ASCOG Advocate: January 31, 2014

The building in which the 3M company was founded,
Two Harbors, MN.

On this date, in 1930, 3M began marketing a new brand of tape, known in some parts of the world as Sellotape.  The American brand name was a pejorative from the 1920s meaning "stingy."  

What is the common American brand name of this tape?

In the News:

A Blanchard nursing home resident was found dead in a van just outside the nursing home.  Her son spoke on the loss of his mother and her quality of care.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin proposed a new income tax cut.

More Obamacare fears based on the unlikely; the death debt.

Maryland hospitals encouraged to reduce healthcare costs through community partnerships.

A toxin known more commonly for causing foodborne illnesses is linked to multiple sclerosis.

Testosterone treatments linked to heart attacks.

DDT exposure may increase risk of Alzheimer's.

The Oklahoma chapter of the Alzheimer's Association opens a Lawton office.

Registration is now open for the 2014 Senior Day at the Capitol.

Oklahoma Legislature:

The Oklahoma Policy Institute has released the 2014 Oklahoma Legislative Primer.

Disabilities:

Disabilities will not stop two Florida marathoners.

The Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals decided to put beneficiary appeals on the front burner.

A Syracuse disabilities agency was sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Dementia and Alzheimer's:

Students provide innovative designs to help dementia patients.

A documentary chronicles the efforts of one social worker to get iPods to every Alzheimer's patient in America.

Medicare/Medicaid Fraud:

An Illinois hospice owner allegedly bilked Medicare out of millions of dollars.

The DHHS Inspector General released a report showing Medicaid overpays millions for diapers.

CMS is cracking down on doctors who habitually overbill Medicare.

Florida hospital chain accused of endemic Medicare fraud.

Caregivers:

Debra Whitman:  The cost of being a caregiver.

Safety is a constant concern for many caregivers.

Nursing Homes and LTC Facilities:

The Fed fined an Iowa nursing home for evicting an ailing veteran with unpaid bills.

New Oklahoma legislation requires nursing home to use more stringent screening for certain patient care positions.

David Satterfield, Jr., admitted to dosing a nursing home patient with lethal amount of insulin in 2007.

Senior Living:

Sex and the single senior; concern about rising rate of STDs.

Four fitness tests that can estimate your life expectancy.

A $250 prize is being offered for the winning theme for the 2014 National Senior Health and Fitness Day.