Nursing - News March 10, 2013

Exporting Grandma? Some German elderly head abroad for nursing care (Christian Science Monitor)
An elderly woman walks along a shopping street in Berlin last September. With Germany's population aging and its long-term nursing care growing more expensive, some German elderly are looking abroad to countries like Hungary and Slovakia to find good, affordable senior homes.

Volunteer launches Daffodil Appeal (Gainsborough Today)
He said: "It is a great honour to be asked to take on the role of Patron for Yorkshire and one that I am delighted to accept." "Every single day there are at least 30 Marie Curie nurses caring for terminally ill patients across the county and the care they deliver is totally free." His appointment coincides with the launch of Marie Curie's Great ... (more)

Home care, tele-medicine cut health costs (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
To understand how the health-care system sometimes fails patients and often wastes money, consider the case of a South Florida nursing-home patient who developed a cough and slight fever.

3 hurt by patient at Atascadero State Hospital (Times-Standard)
Atascadero State Hospital officials say three nursing staffers were hurt this week while they were trying to calm an unruly patient.

Babies born hooked on mom's prescription drugs (SFGate)
The cry of a baby in withdrawal isn't quite the same as the whimpers mothers are accustomed to when welcoming their bundle of joy.

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