Washington, DC May 22, 2008 The Army Distaff Foundation and Knollwood community will host a Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Reception for its new Special Care Center, a specialized skilled nursing facility for Alzheimer’s and dementia care, on Wednesday, May 28 at 5 p.m. This new residence includes 21 private rooms, two semi-private rooms, an outdoor walking garden, a music room, a dining room, an arts and crafts center and several large activities spaces. This facility adds a fourth component [...]

by Louise Durack Not so much Grand Theft Auto IV, more Gran’s Home Visit Tour: Video gaming and learning how to conduct patient home visits do not normally gop together, but now they do – in the name of fun learning for medical students. Developed by the Centre for Medical Education at the University of Sydney, RiskDom-X (see here) is a new tool for health professionals to be used for either teaching or learning. It uses simulation and gaming within [...]

Judy Bianco admits that it can be a tough sell. “We have a hard time attracting nurses into gerontological nursing,” said Bianco, the head nurse in the Jewish General Hospital’s geriatric unit. Then again, she added, many of the student nurses who do internships on her ward end up loving this specialized slice of the nursing profession that cares for the senior population. “It’s so challenging,” Bianco said. “Unfortunately, no one makes TV shows about gerontologic nursing. It’s too bad, [...]

Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK (WABC) — Aging can be a sensitive subject. Often people don’t want to talk about getting older. They may even have a tough time being around old people. But that’s the wrong approach according to one New Yorker who does his best to celebrate age and those who are getting older. Eyewitness News Lauren Glassberg is here with more. Day in and day out Dr. Jeffrey Levine works in a field than many people shy away from [...]

83-year-old has been missing since Tuesday, police said By Ellie Baublitz | Sun reporter 1:16 PM EDT, May 22, 2008 Baltimore County Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 83-year-old man who apparently walked away from an assisted living home in Arbutus. James Earl Vanhoy, a resident of the home in the 5100 block of Shelbourne Road, has been missing since 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, police said today. He suffers from bipolar disorder, dementia and other ailments [...]

By Tessa Salazar Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 19:56:00 05/16/2008 MANILA, Philippines””Necessity is the mother of all inventions, the saying goes. So when a 71-year-old environment scientist found it necessary to build a “senior citizen-friendly” home, you would expect that abode would be environment-friendly, too. And that’s what US-based Filipino scientist Kelvin S. Rodolfo’s dream structure exactly looks and works like-an enclave that he now shares with wife sociologist Kathleen S. Crittenden. During the couple’s recent visit to Manila, they [...]

TOKYO: The number of elderly in Japan hit a record high of more than 27 million in 2007, the government reported Tuesday, warning of an imminent pension crisis as the country rapidly ages. The annual report by the Cabinet Office showed Japanese aged 65 or over making up 21.5 percent of the population last year, while the so-called “late-stage elderly” “” those 75 or older “” accounted for nearly 10 percent. “We have become a full-fledged aged society,” the report [...]

Special Recognition Award Presented to Veteran White House Correspondent Helen Thomas ANNAPOLIS, MD (May 13, 2008) – Governor Martin O’Malley was joined by Secretary Gloria Lawlah, Secretary of Aging, Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold and others at the first annual Governor’s Leadership in Aging Awards, recognizing older Marylanders for their service and contribution towards a better Maryland. The Governor declared May 2008 Older Marylander’s Month, and presented a special Lifetime Achievement Award to Helen Thomas, the legendary White House [...]

Senior Service America is pleased to invite all Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) subgrantees to receive on-site technical assistance from professionals trained in gerontology or other related disciplines. We are currently recruiting and hiring these professionals as SSAI temporary staff to assist your agency with those long-term SCSEP participants who have been enrolled for two or more years. For the first time in SCSEP’s history, you will be required to exit some SCSEP participants due to the new time [...]