Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020
COVID-19 Cases At Care Homes Are ‘Worse Than We Imagined’
The number of people affected by COVID-19 in long term care settings has quadrupled in less than a month.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Another Resident Of Hawaii’s Largest Nursing Facility Contracts COVID-19
A dozen residents of Hale Nani have been infected so far, along with six staff members.
Courtesy: Scott Miscovich
Another Round Of COVID-19 Testing Finds Another Case At Hale Nani
The string of cases related to Oahu’s largest nursing facility totals 16.
Courtesy: Snowpeak/Flickr.com
More COVID-19 Cases Reported At Oahu Elderly Care Homes
Two new cases were found in a Kaneohe care home.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
2 Illegal Care Homes Fined By State
The violation is the third the state health department has issued this year.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
New Housing Project For The Elderly Would Displace Residents
The Moiliili development recently secured taxpayer money, but many current tenants didn’t know they may soon have to move out.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Hawaii’s Adult Care Home Bait-And-Switch Scheme Concerns Lawmakers
Unlicensed care homes are a continuing problem despite efforts to beef up state oversight.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Identity Theft Grows Under Guise Of Genetic Testing
The Hawaii Executive Office on Aging published a warning about genetic testing fraud, which targets Medicare beneficiaries across the nation.
Ku'u Kauanoe/Civil Beat
Helping Seniors Survive The Hazards Of High-Rise Living In Honolulu
Many older people live in condo towers. Now the push is on to encourage the buildings and their residents to better prepare for disaster.
Randy Kashka/Flickr.com
Neal Milner: Living In Hawaii Drives Me Nuts But You Can’t Beat The Neighbors
The internal dialogue kicked in big-time when we started searching for a new comfort zone, which we may find in Portland.