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Care at the End of Life
November 24, 2012 Three years ago, at the height of the debate over health care reform, there was an uproar over a voluntary provision that encouraged doctors to discuss with Medicare patients the kinds of treatments they would want as … Continue reading
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Protecting Elders From Financial Abuse
By Philip Moeller | U.S.News & World Report LP – Tue, Nov 20, 2012 10:37 Helping older Americans make sound money decisions and protecting them from financial predators needs to become a top-tier objective of seniors’ groups and government agencies charged with looking out for … Continue reading
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3年内北京“社区养老”全覆盖
2012-11-19 来源:人民网 昨天，北京市民政局党委书记李万钧表示，“十二五”期间，全市所有社区，都将建立养老服务中心，确保居家养老的老人不出社区，就能享受到社会化的养老服务。 按照北京“9064”的养老服务规划，到2020年，除了约4%的高龄、独居，（半）失能、失智老人入住养老院外，约90%的老人，适宜居家养老；还有6%的老人，在社区养老。