AARP Indiana: 900,000 Members Strong

Nurse Pat McQuade meets with Ella Spaulding, 93, at the Sanctuary at St. Paul's retirement community in South Bend. Indiana has 2,000 nursing vacancies. Photo by Katrina Wittkamp

Not Enough Nursing Instructors
The math doesn’t add up. At a time when registered nurses are in more demand than ever, nursing schools in Indiana can’t accept all the student applicants because of a shortage of instructors, classrooms and clinical training sites.  More >>

State Budget Cuts Hurting People From Coast to Coast
The most vulnerable groups—elderly, disabled and children—are hardest hit when 41 states make midyear budget cuts in health, education and state government workforces in 2009.  More >>

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Scott Eshowsky, M.D., a family practitioner in Granger, says electronic medical records are “light-years better than the old way.” Photo by Matthew Gilson

July-August Issue: Indiana May Be a Model for Health IT
On a Friday afternoon in 2006, a medical computer network linking 6 million patients noted a surge in cases of an intestinal bug causing nausea and vomiting. Within 24 hours, it was traced to an Indianapolis grocery selling tainted custard-filled doughnuts.  More >>

• Not Enough Instructors to Train Nurses
• Biologics: Why No Generics?

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• Guide to Health Care Provider Performance
• List of No-Call Registration Info
• Guide to Transportation Assistance
• Guide to Nursing Home Performance Data

Local Resources
• The State of Indiana
• Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging
• Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network
• Indy Creative Aging
• Indiana Retired Teachers Association