Comments for labyrinthworld.com Blog http://labyrinthworld.com/blog This weblog is about issues that affect not only the elderly, but the squeezed generation Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:01:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on At age 41 Dara Torres may be oldest female swimmer in Olympic history by labyrinthworld.com Blog » Middle-aged woman makes it to the Olympics http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/07/04/at-age-41-dara-torres-may-be-oldest-female-swimmer-in-olympic-history/comment-page-1/#comment-491 labyrinthworld.com Blog » Middle-aged woman makes it to the Olympics Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:01:59 +0000 http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/07/04/at-age-41-dara-torres-may-be-oldest-female-swimmer-in-olympic-history/#comment-491 [...] Update. Dara Torres, 41 year-old female swimmergeovisit(); won first place in the 100 meter freestyle, winning a place on the US Olympics team. She beat out the younger and favored swimmers Natalie Coughlin and Lacey Nymeyeruntil. [...] [...] Update. Dara Torres, 41 year-old female swimmergeovisit(); won first place in the 100 meter freestyle, winning a place on the US Olympics team. She beat out the younger and favored swimmers Natalie Coughlin and Lacey Nymeyeruntil. [...]

]]> Comment on Should our health care be further privatized? by Laby Business Report » Should heath care be privatized? http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/05/27/should-our-health-care-be-further-privatized/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Laby Business Report » Should heath care be privatized? Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:35:14 +0000 http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/05/27/should-our-health-care-be-further-privatized/#comment-478 [...] I am reprinting this posting on the argument against privatizing health care. The title is Should our health care be further privatized? Is the primary purpose of my life to make those already rich, even richer? Health care is a general good just like education, military and police. Is government’s reason for being to ensure or to promote the general good? Do the rights of a small group of individuals to make money off my health triumph my right to this general good? I ask these questions as I reflect on John McCain’s free market approach to health care.   [...] [...] I am reprinting this posting on the argument against privatizing health care. The title is Should our health care be further privatized? Is the primary purpose of my life to make those already rich, even richer? Health care is a general good just like education, military and police. Is government’s reason for being to ensure or to promote the general good? Do the rights of a small group of individuals to make money off my health triumph my right to this general good? I ask these questions as I reflect on John McCain’s free market approach to health care.   [...]

]]> Comment on What’s wrong with L.A.’s medical system? by labyrinthworld.com Blog » Was the idea of big donations UCLA’s motivation for transplant surgeries? http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/06/01/whats-wrong-with-las-medical-system/comment-page-1/#comment-470 labyrinthworld.com Blog » Was the idea of big donations UCLA’s motivation for transplant surgeries? Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:22:09 +0000 http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/06/01/whats-wrong-with-las-medical-system/#comment-470 [...] Follow-up to the organ donation story. [...] [...] Follow-up to the organ donation story. [...]

]]> Comment on Have hospitals forsakened their mission of doing no harm? by labyrinthworld.com Blog » What’s wrong with L.A.’s medical system? http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/02/03/have-hospitals-forsakened-their-mission-of-doing-no-harm/comment-page-1/#comment-463 labyrinthworld.com Blog » What’s wrong with L.A.’s medical system? Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:45:06 +0000 http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/02/03/have-hospitals-forsakened-their-mission-of-doing-no-harm/#comment-463 [...] In Have hospitals forsakened their mission of doing no harm, I wrote about some L.A. hospitals practice of dumping patients, and in Organ transplant agencies are failing patients, I wrote about problems with the organ transplant problem. Articles published recently in the L.A. Times provide an update on these issues and also expose problems with the UCLA transplant program. [...] [...] In Have hospitals forsakened their mission of doing no harm, I wrote about some L.A. hospitals practice of dumping patients, and in Organ transplant agencies are failing patients, I wrote about problems with the organ transplant problem. Articles published recently in the L.A. Times provide an update on these issues and also expose problems with the UCLA transplant program. [...]

