Tuesday, May 7, 2013

ASCOG Advocate: May 7, 2013

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Painting of the sinking ship.
On this date, in 1915, German u-boat U-20 sunk this British ship killing 1,198 people on board. 

What was the name of the ship?

Oklahoma Senate Bill 235, requiring facilities run by the Department of Veterans Affairs to comply with statutes that apply to long-term care facilities, and Senate Bill 549, adding exploitation of elderly persons to the racketeering statutes, were both sent to the Governor for approval on Monday.

Caregivers are taking on medical tasks that are more and more complex.

A Tulsa World editorial welcomes the new funding to mental health services.  Meanwhile, the Oklahoman examines a Republican plan to expand Medicaid using private insurance.

A mental health association in Tulsa was awarded a mental health grant to address chronic homelessness.

Sachin Sharma faces 10 years in prison for defrauding Medicare out of more than $27 million.

An obsessed husband remained in denial about his wife's Alzheimer's, even after she died; a story every caregiver should read.

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