, school psychologist at EJ Arthur Elementary School and C-A Middle School, attended a training seminar at Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex (WSWHE) BOCES over the summer, and at the... (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Encinitas: City Council candidates square off Sep 17, 2008
Cardiff resident Bill Welch asked each of the candidates whether they would support a residential care facility on the Brown property, an 11-acre parcel at the corner of Santa Fe Drive and Lake Avenue. The vast majority of the candidates said that city zoning provisions should not be amended to make room for the project. (North County Times)
ENCINITAS: Council vote could clear way for residential care facility Sep 16, 2008
Encintas council to decide whether to change code to allow residential care facility ... ENCINITAS ---- Council members are set to decide Wednesday whether to allow a developer to build a residential care facility on an 11-acre parcel at the southwest corner of Santa Fe Drive and Lake Drive in Cardiff ... Spring Hill Development, a La Jolla-based developer of residential care facilities, is under contract to acquire the property and is asking the council to amend city code to allow for such a... (North County Times)
Fayette Co. authorities make drug arrest Sep 16, 2008
In an unrelated incident, the sheriff s office responded to a fight Saturday at Prairie View Residential Care facility in Fayette. As a result, authorities arrested Bishop Barnes, 20, for simple assault for allegedly assaulting another resident. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Mealtime Help Cuts Weight Loss in Residential Care Sep 16, 2008
The mostly female participants had been in residential care for about 3 years. Half the group received meal and snack time assistance for 24 weeks, while the other study participants took meals and snacks without additional attention (control group). (MEDLINEplus)
Woman recognized for care excellence Sep 15, 2008
Cheryl Gibson-Dalton, owner and chief executive officer of Dalton and Dalton Enterprise, has been recognized by Cambridge Who s Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of residential care. With a specialization in operations management and residential care, Gibson-Dalton is responsible for overseeing operations including food services. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Flood relief funds go to 100 caregivers statewide Sep 13, 2008
Employees from 33 nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and residential care facilities across the state suffered losses in Iowa s floods and tornados this summer. As flood waters rose around their homes, these caregivers stayed to care for the frail and elderly people they serve at their local long term care facility. (Charles City Press, IO)
Facility ordinance goes to Titusville council Sep 8, 2008
Residential treatment facilities or RTFs provide residential care and treatment to those with mental illness who are in need of a daily, structured living environment. They're not the mental hospitals some may envision, officials said. (Florida Today)
Wallace, Delta Foundation envision health care facility for Alexander Street property Sep 5, 2008
The building, one of the largest enclosed structures in Greenville, originally housed the Greenville Residential Care Center, a retirement community that planned to provide the elderly a place where they would live, shop, dine and get their hair done. The Washington County Board of Supervisors in 1997 issued a series of bonds to help the care center's parent company, ValueHealth Managed Care Corp. of Vicksburg, raise 18. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 (64) Sep 5, 2008
WEST UNION Steven F. Ott, 51, of West Union, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Prairie View Residential Care Center, Fayette, following a brief illness; private family graveside services will be held at St. Luke s Catholic Cemetery, St. Lucas; Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home, New Hampton, (641) 394-4334, is charge of arrangements. WINTHROP John Jack Holt, 84, of Winthrop, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, at West Village Care Center, Independence, following a lengthy illness; services 10:30 a.m. Friday at... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Heidi Schirmann Sep 4, 2008
Records Featured Sections Services. Funeral arrangements are pending at Cozean Memorial Chapel. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Lodi police kept busy over long Labor Day weekend Sep 2, 2008
At 7:17 a.m. Saturday, a resident of the Arbor Place Residential Care on Louis Avenue reportedly struck his roommate several times with his walker because the roommate was smoking, Eubanks said. The roommate was treated at Lodi Memorial Hospital. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
VA Patients Moved To Central Texas Sep 1, 2008
(August 31, 2008)The Waco VA Medical Center welcomed 71 residential care patients from Lake Charles, La. late Sunday afternoon as Hurricane Gustav continued to near the U.S. Gulf Coast. (KWTX.com, TX)
Clinton launches low-cost Aids drugs Aug 31, 2008
our well established residential care home require. 7. (Yahoo News -- Bill Clinton)
Healthcare of Today is Positioning Itself to Become a Leader in the Healthcare Industry Aug 28, 2008
Through its subsidiaries, Healthcare of Today is engaged in businesses including: nurse staffing, insurance, pharmaceuticals, residential care facilities for the elderly, home healthcare services, home care services, real estate brokerage/relocation services, adult daycare, a private chef network, healthcare information technology, and nurse education ... Through its subsidiaries, Healthcare of Today is engaged in businesses including: nurse staffing, insurance, pharmaceuticals, residential care... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Experts see elder-care shift from homes Aug 26, 2008
The state Department of Human Services had 880 clients as of April in a Going Home program allowing people to use Medicaid dollars for residential care ... Reinhard said Hawaii could do more with adult foster care or adult residential care homes, which have been successful in Oregon and Washington with Medicaid reimbursements. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
VIHA appeal board cancels meeting with Cowichan Lodge advocates Aug 25, 2008
