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    Kauai Aging and Disability Resource Center Web site launched  Nov 7, 2009
    Kauai Aging and Disability Resource Center Web site launched ... Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 3:11 AM HST LIHU E County officials announced Wednesday that the Kaua i Aging and Disability Resource Center Web site, , was launched on Monday ... Hawai i s Aging and Disability Resource Center project is part of a national effort to establish a single-entry, one-stop service that will help people make informed decisions. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

    Around Frisco: Vote Tuesday (823)  Nov 4, 2009
    How updates to the federal Food Stamp program can open doors to accessing benefits will be the focus of the next meeting of the Collin County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) ... The meeting is open to aging and disability professionals, advocates, consumers and caregivers living or working in Collin County. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    8 On Your Side Fair | Nov 3rd  Oct 30, 2009
    State of Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division. State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry Fight Fraud. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)

    Program kicks off  Oct 22, 2009
    It s a 17-county initiative of the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission s Area Agency on Aging, which is funded through the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Service. We try to honor these Texas residents, and they are so grateful to get anything, lead volunteer Bobby V. Slaughter said. (Odessa American, TX)

    Jefferson County Board to view budget  Oct 10, 2009
    Appointments are expected to the Nutrition Project Council, Aging and Disability Resource Center Advisory Committee and the Local Emergency Planning Committee. Comment Blog - Note: All Comments Subject To Approval. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)

    Records: Wednesday, Oct. 7  Oct 8, 2009
    4 p.m. Chippewa County Aging and Disability Resource Center, Courthouse, Room 302. 10 a.m. Chippewa Falls Wellness Committee, Council Chambers, City Hall. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Sydney no place for the elderly  Oct 4, 2009
    A spokesman for the NSW Minister for Aging and Disability Services, Paul Lynch, said it was ''nonsense'' to suggest the NSW Government was unprepared for an ageing population. The NSW Government is ready to meet the challenges of an ageing population through the Towards 2030: Planning for our Changing Population strategy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Unedifying display from a Minister out of her depth  Sep 22, 2009
    The answer unequivocallyand I say it very slowly for you, Mr Harwinis no." The talk is that it was Ms Keneally's husband, Ben Keneally, who was earmarked to take over from Deirdre Grus 00004000 ovin in the seat of Heffron by Labor's head office in 2003 but because of Labor's affirmative action policy we got Kristina Keneally instead. Thanks to the sponsorship of Mr Tripodi, she has slowly made her way up the ladder since, becoming the Aging and Disability Services minister in 2007, and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Records: Sunday, Sept. 6  Sep 6, 2009
    4 p.m. Chippewa County Aging and Disability Resource Center, Courthouse, Room 302. 7 p.m. New Auburn Village Board, Village Hall. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Retirees fear shrinking Social Security checks  Aug 26, 2009
    They cant provide for themselvesAt the Aging and Disability Resource Center in Eau Claire, Wis. case managers said they would feel the strain, too, as more seniors need help. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Records: Monday, Aug. 17  Aug 18, 2009
    4 p.m. Aging and Disability Resources Center Board and Commission on Aging, courthouse, Room 121. 6 p.m. Chippewa County Department of Human Services public hearing on 2010 plan and budget. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Records: Thursday, Aug. 14  Aug 14, 2009
    4 p.m. Aging and Disability Resource Center of Chippewa County, Courthouse, Room 302. 7 p.m. New Auburn Village Board, Village Hall. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Jury picked in Texas for first fight club trial  Aug 11, 2009
    Horn announced in June that she would retire as Department of Aging and Disability Services commissioner at the end of August. More from msnbc. (MSNBC -- Crime)

    Organizations, agencies show for Parenting Fair  Aug 1, 2009
    Mineral County Health Department West Virginia University Extension Service Keyser Kiwanis Breakfast Club Family Preservation Eastern West Virginia Community Action Catamount Children's Center West Virginia University Family Nutrition Resa VIII Birth to Three program YMCA CASA Mountain State Psychological Services Automated Health Services Keyser Police Department (finger printing) Healthy Mineral County Coalition West Virginia Aging and Disability Resource Center Burlington Volunteer Fire... (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)

    Coming up in McKinney  Aug 1, 2009
    The Collin County Aging and Disability Resource Center is hosting a meeting focused on enabling people with disabilities to self-direct their lives. The event will be held Thursday, Aug. 6, from 9 to 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church Allen, and is open to aging and disability professionals, advocates, consumers and caregivers living or working in Collin County. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Witges of Resch Siemer receives certification  Jul 25, 2009
    Certification demonstrates competency in aging and disability issues, community and long term care services, chronic disease management, health benefit and financing options, legal and ethical concerns, special needs advocacy, and the support of the aging and disabled within the community. In her role at Resch Siemer Law Office, Witges advocates on behalf of firm clients for improvement of quality of life and quality of care. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Supervisors OK buying dump trucks  Jul 16, 2009
    The board also approved the creation of an aging and disability resource center governing board. Following unanimous passage of the resolution, supervisors appointed Maxine Baumheier, Cheryl Berg, Judy Billington, Donna Genereaux, Rodger Mattson, Barbara Oakford, Crystal Przekurat, Ray Seaholm and Gary Vanden Houten to the board. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)

