If you think equality in the United States is being practiced thoroughly, wait until you hear this: Not all homes for the aged allow the same-sex couples to stay in the same room. For whatever reason, they do not even allow automatic transfer of assets to the same-sex partner if the person dies (a will [...]
Posted on April 26th, 2008 by editor
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The statistics of Americans who favor or oppose stem cell research, the most debated issue in today’s generation, is unclear. Since this is a pro and con scenario, a person can change his/her position within a second (specifically when one is confronted by a very persuasive speaker). People who are for it argue that it’ll [...]
Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by editor
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The Older Americans Act is a bill that was approved by US Congress 7 years ago. This bill was made to assist the elderly in their upcoming retirement, secure them of whatever problems they might encounter. Under its roof, the National Family Caregiver Support is included which allows the family to obtain help from their [...]
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by editor
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Individuals usually bear in their minds that caregivers are highly paid for the services they render. But this is not the only fact about caregivers. There are also informal/family and illegal caregivers. Informal/family caregivers as defined are the ones who take care of their relatives and do not get anything as a payment. In short, [...]
Posted on April 1st, 2008 by editor
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