Social Security

Granny Snatching: West Coast Advice Helps Connecticut Seniors Avoid Nursing Homes

February 8, 2012
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Granny Snatching: West Coast Advice Helps Connecticut Seniors Avoid Nursing Homes

The issue of whether elderly relatives should live their final days in nursing homes, or be cared for in their own home or that of a relative, is quickly emerging from the shadows of legislative committees into the limelight of public debate. The aging Baby Boomer generation will bring unprecedented financial burdens to state...

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Granny Snatching: Connecticut’s State Sen. Edith Prague Back at Work for Elderly!

February 2, 2012
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Granny Snatching: Connecticut’s State Sen. Edith Prague Back at Work for Elderly!

A minor stroke on Christmas day hasn’t seemed to slow State Sen. Edith Prague D-Columbia even a half step. She returned to the state Capitol  in late January,  went right back to work and says  she’ll be running for another term! “Too many important things are happening, I’ve got to be here,” she told...

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Granny Snatching: Connecticut’s Elderly Will Spur Job Growth for Aides

January 25, 2012
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Granny Snatching: Connecticut’s Elderly Will Spur Job Growth for Aides

Connecticut’s long-term care “rebalancing” effort which aims to move elderly and disabled residents from institutional to home and community based care – a project that if successful could save taxpayers millions of dollars – is the focus of a forum scheduled for Friday. Titled Meeting the Demand and Responding to the Needs of Connecticut...

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Connecticut’s Female Seniors Live Longer Than Men; Budgets Will be an Issue

January 18, 2012
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Connecticut’s Female Seniors Live Longer Than Men; Budgets Will be an Issue

Remember that old joke about why men die sooner than women? Because they want to! OK, maybe it’s not politically correct, but it does reflect a reality in human demographics – the study of humans and charting us by categories such as age, race, religion, and education. I received an update on the status...

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