The closure of Cowichan Lodge is part of a larger move by VIHA, announced June 19, to close 350 publicly funded and operated residential care beds and open more than 700 new publicly funded and privately operated residential care beds. Reasons behind the fight to keep the lodge open include a divide over whether publicly funded seniors care should be provided publicly or privately. (Times Colonist)
Residents voice safety worries regarding Vale facility Aug 21, 2008
The state is currently seeking to alleviate the strain on state mental hospitals by looking toward more residential care, Schneider said. It s not like we can go to the state and say, We need this much money for patient care, then go out and have a big party, he said. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Who promotes the health needs of Looked after children in Ghana? Aug 17, 2008
Feature Article of Sunday, 17 August 2008. Feature Article of Sunday, 17 August 2008. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
'Mrs. Santa Claus' Dies in North Pole at Age 91 Aug 16, 2008
Miller died Sunday at a residential care home as a result of a stroke. She was 91. (Fox News)
Funding change forces hostels to refuse elderly Aug 9, 2008
"People who normally would have come into low-residential care [hostels] are being rejected by organisations from a financial position; they don't bring in enough government recurrent funds," said Jill Pretty, the chief executive of the Aged and Community Services Association of NSW and ACT. ... "There should be no need for most residential care providers to be making drastic changes to their intake practices," she said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Musings From the Mountaintop Aug 6, 2008
Sally's oil paintings are worthy of a coffee-table tome, but I wanted to talk about a slender volume she recently wrote, "The Circle," in which she chronicled her family's journey as they helped Sally's Alzheimer's-stricken mother, now 96, move from the family home to a residential care facility. The book was Sally's private journal, but friends and family convinced her to publish it. (Townhall.com)
Retired musicians' home to close Aug 6, 2008
"But it has become increasingly difficult to fill the home as more and more people seeking our support wish to go into residential care closer to where they live or near family and friends.". The MBF added that the home was "unable to offer specialist nursing and dementia care" and that its facilities did not meet the levels "expected by extremely discerning and well-informed potential residents". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Facility for elderly facing scrutiny Aug 5, 2008
We are investigating particularly whether family members involved in financing or operating the Marotta Manor residential care home previously are now involved in this application, Blumenthal said ... They plan to call the new residential care facility Green Grove ... The DSS certificate of need, which recognizes lack of a residential care facility in Guilford, includes several conditions of approval for the Marottas to open Green Grove. (New Haven Register, CT)
Giving Foster Teens a Place to Call Home Aug 4, 2008
The process of moving children like those at Children's Village from a residential facility into a permanent foster or pre-adoptive home is known among social workers as "stepping down." Teens are traditionally much harder to step down than younger children, especially those who have been referred to residential care after several failed foster family placements. Most teens at Children's Village, for instance, struggle with mental illness or severe emotional disturbances such as depression, fear... (Gotham Gazette)
Carmi native returns home; Vanessa Kiser is new teacher at Jump Start Aug 2, 2008
before her husband accepted a position last month at Baptist Children's Home in Carmi as the director of residential care. Scott and Vanessa have two children, Gabe, who is 3, and Eliana, 1. (Carmi Times, IL)
Ageing society Aug 1, 2008
And as the state takes on the role of the extended family, there is a pressing need for more residential care homes. So South Korea has been building at a rate of 100 new homes every year for the past decade. (BBC News -- Health)
Kwik Trip eyes Stout Road property Jul 31, 2008
The first two phases involved construction of independent living apartments and a residential care complex of apartments. The third phase of the PUD originally consisted of constructing a quartet of four-plex assisted living facilities. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Whirlpool to shutter Mississippi facility, move jobs to Tennessee Jul 28, 2008
Officials say there are no assisted living facilities in Greene County and the new facility will help meet high demand currently experienced by the two licensed residential care facilities in the county. The building will be 67,436 square feet and construction could be completed as early as summer 2010, officials say. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Surf film innovator Bud Browne dead at 96 Jul 28, 2008
Officials from Wheeler-Smith Mortuary and Crematory said Browne died Friday at a local residential care facility. Starting in the 1950s, Browne filmed more than a dozen surf movies, including "Goin' Surfing," "Hawaiian Surf Movie.". (Fresno Bee -- State)
Saving Lives After Natural Disasters With Fast Set-Up Phone Network Jul 24, 2008
31, 1969) Bringing a community nursing and physiotherapy team into residential care homes for older people improves quality of life and reduces hospital admissions, according to a new evaluation study's reports published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation ... Commenting on the research, Jane Ashman, Strategic Director of Adult Social Services and Housing, B&NES said: This has been a really important project for the Council and the Primary Care Trust looking at an often neglected area, the health... (Science Daily)
Study outlines measures to limit effects of pandemic flu on nursing homes Jul 22, 2008
5 million residents of the nation's 18,000 residential care (nursing home) facilities ... "Our work is the first to provide a flexible road map for prevention and protection of vulnerable populations living in residential care facilities, said Gerardo Chowell-Puente, an assistant professor in ASU's School of Human Evolution and Social Change. "We found that something previously considered implausible the protection of a health care institution against pandemic influenza by using only... (EurekAlert!)
