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Wednesday April 4, 2007 < br> C o p y r i g h t 2 0 0 7 M i d - H u d s o n N e w s N e t w o r k , a d i v i s i o n o f S t a t e w i d e N e w s N e t w o r k , I n c . T h i s s t o r y m a y n o t b e r e p r o d u c e d i n a n y f o r m w i t h o u t e x p r e s s w r i t t e n c o n s e n t . < a href='http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/SC_IndLivCtr-04Apr07.html'> R e a d r e s t o f a r t i c l e . . . < /a> < br> < br> M U R F R E E S B O R O , T e n n . - - - - N a t i o n a l H e a l t h C a r e C o r p o r a t i o n , a 3 5 y e a r - o l d p u b l i c l y t r a d e d l o n g - t e r m h e a l t h c a r e c o m p a n y , t o d a y a n n o u n c e d a f t e r t a x e a r n i n g s f o r t h e y e a r e n d e d D e c . 3 1 , 2 0 0 6 o f $ 3 6 , 7 4 0 , 0 0 0 o r $ 2 . 9 9 p e r s h a r e b a s i c c o m p a r e d t o $ 2 8 , 6 3 5 , 0 0 0 o r $ 2 . 3 4 p e r s h a r e b a s i c f o r t h e y e a r e n d e d D e c . 3 1 , 2 0 0 5 , a n i n c r e a s e o f 2 8 . 3 % a n d 2 7 . 8 % , r e s p e c t i v e l y . < a href='http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070315/20070315006287.html?.v=1'> R e a d r e s t o f a r t i c l e . . . < /a> < br> < br> C o n s t r u c t i o n p r o j e c t s c o n t i n u e t o p o p u p i n a n d a r o u n d O s c e o l a . T h i s t i m e , i t s S u n n y B r o o k A s s i s t e d L i v i n g C e n t e r . T h e $ 4 . 5 m i l l i o n a s s i s t e d l i v i n g c e n t e r i s s e t t o b e l o c a t e d a c r o s s f r o m t h e C l a r k e C o u n t y E l e c t r i c a l C o o p e r a t i v e a n d n o r t h o f t h e C l a r k e V e t e r i n a r y C l i n i c o n U . S . H i g h w a y 6 9 . < a href='http://www.osceolaiowa.com/Sentinel/main_more.php?id=1868_0_8_0_M'> R e a d r e s t o f a r t i c l e . . . < /a> < br> < br> C a t h e r i n e C a m p i s i P h D . , f o r m e r D i r e c t o r o f t h e C a l i f o r n i a D e p a r t m e n t o f R e h a b i l i t a t i o n f r o m D e c e m b e r 1 9 9 9 t o D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 6 , h a s j o i n e d t h e c o a l i t i o n o p p o s i n g t h e l e g a l i z a t i o n o f a s s i s t e d s u i c i d e i n C a l i f o r n i a . < a href='http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20070327/pl_usnw/dr__catherine_campisi__former_director_of_the_california_department_of_rehabilitation_joins_effort_against_assisted_suicide'> R e a d r e s t o f a r t i c l e . . . < /a> < br> < br> A s s e m b l y m e m b e r s L l o y d L e v i n e , P a t t y B e r g , a n d S p e a k e r F a b i a n N u n e z a n n o u n c e d W e d n e s d a y t h a t C a l i f o r n i a A s s o c i a t i o n o f P h y s i c i a n s G r o u p s ( C A P G ) , a n o r g a n i z a t i o n r e p r e s e n t i n g H M O ' s , a r e i n s u p p o r t o f a s s i s t e d s u i c i d e l e g a l i z a t i o n , A B 3 7 4 . M a n a g e d c a r e c o r p o r a t i o n s r e p r e s e n t e d b y C A P G i n c l u d e t h e N o r t h e r n a n d S o u t h e r n P e r m a n e n t e M e d i c a l G r o u p s , S u t t e r M e d i c a l G r o u p s , S h a r p M e d i c a l G r o u p s a n d . . . < a href='http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20070322/pl_usnw/fabian_nunez__lloyd_levine_and_patty_berg_align_with_hmo_lobbying_group_promoting_assisted_suicide_in_california'> R e a d r e s t o f a r t i c l e . . . < /a> < br>
