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(SECTION 8) San Jose Senior Housing Complex Ready For Tenants
   Elderly renters are expected to begin moving into the new, $41.3 million Corde Terra Senior Housing project on the old Santa Clara County Fairgrounds property in San Jose, CA this month. The four-story, wood-framed building contains 199 apartments for seniors whose incomes are low enough to qualify them for the Sec. 8 housing voucher program.
posted 11/20/09 11:59 AM  read complete story

(DIABETES) Two-Thirds of Diabetics Miss Some or All Important Exams, Agency Finds
   Organizations providing healthcare and/or counseling services to older adults suffering from diabetes would do well to make a special effort aimed at nudging these folks to properly manage their disease. Only a third of the 16.5 million Americans who reported they had diabetes had all three exams done that are considered critical for managing diabetes and preventing complications in 2007, the latest data from the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) shows.
posted 11/19/09 1:46 PM  read complete story

(WEBINAR) The Keys to Success in Today's 50+ Marketplace
   Join us Dec. 10 for an interactive, fact-packed, 75-minute webinar with veteran marketing consultant Kurt Medina as he shares with you his wealth of knowledge garnered over many years in the senior marketplace. His clients have included MetLife, Humana, Starkey Hearing Aids, Sleep Inns, Genworth Financial, AARP and many more.
posted 11/18/09 2:52 PM  read complete story

(GRANTS) HUD Extends Deadline for Housing Assistance Program
   The Department of Housing & Urban Development is extending the application deadline for its Sec. 202 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities program, a grants program worth $90 million. The deadline has been moved from Nov. 16 to Dec. 14.
posted 11/18/09 11:47 AM  read complete story

(GRANTS) HUD Extends Deadline for Supportive Housing Funding Program
   The Department of Housing & Urban Development is extending the application deadline for its Sec. 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly. This is a $420 million funding program. The deadline has been moved from Nov. 13 to Dec. 14.
posted 11/18/09 11:23 AM  read complete story

(ROBOTS) The Next Big Thing? Here Come Therapeutic Robots
   Get ready, America, for therapeutic robots! Honchos at PARO Robots U.S. Inc. and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) tell Aging News Alert that order fulfillment and delivery of the therapeutic robot known as PARO will begin in the United States on Dec. 1, from its sales and distribution office in Itasca, IL.
posted 11/17/09 2:56 PM  read complete story

(AWARDS) Eight Nonprofit Organizations Garner Encore Opportunity Honors
   To honor organizations that are making it easier for experienced workers to transition into encore careers -- paid jobs offering meaning and the chance to make a social impact -- Civic Ventures and MetLife Foundation, during a press conference in Washington, DC on Tuesday (Nov. 17), named winners of the 2009 Encore Opportunity Awards: eight nonprofit and public sector organizations that are tapping "encore" talent to serve the common good. Each organization will receive a $2,500 cash prize.
posted 11/17/09 2:18 PM  read complete story

(MEDICARE FRAUD) Top-Level Official Lauds HEAT's Success, Promises More
   The U.S. Justice Department is reveling in the success of its collaboration with the Health & Human Services Department (HHS) in creating the Health Care Fraud Prevention & Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) to combat Medicare fraud. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Lanny Breuer, in comments today (Thursday, Nov. 12) at the 10th Annual Pharmaceutical Regulatory & Compliance Congress in Washington, DC, said actions by the HEAT Strike Force have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars paid in fraudulent Medicare billings being returned to the federal government -- and he predicted more would soon be coming.
posted 11/12/09 2:28 PM  read complete story

(DIABETES) HHS Report Focuses on Health Insurance Reform and Diabetes
   Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a report today (Wednesday, Nov. 11), "Preventing and Treating Diabetes: Health Insurance Reform and Diabetes in America." The report comes one day after Sebelius toured a healthcare center in Bradenton, FL where she met with patients and Floridians who care for people with diabetes.
posted 11/11/09 5:21 PM  read complete story

(TRANSPORTATION) Transportation Services for Seniors Suffer Under Budget Cuts
   Dramatic funding reductions at the state and local levels continue to force reductions in transportation services for seniors as well as increased fares in many areas. For example, in Prince William County, VA, -- located just outside metropolitan Washington, DC -- funding for senior transportation recently was reduced from $250,000 to less than $100,000. That reduction led the local Area Agency on Aging to eliminate five drivers and sell six vans once used to deliver older adults to senior centers.
posted 11/11/09 3:19 PM  read complete story