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CARP hosts a Panel on Adult Immunization

December 16, 2015

CARP convened an expert panel to tackle the complex and important issue of adult immunizations on the first day of our ...

The Importance Of Adult Vaccination

November 27, 2015

Click here to read 'The Importance of Adult Vaccination' by Media Planet, Personal Health News - November 26, ...

Advocacy group wants tougher laws for elder abuse

July 23, 2015

Click here to watch the interview that aired on City News on July 21, 2015 featuring a commentary from Susan Eng, VP of ...

Elder Abuse – ‘Duty To Report’ should be enshrined in law

February 12, 2015

Elder Abuse - ‘Duty To Report’ should be enshrined in law - unanimous agreement: CARP Poll™ ...

360 Degrees of Care Around the #HealthCareCitizen

January 15, 2015

Healthcare is a social contract between citizens and their government that puts the healthcare citizen at the focus of ...

Ask the Doctor: Aging, Quality of Life, and Pain

July 15, 2014

According to recent statistics the number of persons >60 in the world, will double from 756 to 1400 million by ...

Preventing elder abuse

April 8, 2014

C.A.R.P. Chapter 56 is proud to sponsor and support this important initiative - The  program will focus on elder ...

Less sleep in older adults linked to heart attack, stroke risk

April 5, 2014

People in their 60s and 70s who have high blood pressure may want to make sure they get enough sleep. A new study ...

Playing for time: Can music stave off dementia?

April 4, 2014

At 101, Frank Iacono still plays the violin. The concertmaster for the Providence Civic Orchestra of Senior Citizens ...

Doormen Put on Alert for Elder Abuse

February 5, 2014

New York's doormen are being enlisted as an army of eyes to look for signs of elder abuse: A stranger picking up ...