    Modifying your home for a lifetime  Jul 7, 2009
    The home modifications program on Saturday will feature a panel of experts facilitated by Doug Fanyak, Aging and Disability Resource Center Coordinator for SAIL. The panelists will inform home owners and renters about ways to make their homes safer and more accessible. Financial and medical resources, construction and accessibility considerations will be addressed, and low-cost, easy changes one can make to his or her home right now will be reviewed. (Juneau Empire)

    Backroom talks continue on Calif budget crisis  Jul 5, 2009
    Department of Aging and Disability Services Commissioner Adelaide "Addie" Horn said she will retire Aug. 31. The institutions, known as state schools, were the target of a federal civil rights review following allegations of abuse and neglect of the mentally disabled. (Fresno Bee -- State)

    Richard Mial: Poverty is up; safety nets are as vital as ever  Jun 30, 2009
    Jennifer Timm in the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Western Wisconsin, located in the county Health and Human Services Building, said it appears workers are referring more people to economic support for food assistance. And Matt Strittmater, the county s clinical services manager, said he has seen an increase in local inpatient mental health hospitalizations and residential substance abuse services, along with more requests for mental health case management. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Critics: Tough to keep fragile patients home  Jun 22, 2009
    In fact, just five of the 23 people considered for such funding by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services have received it, according to a report in Sunday s Dallas Morning News. All five sued the agency before being approved. (KHOU.com, TX)

    Database: Many Houston nursing homes rank below average  Jun 4, 2009
    Harper contends that a police investigation will have far more impact than what critics say is a slower and more complicated complaint to the state agency that regulates nursing homes, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Service. Perlin s advice is to not rely on others. (KHOU.com, TX)

    Central Texas School District Set To Drop Lawsuit Against The State  Jun 2, 2009
    MEXIA (June 1, 2009)--Mexia Superintendent Jason Ceyanes said Monday afternoon that he will recommend the school board vote to drop the district's lawsuit against the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services Monday evening after unanimous passage of legislation that would provide an additional estimated $400,000 for the school district to hire staff for the mentally retarded alleged offenders it educates. The suit was filed after an ongoing disagreement over staffing and space issues... (KWTX.com, TX)

    Head Of State Health And Human Services Commission To Retire  May 15, 2009
    The commission oversees health and social services in Texas, including the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Department of Aging and Disability Services. Perry appointed Hawkins to the post in January 2003. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Records: Wednesday, May 13  May 14, 2009
    4 p.m. Chippewa County Aging and Disability Resource Center, Chippewa County Cour. PLEASE NOTE. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Records: Monday, May 11, 2009  May 12, 2009
    4 p.m. Chippewa County Aging and Disability Resource Center, Chippewa County Courthouse, Room 302. PLEASE NOTE. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Commission faced with two mental health initiatives  May 8, 2009
    The Center is the local authority for the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services representing Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas and Milam counties. The Center s main office is located in Temple. (Cameron Herald, TX)

    Work Group and HSB to address future  Apr 29, 2009
    Director of Family Care Judith Frye and Director of Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources outlined for the department heads and board members assembled what the county needs to do to prepare for its inclusion in the Family Care system by the 2011-13 biennium. Frye said the future of funding for the implementation of Family Care was assured should Gov. Doyles submitted budget pass in its current form. (Forest Republican, WI)

    Collin College to host learning fair  Apr 18, 2009
    A few of the community partners attending the event include LifeTalk, Communities in Schools, Samaritan Care, Dallas Veterans Administration, Volunteer Center of McKinney, Volunteer Center of North Texas, the Department of Aging and Disability Services and the Lion's Club. Students wishing to engage in service-learning and/or co-curricular volunteer opportunities may use their volunteer/service-learning record when applying for scholarships, career jobs and on applications to four-year higher... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Making the Equal Choice Law work  Apr 17, 2009
    Pre-admission counseling is currently available only on a limited basis, however, through three Aging and Disability Resource Consortiums pilot projects scattered around the state. Daniel J. Bartley, a senior attorney in the Elder Unit of Greater Boston Legal Services who testified last week on behalf of the Coalition of Organizations to Reform Eldercare (C.O.R.E.), said his organization is seriously considering a legal challenge to enforce the law and ensure that pre-admission counseling will... (Stoneham Sun, MA)

