The P+A network is currently funded at $121
million and faces a growing demand
for its services.suddenlysenior2005.
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According to a report in
"The
Washington Post" (12/14/2003), 62 percent of the wounded soldiers at Walter
Reed Medical
Center suffered a traumatic brain injury and that number is
likely to grow as the number of wounded
soldiers grows. "There is also the threat of
increased institutionalization, which flies in the
face of the President's own
New Freedom Initiative and which," according to Curt Decker, Executive
Director of the National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems,
"could lead to neglect
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entertain seniors,
"almost seniors," families of seniors, caregivers,
healthcare professionals, educators, and the general
public.
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Administration Move Ignores Growing Number of Individuals with Disabilities
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WASHINGTON, President Bush's FY 2006 budget
cuts
funding for the nationwide protection and advocacy program by 6% from FY 2005.4 million from
the network by eliminating two critical programs that serve children and
adults with disabilities
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Suddenly Senior 2005! will address the daily concerns of our aging
population as well as meet the increasing need to coordinate medical and non-
medical senior care
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Session subjects include: post-retirement employment and continuing
education for seniors;
dealing with dementia; other medical topics;
alternatives to traditional healthcare; tailoring a
home to fit seniors'
needs; combating elder abuse; and proposed legislative changes to Social
Security
, Medicare and Medicaid.benefits workplace
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The P+A System was created in 1975 under President Nixon, and expanded
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George W.benefits centenarians
Joyce Brothers
will be keynoter at Home Instead Senior Care's "Educational
Adventure in Aging
" day-long event
CLEVELAND, Home Instead Senior Care (HISC), the
country's leading non
-medical home care service provider and source of
companionship for the elderly, will present "SUDDENLY
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, and the Foley
Elder Health Center of University Hospitals Health
Systems/University Hospitals of Cleveland (bronze
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This cut will doom certain individuals with disabilities to a life facing
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in employment and housing.adaptive seniors
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Both programs have seen an increase in demand for their
services based on the large number of returning veterans who have experienced
disabilities during
their service to America.
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at the
InterContinental Hotel + Conference Center
, 9801 Carnegie Ave. Joyce Brothers, nationally renowned psychologist, columnist, TV and
radio personality
, author, and business consultant, will deliver the
conference's keynote luncheon address, "Unlocking
Your Hidden Powers at Any
Age. A variety of vendors will exhibit practical,
creative items or
services for seniors as well.
In addition to HISC, sponsors are: Cuyahoga Community College and
Hospice
of the Western Reserve (gold level); The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Fairhill
Center
, Focus on Boomers and Beyond Magazine, Life Quest Home Medical
Equipment, Sun Newspapers, and WCLV
104.9 FM (silver level); and Arden Courts
(Westlake, Parma and Chagrin Falls), Fifty Something Magazine
, H/L
Communications, Health + Home Solutions, Kaiser Permanente, Skoda, Minotti +
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information or to be
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The Protection and Advocacy System
is the nation's disability rights
network and -- through a system of eight federal programs -- provides
a
continuum of legally based advocacy services to the country's most vulnerable
people - children
and adults with disabilities and their families. In October 2004, the current President Bush signed
a bill
reauthorizing one of the programs he has now targeted for elimination.humor bisexual
One program
slated for elimination by the Administration serves people
with Traumatic Brain Injuries and the
other program helps children and adults
with disabilities access Assistive Technology so they can
live more
independent lives. Pre-registration is required.older housing
The President's unfortunate budget cuts
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Brothers
, our excellent seminar speakers, and our expert panel
discussion members will all focus on the important
issues facing seniors and
those who provide their care -- whether they are family members, professional
home care providers, or physicians," said Betty Bowers, chairperson of the
conference for Home
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