]]> Comment on Nursing home inspectors often miss serious problems by labyrinthworld.com Blog » Congressional hearings on problems affecting older Americans http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/05/16/nursing-home-inspectors-often-miss-serious-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-355 labyrinthworld.com Blog » Congressional hearings on problems affecting older Americans Sun, 18 May 2008 01:04:30 +0000 http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/05/16/nursing-home-inspectors-often-miss-serious-problems/#comment-355 [...] This week was nursing home week. In connection with this event, the senate held a hearing on enforcement of federal quality of care standards for nursing homes. The hearing was broadcast by Cspan. Click here to watch the testimony if you missed it.  You’ll find it under “Recent Programs.” As I wrote earlier, the Government Acccounability Office (GAO) found that nursing home inspectors are derelict in their duty of identifying and enforcing violations. [...] [...] This week was nursing home week. In connection with this event, the senate held a hearing on enforcement of federal quality of care standards for nursing homes. The hearing was broadcast by Cspan. Click here to watch the testimony if you missed it.  You’ll find it under “Recent Programs.” As I wrote earlier, the Government Acccounability Office (GAO) found that nursing home inspectors are derelict in their duty of identifying and enforcing violations. [...]

]]> Comment on Adult day care can provide relief for caregivers by Finally: Adult Day Care As an Option | http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/05/12/adult-day-care-can-provide-relief-for-caregivers/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Finally: Adult Day Care As an Option | Fri, 16 May 2008 13:08:07 +0000 http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/05/12/adult-day-care-can-provide-relief-for-caregivers/#comment-350 [...] Adult day care can provide relief for caregivers [...] [...] Adult day care can provide relief for caregivers [...]

]]> Comment on Elderly Desire to Remain at Home by _coaxke_ http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2007/12/07/elderly-desire-to-remain-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-131 _coaxke_ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:23:03 +0000 http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2007/12/07/elderly-desire-to-remain-at-home/#comment-131 I have heard that this website is wonderful, but after visiting it I’ll disagree with most of the people, who think so. Yes, there is some fresh and interesting information but most of it looks unprsentable. There are so many ways to check information, haven’t you heard of it? After trying it several times I realized, that it’s not unique. I never post info without making sure that it comes from creditable sources.  Sorry if you're disappointed. I have heard that this website is wonderful, but after visiting it I’ll disagree with most of the people, who think so. Yes, there is some fresh and interesting information but most of it looks unprsentable. There are so many ways to check information, haven’t you heard of it? After trying it several times I realized, that it’s not unique.

I never post info without making sure that it comes from creditable sources.  Sorry if you’re disappointed.

]]> Comment on Workers Who Care for the Elderly Suffer from High Levels of Depression by RockHard http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2007/12/08/workers-who-care-for-the-elderly-suffer-from-high-levels-of-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-130 RockHard Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:16:50 +0000 http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2007/12/08/workers-who-care-for-the-elderly-suffer-from-high-levels-of-depression/#comment-130 Great post, just like always. When I'm entering your blog I'm always sure I won't regret it. Continue writing. Great post, just like always. When I’m entering your blog I’m always sure I won’t regret it. Continue writing.

]]> Comment on Have hospitals forsakened their mission of doing no harm? by Death is awaiting us all « Sethedaughter’s Weblog http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/02/03/have-hospitals-forsakened-their-mission-of-doing-no-harm/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Death is awaiting us all « Sethedaughter’s Weblog Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:20:51 +0000 http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/02/03/have-hospitals-forsakened-their-mission-of-doing-no-harm/#comment-119 [...] 11, 2008 · No Comments After suffering in the hospital for a month, W. died. His passing took place on February 26, 2008.Although I swore I would not cry at the funeral, within minutes of entering the church, tears began to roll down my eyes.  It’s not that he was a part of my day to day experience; it was that he was a part of my overall experience.  I, we all who knew him feel diminished by his death. Our lives have grown smaller, and will grow even smaller as death claims more and more of us until none who knew him remains. [...] [...] 11, 2008 · No Comments After suffering in the hospital for a month, W. died. His passing took place on February 26, 2008.Although I swore I would not cry at the funeral, within minutes of entering the church, tears began to roll down my eyes.  It’s not that he was a part of my day to day experience; it was that he was a part of my overall experience.  I, we all who knew him feel diminished by his death. Our lives have grown smaller, and will grow even smaller as death claims more and more of us until none who knew him remains. [...]

]]> Comment on Aging in place by Louis Tenenbaum http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/03/07/aging-in-place/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Louis Tenenbaum Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:18:19 +0000 http://labyrinthworld.com/blog/2008/03/07/aging-in-place/#comment-118 Great to see your concern for long term care solutions extending to Aging in Place. We need lots of viable solutions for the future. Great to see your concern for long term care solutions extending to Aging in Place. We need lots of viable solutions for the future.

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