Congress OKs bill barring military chaplains from mentioning Jesus in official prayers
Jewish Journal
October 5, 2006
Briefs courtesy of Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
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elderly
Center’s Studies Aid Care for Frail Elderly
Nancy Sokoler Steiner
March 9, 2006
Weight-loss prevention is one of the principal areas of investigation at the Borun Center, a joint venture between JHA and UCLA\’s David Geffen School of Medicine. Housed on the JHA campus in Reseda, the center was established in 1989 to identify and test nonmedical measures that could improve daily care and quality of life for nursing home residents.
Ways to Care for a Parent Who Didn’t
Dr. Rachelle Zukerman
February 2, 2006
Some 10 million older Americans need some kind of assistance to get through every day. Family members (mostly grown children) provide about 80 percent of that help. Lots of those adult children welcome the opportunity to give back to their parents a portion of the love and care they received as a child.
But what happens when an abusive or absent parent, now well along in years, turns to his or her adult child for help? How in the world do you care for an elderly mother or father who showed you no love, compassion or understanding when you were young?
Feeling Squeeze of Long-Distance Care
Ronda Wilkin
May 5, 2005
Dad\’s first bypass surgery was 25 years ago. I don\’t think any of us realized he was living on borrowed time.
Community Braces for Flu Shot Scarcity
Nancy Sokoler Steiner
October 21, 2004
Michael Gabai is on a quest. The owner and administrator of Ayres Residential Care Home has spent the last two weeks calling physicians, senior centers, grocery stores and pharmacies in search of flu shots for about half of the 18 residents in his facilities who have been unable to get one.
California Jews Lobby for Medi-Cal
Marc Ballon
May 22, 2003
Nearly 200 Jews descended on Sacramento this week to lobby California\’s most powerful politicians to protect major programs that serve the poorest and frailest Jews and other Californians from the budget ax.
A Wish Is Granted
Marc Ballon
February 27, 2003
NORCs have cropped up around the country, with an estimated 5,000 now dotting the U.S. As the population grays — an estimated 75 million Americans will be over 55 in 2010 — the number of NORCs is expected to jump, said Andrew Kochera, senior policy advisor at AARP in Washington.
Still Kicking
Wendy J. Madnick
April 4, 2002
Residents and staff of the Jewish Home for the Aging (JHA) gathered March 26 at Eisenberg Village on Victory Boulevard to celebrate the institution\’s 90th anniversary. About two dozen residents participated in blowing out the 10 candles (one for each decade and one for good luck) on the massive birthday cake.
The decorous moment was not without humor. As one bright-eyed resident in her 80s hovered nearby, a staff member asked if she wanted to move closer to watch her friends blow out the candles.
\”Oh, yes,\” she replied. \”I want to make sure they don\’t spit on the cake!\”
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