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Going High-Tech To Track Alzheimer's Patients

hosted.ap.org | Lauran Neergaard | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Elderly, Aging, Dementia, Surveillence, Alzheimers, Health, Alzheimer's, Elder Care, Gps, Technology, Wellness, Family, Living News

The Alzheimer's Association is adapting technology developed for monitoring prisoners to let caregivers track where their loved ones drive or walk....

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Finding a Place for Mom (or Dad)

Linda Bergthold | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Dementia, Home Care, Alzheimers, Assisted Living, End of Life Care, Nursing Homes, Hospice Care, Elder Care, Living News
Linda Bergthold

For many families, the time will eventually come when mom or dad cannot live alone safely. And woe is the family member who has to deliver that message -- it's best to be prepared.

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Girlfriends' Guide To Parenting Your Parents: They Are So Hard To Discipline

Vicki Iovine | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Elder Care, Parenting, Parents, Mothers, Fathers, Living News
Vicki Iovine

I only have one parent left out of two biologicals and two in-laws and I cherish her, honestly, I do. But after this week, I'm dangerously close to ta...

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Childcare as Infrastructure: Minting the Common Wealth

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 01.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Infrastructure, Women's Work, National Childcare Network, French Childcare, Economy, Financial Crisis, Economic Recovery, Childcare, Obama, Barack Obama, Jobs Creation, Elder Care, Family Friendliness, Health Care, Culture of Care, Politics, Breaking News, Living, Home News
Elizabeth Gregory

While Obama aims to fund traditional infrastructure-maintenance work, in the big picture, good, affordable childcare shores up infrastructure of an even more essential kind, our citizens.

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Reverse Robin Hood: Stealing From the Poor to Give to the Rich

Martin Bosworth | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Reagan, Lazard, Debt, John McCain, Assisted Living, Bailout, Bruce Wasserstein, Atria, Economy, Crisis, Failure, Foreclosure, Elder Care, Business News
Martin Bosworth

For true capitalism to work, there has to be a balance of free enterprise and accountable oversight. Everyone should be able to start at the same line and run the race according to their own skill and strength.

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Don't Let Bruce Wasserstein Gouge Your Grandma!

Martin Bosworth | Posted 07.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Wasserstein Bonus, Lazard, Greed, Social Justice, Assisted Living, Bruce Wasserstein, Atria, Economy, Elder Care, Corporatism, Business News
Martin Bosworth

Wasserstein has continually built his tremendous success on his ability to persuade people that bidding on him means a win, even when it ends up solely being a win for him.

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People Aren't Products: Fighting Lazard's Gouging Of The Elderly

Martin Bosworth | Posted 07.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Investments, Brave New Films' War on Greed, Social Justice, Assisted Living, Bruce Wasserstein, Atria, Economy, Lazard, Elder Care, Business News
Martin Bosworth

Crossposted at Boztopia and Open Left Over the last week, I've been documenting the struggle between workers and residents of the Atria assisted livi...

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