Granny Snatching: Don’t Fall for This
There are few issues involving aging that create more concern for the elderly and those caring for the elderly than falling. A fall can leave a person injured and unable to get to a phone…
Articles by Ron Winter
Granny Snatching: I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
Are you familiar with the rock and roll song I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead? You can pick from the late rocker Warren Zevon’s version or the more recent track of the same name by Jon…
Granny Snatching: Seniors Out of Touch, But Fared Well in Irene
A hearing conducted by the state Commission on Aging Monday revealed that like most residents, the state’s elderly may have had a very difficult time communicating with utilities and each other, but nonetheless fared well…
Granny Snatching: Bring Back The Commission on Aging On ALL Weekdays
I wanted to update you today on the status of the elderly in Connecticut and how they fared during the recent record setting event – that being the number of people who went without power after…
Granny Snatching: Blumenthal Focuses On Elderly Abuse Issues
Connecticut’s elderly residents got some heavyweight assistance in their quest for uniform elder abuse laws this week when Sen. Richard Blumenthal chaired hearings in Washington seeking to chart a course for the federal government to…
Granny Snatching – You Have to Keep Smiling
An elderly man with dementia was in a bad mood one day and his wife, who dutifully tended to him, asked what was bothering him. “You’re always pushing me around, and you talk behind my…
Granny Snatching: Remove Your Teeth BEFORE Cremation?
The entire state of Connecticut erupted in a frenzy earlier this month when news outlets reported that as part of his debt reduction and government reorganization efforts Gov. Dannel Malloy was going to stop the…
Granny Snatching: Population Control, A Debate to Die For
While much of the nation’s attention has been focused on the political maneuverings in Washington over budgets and debts and credit limits, an equally impassioned debate has been taking place once again, or perhaps still,…
Granny Snatching: Baby Boomers Want To Know Whether They Can Count On Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security
As huge numbers of Americans approach the dreaded age of 65 years young we wonder what is going to happen to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security? It appears that all three are in serious jeopardy…
Granny Snatching: “Ella’s Law” Now Law, Protecting Ct Seniors
Actually I was hoping for a little bit of notice; blaring trumpets, singing choirs, children throwing rose petals in the governor’s path as he proceeded to a very public signing of a new law that…
GRANNY SNATCHING: Alzheimer’s Caregivers are NOT Alone!
I met a man this morning who had some experience caring for a relative with Alzheimer’s disease, and I believe this is a good time to provide some useful information to people who may be…
Granny Snatching: Battle Over Right To Die
Usually this column is devoted to issues of elder abuse, or elder care, but today I want to explore another issue that affects the elderly, and is growing significantly and encompasses both elder abuse and…
Granny Snatching: Elder Abuse Conference; The Emperor is Butt Naked!
The gathering of elder care advocates and victims of guardianship abuse in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 13, and 14 has been judged “a landmark event in the reform movement,” according to elder care advocate…
Granny Snatching: Legislature Passes “Ella’s Law” – False Elder Abuse Complaints Bill!
As Connecticut’s 2011 Legislative session ended last week both the state House and Senate signed off on an amended “Act Concerning Investigations by Protective Services for the Elderly!” Yahoo! Yippee! No kidding. I am really…
Granny Snatching: Ct Expanding Program Allowing Elderly To Live At Home, Instead Of Nursing Homes
Some state lawmakers finally seem to be grasping the concept that Medicaid is going bankrupt because the program is designed to direct most resources to institutions like nursing homes, and precious little to much less…
Granny Snatching: Death in British Columbia; Heart Attack Fells Elderly Icon
British Columbia resident Kathleen Palamarek, a patient in the Broadmead Lodge nursing home in Saanich, on Vancouver Island, who became an international symbol of the fight to prevent forced institutionalization of the elderly, died Wednesday,…
Granny Snatching: Canada Judge Rules Institution Trumps Home Care For Elderly
British Columbia resident Kathleen Palamarek, an elderly widow and patient in the Broadmead Lodge nursing home in Saanich, a community in Greater Victoria on Vancouver Island, will remain there indefinitely, after a Canadian judge ruled Tuesday…
Granny Snatching: Fight Brain Shrinkage With Oatmeal!
Have you had your oatmeal today? How about Cheerios? Did you eat any other breakfast cereal, especially those with high fiber content? If you are over 70 and the answer is no, you may want…
Granny Snatching: Where is Sgt. Preston? Dudley Do-Right is a Cartoon
Whatever happened to Sgt. Preston of the Yukon? Remember the Canadian law enforcement officer who fought against evil and injustice every week, his horse Rex and his faithful dog Yukon King at his side? For…
Granny Snatching: Narcotic Poisoning – A Bitter Prescription
Police in Saanich, British Columbia, are investigating a narcotic poisoning incident involving an 88-year-old resident of an elder care facility that may provide a classic example of how the elderly in Canada and the United…