    Texas state school workers were paid millions in overtime  Apr 13, 2009
    More than 77 percent of the $15 million in overtime paid by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, which supervises state care for the mentally and physically disabled, went to "mental retardation assistants," the newspaper's analysis showed ... Among all Texas state employees, two of the top four overtime earners in Texas worked for the Department of Aging and Disability Services:an administrative assistant, who was said to be trained in several areas and earned about $52,000 in... (KHOU.com, TX)

    Mom sues over alleged fight club at state home  Mar 28, 2009
    The suit said the state Department of Aging and Disability Services, which oversees the facilities, was negligent in failing to properly screen and supervise its employees, failing to provide a safe and hazard-free facility for state school residents and failing to provide immediate medical attention for Armando Hernandez, among other allegations ... Laura Albrecht, the Aging and Disability Services' spokeswoman, said Thursday she couldn't comment on the suit because the department had not seen... (MSNBC -- Crime)

    Charities push for funds  Mar 17, 2009
    Money also is listed for respite services, Ke Ola Pono, the Chronic Disease Self-Management program, EnhanceFitness and for development of the Aging and Disability Resource Center, Partnerships in Community Living and Healthy Aging Partnership programs ... " Some of the biggest items listed in the first Senate draft were $9 million for the Healthy Start Program that was deleted from the executive budget, $7 million for the Developmental Disabilities Medicaid Waiver Program, $25 million to cover... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Woman's death at Denton State School a homicide  Mar 16, 2009
    Ceilia Fedorov, with the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, said another resident who is profoundly mentally disabled accidentally pushed Campbell and she fell. The state is considering a major overhaul of the state school system after an investigation last year found hundreds of cases of abuse and neglect. (KSLA.com, LA)

    Records: Thursday, March 12, 2009  Mar 13, 2009
    4 p.m. Chippewa County Aging and Disability Resource Center Board, Courthouse, Room 302. 6 p.m. Public information meeting on 2009 street projects in Chippewa Falls, Auditorium, Chippewa Falls City Hall. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Judge: Mexia State School-Mexia ISD Dispute Falls To Lawmakers  Mar 12, 2009
    Laura Albrecht, a spokeswoman for the Department of Aging and Disability Services, the parent agency of the state school system, said the agency respects the judges decision. She said DADS' goal is to make sure the children in the state schools receive the education guaranteed them by federal law. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Cops: Disabled Men Forced Into 'Fight Club' in Texas  Mar 11, 2009
    Laura Albrecht with the Department of Aging and Disability Services says the videos show seven current and four former employees. She says abuse or neglect of residents won't be tolerated. (Fox News)

    Mentally Disabled 'Fight Club' Uncovered  Mar 11, 2009
    Laura Albrecht, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, which oversees the institutions known as state schools, said the videos show seven current and four former employees. The current employees have been placed on emergency leave pending the investigation. (Click2Houston, TX)

    'Fight club' probed at home for disabled  Mar 11, 2009
    Laura Albrecht, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, which oversees the institutions known as state schools, said the videos show seven current and four former employees ... The school opened in 1970 and is home to about 360 people, according to the Web site of the state Department of Aging and Disability Services. (MSNBC -- Crime)

    State Legislature: Lawmakers narrow focus to state schools  Mar 5, 2009
    Additionally, the Department of Aging and Disability Services would be empowered to conduct random drug tests of employees. Sen. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Meningitis Scare Keeps State School Residents Out Of Class  Feb 27, 2009
    The state school was not locked down because of the scare, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services said. . (KWTX.com, TX)

    Focusing on being a home  Feb 17, 2009
    West Woods of Niles announced recently it has become part of the "Eden Alternative," a program "dedicated to remaking the experience of aging and disability across America and the world." Utilizing the methods of the Eden Alternative, Administrator Chad Culver said, would help the facility in changing the overall culture at West Woods. Now, West Woods of Niles, a community administering care and residence for the elderly is taking a step to change its own culture - in an effort to make the move... (Niles Star, MI)

    Nursing home agency denies resident’s complaint  Feb 14, 2009
    Richard Ward said the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services ruled not to take any action against the facility he believes almost killed him. It strikes me as, you may have made a medication error that could have killed someone, but oh well, Ward said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    UWEC to host senior day program  Feb 13, 2009
    Senior Americans Day is sponsored by the UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education/UW-Extension in cooperation with Grace Lutheran Foundation, St. Francis Apartments, Aging and Disability Center of Eau Claire County, Community Health Partnership Inc., Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Cremation Society of Wisconsin and the UW-Eau Claire Foundation Inc.. The day is planned by community representatives committed to the interests of older adults. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)


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