Elder Care, Medicaid, Long Term Care Related News

On Medicares Anniversary, Congress Still Has Work To Do
Today, on the 42nd anniversary of Medicares implementation, AARP issued a statement urging Congress to act quickly and pass legislation to keep Medicare fair.

AARP STUDY: EMPLOYER TRAINING PROGRAMS PRODUCTIVE FOR WORKERS 50 AND OVER
A new AARP national survey has found that workers age 50 and over are satisfied with employer-based training programs offered to them (79 percent), and they participate in those programs in large numbers.

AARP, RWJF, LABOR DEPARTMENT SEEK SOLUTIONS TO NURSING AND NURSE FACULTY SHORTAGE
AARP, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today are convening a summit of multi-stakeholder groups to identify solutions to the nurse faculty shortage that is forcing nursing schools to turn away thousands of qualified nursing candidates each year.

AARP Releases Ten Tips to Avoid Falls, Hails CDC Study
AARP issued a statement in response to Tuesdays CDC Report on deaths from fall-related traumatic brain injury. The statement, from AARP Senior Vice President Elinor Ginzler, follows:

AARP'S Life@50+ National Event & Expo Comes To Washington, DC September 4-6, 2008
AARP, one of the world's largest member organizations with over 39 million members is bringing its annual Life@50+ National Event & Expo to Washington, DC on September 4-6, 2008. This national event for AARP members and their friends and families will have something for everyone with exhibits, experts and entertainment at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

New Study Released By The Center For The Digital Future and AARP Shows Internet Users 50+ Are Rapidly Closing the Digital Divide with Booming Online Activity
Americans 50+ are increasingly becoming immersed in the Internet and in many ways can be compared to users who are decades younger, according to findings from the Center for the Digital Future released today in conjunction with AARP.

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT AND NRTA PARTNER TO FOSTER FINANCIAL LITERACY AMONG YOUTH
As a slipping economy erodes hopes that many have for achieving financial success and living the American Dream, NRTA: AARPs Educator Support Network (formerly known as National Retired Teachers Association) and Junior Achievement® have joined together to help young people make healthy personal financial decisions.

Arkadium Launches Online Game Arena for AARP.org
Arkadium announced today that it has developed a free gaming portal (http://games.aarp.org/) for the revamped AARP.org Web site.

Bankruptcy Rates Rise Among Older Americans
With more than a million people filling for bankruptcy in 2007, a new study by Elizabeth Warren, a Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at the Harvard Law School who compiled the study for AARPs Public Policy Institute (PPI) shows that the rate of bankruptcy filings among those 65 and older has more than doubled since 1991.

56-Year-Old North Dakota Native Wins AARP the Magazines National Spelling Bee For Word Nerds Age 50+
AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the worlds largest-circulation magazine with more than 34 million readers, today crowned Larry Grossman, age 56, of Northwood, N.D., the winner of AARP The Magazines National Spelling Bee for people age 50+. Grossman won the championship by correctly spelling DEBOUCH