| Next Steps: Mom and Dad need help. So now what?
QUESTION: My parents are in their late 70's and, of late, have been failing both mentally and physically. My father has fallen several times, and my mother has been getting lost while driving home from church. I have no brothers or sisters, and my folks' neighbors have been expressing their concern. I was finally able to sit down with my parents and get them to understand that I was not trying to take away their independence, but only to help them live at home as long as possible. My husband and I have four children, two of whom are still in college. We both work, and, as it has been said, "our plate is full" however, we recognize the need to make sure my folks are watched over. I have been reading as much as I can about the options, and have become generally confused about what is available and when it should be used.
Vista developing anti-gang strategies
VISTA ---- Sheriff's Sgt. Scott Black keeps a binder filled with photographs of local gang members by his side at all times. Having previously worked as a gang detective in Vista, he knows many of the young men and women by their first names.Still, it's going to take more "intelligence gathering" to identify everyone participating in Vista's gang culture, he said. Last month, Sheriff's Capt. Ed Prendergast chose Black to do just that, appointing him supervisor of the city's first gang-suppression team, which identifies, monitors and apprehends gang members. .
Stockland Buys Retirement Villages for A$329 Million (Update2)
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Stockland, Australia's biggest housing developer, acquired its first retirement village owner as the nation's share of elderly people is forecast to more than double over the next four decades. Stockland agreed to pay A$329 million ($257 million) for Australian Retirement Communities, which runs 17 senior citizens villages in Victoria and Queensland states. The purchase will be funded through a share sale, Sydney-based Stockland said in a statement today. It is Chief Executive Officer Matthew Quinn's second takeover this week, after buying U.K. property manager and developer Halladale Group Plc, as he taps new avenues of growth following a three-year housing slump in Australia. The proportion of the population aged 65 years and over will rise to about 28 percent by 2051 from 13 percent in 2004, according to government data.
Gas Line Problems Shut Down The Town Of Clendenin
Officials believe the problem was weather-related. Story by Gil McClanahan Email
CLENDENIN -- Gas Service is slowly being restored here. Officials believe a weather-related problem on Tuesday shut down service, which forced City Hall to close and many residents to spend the evening at a shelter. Mountaineer Gas has begun the process of re-establishing service and that's expected to continue through Wednesday. They first went door to door shutting off gas at houses, and then went to re-establish service. In the meantime, 40 residents went to a shelter Tuesday at Herbert Hoover High School because many residents were without heat. Included in that number were 15 patients at an assisted living facility. "We just like to get into a space where all our residents can be kept together so they won't get confused once they leave the house," said Joyce Shafer, owner of Shafer Assisted Living Facility.
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