Cecily Henderson clinical services manager, Care of the Elderly, Lothian Primary Care NHS Trust (Edinburgh) - For services to Elderly People.
Rewards in a market economy must be shared because everyone contributes goods and services to that market economy, including the unemployed, who continue to raise children, care for elderly parents and support with personal services the working people within their midst.
Another important reason is that the average dollar amount per Medicare claim is much higher than for private insurance because the elderly and disabled use hospital and nursing home services far more than do children or non-elderly adults.
There are more than 1.5 million nursing-home beds nationwide that provide intensive health- and personal-care services to the elderly.
By 2025, between 30% and 35% of national income may have to go toward pensions, medical care and other welfare services for the elderly.
Campaign spokesman Dr Luigi Reale said the consulate's outreach services for the elderly may be retained following a meeting with the Embassy on Thursday.
It provides high-quality home care services to the elderly and disabled.
Ms McVeigh said the trust had already introduced "a range of new enhanced services" to support elderly people in their own homes.
Those cuts specifically excluded Medicaid, including the one-third of Medicaid that funds long-term care services for the frail elderly and adults with disabilities.
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In fact, the issue of long-term supports and services for the frail elderly and people with disabilities was almost entirely ignored by both parties.
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The council said this could ease the pressure on the authority's revenue budget which is used for frontline services for children and elderly and vulnerable people.
The presence of senior doctors at the point of admission could also help reduce numbers by ensuring the elderly were channelled to the best services sooner, the report said.
This scheme would rely on private health-care companies to compete to offer insurance to the elderly covering a full range of services, from hospital care to prescription drugs, now only partly covered by different Medicare premiums.
Proposed cuts at the Conservative-controlled council include services for children, the elderly and beaches.
Sales tax revenue funds schools, fire departments, and libraries, as well as services for children and the elderly.
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Meanwhile, schools, towns and services to the poor and elderly are seeing their share of state dollars slashed as politicians try to close the budget gap.
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Under the Transforming Your Care reform programme, NHS services will focus on helping elderly people to live in their own homes for as long as possible, rather than providing residential care.
Other services at the hospital will include a general outpatients, GP services, diagnostics - such as MRI, X-rays and ultrasound, a unit to support elderly people, day treatment unit, ante and post-natal services, children's centre and breast clinic.
Emergency services have been prioritising getting the elderly and those who live in bungalows to safety.
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Another option is to retain services and build new accommodation for elderly patients, as well as a GP surgery.
Daphne Grace Suttle , JP (Penicuik, Midlothian) - For services to the community and to Elderly People in Penicuik, Midlothian.
The funding generally is given to groups that provide services to the poor, the elderly and children, including Citymeals-on-Wheels and the Brooklyn Children's Museum last year.
You may qualify for free services, especially if you're elderly or a low- to moderate-income earner.
For services to Physical Education, particularly for Elderly People.
Day centres for the elderly and disabled, libraries and some children's services could also be affected, it said.
Going a step further, providing coaching or direct care management services would make all the difference for frail elderly patients.
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Certainly it is people with disabilities, the elderly and struggling families who tend to rely heavily on services that are provided by local authorities.
It could mean short-notice temporary closures or reduced operations at day centres for the elderly and disabled, the report said, with preventative services for children, libraries and one-stop shops also affected.
Tessa Harding said services such as health, social services and housing were not co-ordinated for elderly people at the moment.
Those who remain behind in the periphery are increasingly the elderly, who require more and adequate health care and social services.
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