Senior center plans to build more housing
A new housing development is being planned for the community’s rising senior population. On the east side of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, demand is high for affordable senior housing, said Gabriel Layman, general counsel for the Palmer Senior Citizens Center. Layman said center officials plan to break ground in May or June on a 31-unit housing [...]
Readmore TextChina Investing In Its Seniors
China will invest more on infrastructure to serve its senior citizens as preparation for the coming peak in ageing, expected to appear around 2030, an official document said.According to the 11th Five-Year Plan for the Aged Population (2006-10) promulgated by the China National Committee on Ageing and approved by the State Council on September 21, [...]
Readmore TextDrug Prices Rising In 2006
Brand-name drug prices jumped nearly 4% the first three months of the year, raising costs for taxpayers subsidizing the Medicare drug program and for some people participating in the program, AARP said Tuesday. AARP, an advocacy group for senior citizens, said the quarterly increase was the largest since 2000. Pharmaceutical companies say the increases were [...]
Readmore TextSeniors Not Receiving Quality Care Study Says
Older patients gave their doctors higher marks than they deserved based on a review of whether physicians followed accepted standards for technical quality, according to a study of 236 elderly patients published in the May 2 edition of the Annals of Internal Medicine. The patients, all of whom were enrolled in Medicare managed-care plans, received [...]
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