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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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New Hope For Prostate Cancer Patients

February 2, 2012
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New Hope For Prostate Cancer Patients

There is new reason for prostate cancer patients to be hopeful as new medication is being develop for a disease that is likely at some point to strike almost every man. “Drug companies have scored a string of recent successes against advanced prostate cancer, ending a long drought during which there seemed to be...

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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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