Todays boomers and senior citizens want to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, causing a surge in the home health-care industry. An AAPR study shows that 89% of seniors want to stay at home at all costs, says David Goodman, president of Companion Connection Senior Care. Someone who has been in their home for 50 years its very hard to make the transition to go into a facility. Continue reading
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Orlando EMT School Trauma Scenario Setup – Video
Orlando EMT School Trauma Scenario Setup www.OrlandoMedicalinstitute.com In this video the Orlando Medical institute EMT instructors are setting up a Trauma scenario for the EMT students to complete. The use of our Laerdal Simulation mannequins with traumatic injuries provides a real life experience through the use of simulation for our students Continue reading
Health Care REIT to Buy Sunrise Senior Living
Health Care REIT agreed to pay $14.50 a share for Sunrise Senior Living, a nursing home operator, in the latest deal aimed at taking advantage of an aging populace. Continue reading
DealBook: Health Care REIT to Buy Sunrise Senior Living
Health Care REIT agreed to pay $14.50 a share for Sunrise Senior Living, a nursing home operator, in the latest deal aimed at taking advantage of an aging populace. Continue reading
HOPE Week brings 'Freedom' from barriers
ByAaron Carter/Special to MLB.com|06/22/12 6:06 PM ET Imagine relying on a wheelchair to navigate your environment, living in a world customized in most communities to fit the needs of everyone else, a world where looking up a flight of stairs might seem like looking up a mountain. “It’s difficult, because a stair is a barrier for a person like me,” said Jennifer Doherty, 38, who was born with cerebral palsy and is a resident of Project Freedom’s Lawrenceville Township location. Continue reading
Health care officials say changes needed
By JOY BROWN STAFF WRITER Regardless of the politics involved, the 2010 federal health care law has put a necessary spotlight on medical drawbacks in this country, two hospital administrators told a Findlay audience Friday. Speaking personally rather than as representatives of their organizations, Dr. Continue reading
Health-care costs per retired couple: $240,000
Health-care bills were expected to rise more slowly after the passage of Obama’s health-care program, according to Fidelity’s projection last year. Now, costs are rising again. Continue reading