| United States Universities-linked senior communities creating buzz
A new breed of senior communities affiliated with major universities has been gaining strength in the United States. Residents are able to take a variety of classes offered on-site and audit courses at the university campus. Most of all, students from the university medical school provide the quality care. A quality of living that has its price. As members of the baby boom generation head into their retirement years, a new breed of senior communities affiliated with major universities has been gaining strength in the United States and is expected to see continued expansion.
Oak Hammock at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and which opened in March 2004, is one of the so-called "continuing care retirement communities" with university affiliation, consisting of apartments, club homes and villas, assisted living units, and a nursing facility.
34 seniors suddenly left without a home in North Plainfield
NORTH PLAINFIELD -- Thirty-four elderly residents of the historical McCutchen Friends Home on Linden Avenue have been given 90 days to relocate after the facility's board of trustees announced last week that the facility will close by summer because of financial strains. McCutchen Executive Director Lori Reading said the announcement Thursday was met with shock and devastation by both residents and employees of the Quaker-sponsored facility, which has been providing private care for elderly residents since 1951. "I tell people this place isn't home-like; it is home," Reading said. "This has been very hard." Reading said the board's decision to close McCutchen was made in response to several factors affecting the facility's financial stability, including rising operational expenses, declining admissions, costly but needed building repairs and maintenance, and the state's Nursing Care Provider Assessment Tax.
New wage boost puts squeeze on teenage workers across Arizona
Oh, for the days when Arizona's high school students could roll pizza dough, sweep up sticky floors in theaters or scoop ice cream without worrying about ballot initiatives affecting their earning power.
That's certainly not the case under the state's new minimum-wage law that went into effect last month.
Some Valley employers, especially those in the food industry, say payroll budgets have risen so much that they're cutting hours, instituting hiring freezes and laying off employees. .
Economic growth strategies for city, rural areas aired
A workshop to discuss goals for economic development was held Tuesday by Canton officials. Some strategies were offered by the county engineer and the executive director of Spoon River Partnership for Economic Development.Alderman Joe Berardi commented if a prospective business came to town and he were asked where to direct it, he would point out the five-acre spot at the northeast corner of the old International Harvester site which has been cleared for development, along with other local commercial areas targeted for growth.Fulton County Engineer Bill Kuhn briefly described a three-pronged strategy: develop a regional vision, attract private investment, and take advantage of opportunity. He also discussed four "vision targets." .
2 Nurses Accused Of Withholding Medication At Nursing Home
Two nurses who worked a Suwannee County nursing facility were arrested Wednesday, accused of several counts of neglect after an investigation found they withheld medication from elderly patients, according to the Florida Attorney General. Ashley Dawn Fralick, 27, and Melissa Elaine Bowen, 30, were both employed at the Good Samaritan Center Nursing Facility located in Dowling Park. "Knowing that elderly patients were denied essential medications is heartbreaking," Attorney General Bill McCollum said in a statement. "These victims rightly deserved and expected care and attention, but instead received neglect and abuse." .
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