A Fresh Start: Makeover recipient is already reaping the benefits of some positive changes Jul 20, 2008
Robbins, who has worked at Racine Residential Care as an administrative assistant for 27 years, said her friends at work and her family are all very supportive of the changes she would like to make. In addition to the physical fitness, dental work and emotional coaching, Robbins will receive treatments and services from Aspire Salon and Spa, Headlines Design Studio and Spa and J&N Ultra Tan. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Haner joins Forest Glen from South Haven Jul 19, 2008
Administrator Tammy Haner transferred to Forest Glen Assisted Living after six years at the South Haven facility as residential care director. She's lived for 13 years in the Van Buren County Lake Michigan resort community which Dowagiac tapped this month for City Manager Kevin Anderson, who starts Aug. 18. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Councils 'unprepared' for elderly Jul 17, 2008
Commission chairman Michael O'Higgins said: "These are active people, anxious to stay independent as long as possible. "Despite the stereotypes, only 3% of people aged between 65 and 80 live in residential care. "But it's worrying that the councils in areas with the most over-50s are the least prepared to cope with their long-term needs and interests.". (BBC News -- UK)
Local plans put on hold by state law Jul 16, 2008
The restrictions also do not apply to offenders living in community residential care facilities or nursing homes. PENALTY: The first and second offenses are misdemeanors (jail and fine), and the third offense is a felony (up to five years in jail and up to a $5,000 fine). (The Augusta Chronicle)
Vitamin D: Builds Bones And Much More Jul 16, 2008
1, 2003) Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to falls and injuries in elderly women living in residential care in Australia, a Melbourne University study has. (June 5, 2008) Vitamin D insufficiency is common in adults and is emerging in the world of pediatrics. (Science Daily)
Wheel House gets hand from Art Park Players Jul 15, 2008
The Wheel House provides residential care and counseling to alcoholic men. Its two-phase program consists of an intensive 30-day drying-out period in which clients have no phone, radio, TV or newspaper access. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Fire Log, July 6 to July 12 Jul 15, 2008
11:36 p.m. An alarm system malfunctioned in a Wilson Road residential care facility. Friday, July 11. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Autopsy pending for St. Anne's runaway, 16 Jul 13, 2008
She said the agency would investigate the death because it licenses the center and the case involved a youth in residential care. A fatality report would be issued within six months, she said. (Albany Times Union)
From the battlefield to the shelter, troubled soldiers have nowhere to go Jul 13, 2008
The federal VA has 11 sites with specialized case management, outreach and residential care programs for homeless women veterans. And for the general homeless veteran population, VA officials have many support programs in terms of funding and health care. (New Haven Register, CT)
A tour of mechanical wonders in S.F. Jul 13, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008. There's the pub crawl and the art crawl, but when gearheads want to let loose, San Francisco now offers the Mechanicrawl. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Planning and Zoning Board gives green light to seven items at meeting Jul 13, 2008
89 acres from C-2, Wholesale and Warehousing Commercial to SU/C-2, Special Use for Wholesale and Warehousing, and Assisted Living, Nursing and Community Residential Care Facilities and Similar Institutions. The property is north of Jackie Road and 350 feet west of Stephanie Road. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Olympic rings are transforming China Jul 8, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008. (07-06) 18:07 PDT -- The XXIX Olympiad in Beijing this summer is intended to spotlight a new age in the Far East and around the world, but it may also mark the end of a way of life. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
