Sen. Kaine, colleagues introduce legislation to expand healthcare for America’s aging veterans
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The Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act would expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) for aging veterans.
Search Results for caregivers
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Hercules: Conveyor system technology provides safe boosts for patients in beds
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Health professionals have long attempted to resolve a challenge in caring for patients when it comes to boosting them in their hospital beds.
Charlottesville: 15 indicted on federal charges for trafficking meth, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine
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A federal grand jury in Charlottesville has indicted 15 individuals as part of a large-scale drug conspiracy in the Charlottesville region.
With temperatures soaring, AAA warns of increased risk of children dying in hot cars
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With temperatures soaring to the 90s across Virginia, AAA is reminding parents of the dangerous heat inside vehicles and the risk that can pose to children.
Legislation to put focus on Alzheimer’s prevention passes Senate committee
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Two bills that would build on the important progress made to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease passed the Senate HELP committee.
Warner reintroduces legislation to allow home infusion therapy for Medicare patients
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The Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act protects access to Medicare’s home infusion benefit and reimbursement.
‘Seniors are increasingly being targeted by scammers’: What signs to look for
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Each year, seniors lose billions of dollars from financial exploitation perpetrated by friends, family, caregivers or strangers.
Senior living facilities need nursing assistants: Congress stepping in to help?
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The need for nursing assistants and orderlies is projected to rise 5 percent from 2021 to 2031 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Valley Program for Aging Services to offer dementia care conference May 17
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For anyone caring for a person living with dementia, Valley Program for Aging Services has put together a conference on May 17 that focuses on dementia care.
Salem VA’s Virtual Health Resource Center to serve veterans in remote areas
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Veterans, caregivers and VA staff now be able to take advantage of virtual programs and save the time and expense of driving to an outpatient clinic or to the Salem Medical Center.
