| Assisted living patient sexually assaulted by employee with AIDS
(Georgetown-AP) February 8, 2007 - An assisted living center employee who told police he has AIDS has been charged with having sex with a vulnerable patient. Georgetown Police Captain Nelson Brown says the 45-year-old victim told authorities that 40-year-old Matthew Linen entered his room twice this month and had sex with him. Officials at the center say the victim is mentally retarded. Brown says Linen is charged with exploitation of a vulnerable adult and willfully and knowingly exposing another to the HIV virus. Brown says Linen has confessed to having sex with the patient. Brown says investigators also are checking allegations from another female patient, but no charges have been filed. Posted 6:32pm by Chantelle Janelle .
AREA HAPPENINGS
FOUNDATION for Hospice hosts "Lights of Remembrance" Community Memorial Service at 7 p.m. April 3 at Jacksonville Commons Fountain area. Reception follows. Call 989-2682. ONSLOW COUNTY Parks and Recreation sponsors "Bowl For Your Heart" from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Bowlarena. Proceeds benefit American Heart Association. Cost $3. Call 347-5332. SCOUTING FOR FOOD Bag Pickup will be held on Feb. 10 with all food collected benefits the Jacksonville Food Kitchen and other food banks. MUSICAL PLAY "Music-The Gift of An Oppressed People" held at 3 p.m. Feb. 11 at the History Place, Morehead City, featuring Les Vingt Femmes. Call (252) 247-7533, ext. 106. ONSLOW COUNTY Museum's newest exhibit "Rites of Passage: Life's Defining Moments" hosts a program "History of Funerary Practices" at 2 p.m.
Officials not changing minds about zoning change
County officials had no intention of changing their minds regarding a zoning change they altered two months ago, though recent lawsuits forced a new hearing on the matter Tuesday. In a joint hearing, the Culpeper County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors met to re-adopt an amendment to the county code that prohibits residential uses in industrial areas. An earlier grandfather provision - no longer in effect - allowed mixed uses. In November, at the commission's recommendation, the board adopted the change - an action it repeated Tuesday night. Some residents in the affected areas do not agree with the provision elimination. Two property owners have filed suit against the county, stating it adopted the zoning change improperly and violated their rights.
The Graying of the Boomers: Retirement Paradise Lost (And how to ...
Somewhere between a third and a quarter of all people living in America today were born between 1946 and 1965 and if you think you're tired of hearing about us, you should try being one of us. Now that the baby-boomer generation is turning into their parents, the future isn't looking as bright as what analysts earlier predicted. In fact, the general buzz seems to reflect Quindlen's sentiment: it won't be easy being gray. Starting 2008, baby boomers born in 1946 will hit their 62nd year and become eligible for Social Security retirement benefits. So what's the problem? Several years ago analysts estimated between $10 – 40 trillion from the current generation of senior citizens to the baby boomer generation. Financial experts painted a rosy retirement scenario for boomers. Now things do not look as rosy.
Letter: Medicaid Waiver program must expand to aid elders
It is likely that the vast majority of the general public has never heard of the Medicaid Waiver Program, but if you have an elderly loved one, you need to be aware of this program.Medicaid Waiver provides services for Medicaid recipients which can enable them to remain in their own homes or choose an assisted living facility if the need arises. However, the funding for this program is limited, and this has created a waiting list in excess of one year. Sadly, most people do not find out about waiver until they have an immediate need for services. At that point, they are placed on the waiting list.Often they have no choice but to move into a nursing home because they are unable to obtain a waiver slot at the time they need it. The lengthy waiting list for waiver slots can even force a person already living in an assisted living facility out of their chosen home and into a nursing home, simply because they have exhausted their resources and need Medicaid to pick up the tab.And keep in mind, the tab at a Medicaid provider assisted living facility is a maximum $61.80 per day compared to approximately $130 per day in a nursing home.Doubling the funding for the Waiver Program would be a good start.
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