ASCOG Advocate: July 25, 2013

Drawing of the action.

On this date, in 1783, a peace agreement is reached ending the Siege of Cuddalore (Present day India).  That was the last action in the Second Anglo-Mysore War as well as this war between France and England.

What was the other war called?

Facebook proves to be an effective tool in finding missing elderly couple.

Caregivers find stress relief through art therapy.

Technology, like sensors to measure your heart rate, motion, gait and bathroom use, is available to help seniors age in place.

A nursing home operator who defrauded South Carolina Medicaid out of $1 million gets five years probation on a suspended sentence.

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is looking into the large number of workplace injuries in long-term care facilities.

The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care has issued a request for public comment to the Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding bed rail safety in long-term care facilities.