Brookdale's 4Q loss widens on charges < br> ( A P ) - - B r o o k d a l e S e n i o r L i v i n g I n c . , o p e r a t o r o f a s s i s t e d a n d < b> < b> i n d e p e n d e n t l i v i n g c e n t e r < /b> s < /b> , s a i d T u e s d a y i t s f o u r t h - q u a r t e r l o s s w i d e n e d o n o n e - t i m e c h a r g e s a s r e v e n u e d o u b l e d . T h e c o m p a n y p o s t e d a l o s s o f $ 3 7 . 4 m i l l i o n , o r 3 7 c e n t s p e r s h a r e , v e r s u s a l o s s o f $ 2 4 . 5 m i l l i o n , o r 4 1 c e n t s p e r . . . < a href='http://chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?rssFeed=news&id=24199'> R e a d m o r e . . . < /a> < br> < br> C o p y r i g h t 2 0 0 7 M i d - H u d s o n N e w s N e t w o r k , a d i v i s i o n o f S t a t e w i d e N e w s N e t w o r k , I n c . T h i s s t o r y m a y n o t b e r e p r o d u c e d i n a n y f o r m w i t h o u t e x p r e s s w r i t t e n c o n s e n t . < a href='http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/SC_IndLivCtr-04Apr07.html'> R e a d m o r e . . . < /a> < br> < br> B r o o k d a l e S e n i o r L i v i n g I n c . , o p e r a t o r o f a s s i s t e d a n d < b> < b> i n d e p e n d e n t l i v i n g c e n t e r < /b> s < /b> , s a i d W e d n e s d a y t h a t i t c l o s e d o n t h e a c q u i s i t i o n o f f o u r c o m m u n i t i e s i n F l o r i d a a n d C a l i f o r n i a f o r a b o u t $ 6 2 m i l l i o n . < a href='http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070404/brookdale_senior_living_acquisition.html?.v=1'> R e a d m o r e . . . < /a> < br> < br> D o n t s e e y o u r c o m p a n y o n t h i s l i s t T h e O - D B u s i n e s s G u i d e i s p o s t e d a t w w w . u t i c a O D . c o m a n d m a i n t a i n e d o n l i n e t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r . P l e a s e e - m a i l t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n t o i n f o c e n t e r @ u t i c a . g a n n e t t . c o m : * C o m p a n y N a m e . < a href='http://www.uticaod.com/businessdirectory'> R e a d m o r e . . . < /a> < br> < br> C o n s t r u c t i o n p r o j e c t s c o n t i n u e t o p o p u p i n a n d a r o u n d O s c e o l a . T h i s t i m e , i t s S u n n y B r o o k A s s i s t e d L i v i n g C e n t e r . T h e $ 4 . 5 m i l l i o n a s s i s t e d l i v i n g c e n t e r i s s e t t o b e l o c a t e d a c r o s s f r o m t h e C l a r k e C o u n t y E l e c t r i c a l C o o p e r a t i v e a n d n o r t h o f t h e C l a r k e V e t e r i n a r y C l i n i c o n U . S . H i g h w a y 6 9 . < a href='http://www.osceolaiowa.com/Sentinel/main_more.php?id=1868_0_8_0_M'> R e a d m o r e . . . < /a> < br> < br> M U R F R E E S B O R O , T e n n . - - - - N a t i o n a l H e a l t h C a r e C o r p o r a t i o n , a 3 5 y e a r - o l d p u b l i c l y t r a d e d l o n g - t e r m h e a l t h c a r e c o m p a n y , t o d a y a n n o u n c e d a f t e r t a x e a r n i n g s f o r t h e y e a r e n d e d D e c . 3 1 , 2 0 0 6 o f $ 3 6 , 7 4 0 , 0 0 0 o r $ 2 . 9 9 p e r s h a r e b a s i c c o m p a r e d t o $ 2 8 , 6 3 5 , 0 0 0 o r $ 2 . 3 4 p e r s h a r e b a s i c f o r t h e y e a r e n d e d D e c . 3 1 , 2 0 0 5 , a n i n c r e a s e o f 2 8 . 3 % a n d 2 7 . 8 % , r e s p e c t i v e l y . < a href='http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070315/20070315006287.html?.v=1'> R e a d m o r e . . . < /a> < br> < br> A s s e m b l y m e m b e r s L l o y d L e v i n e , P a t t y B e r g , a n d S p e a k e r F a b i a n N u n e z a n n o u n c e d W e d n e s d a y t h a t C a l i f o r n i a A s s o c i a t i o n o f P h y s i c i a n s G r o u p s ( C A P G ) , a n o r g a n i z a t i o n r e p r e s e n t i n g H M O ' s , a r e i n s u p p o r t o f a s s i s t e d s u i c i d e l e g a l i z a t i o n , A B 3 7 4 . M a n a g e d c a r e c o r p o r a t i o n s r e p r e s e n t e d b y C A P G i n c l u d e t h e N o r t h e r n a n d S o u t h e r n P e r m a n e n t e M e d i c a l G r o u p s , S u t t e r M e d i c a l G r o u p s , S h a r p M e d i c a l G r o u p s a n d . . . < a href='http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20070322/pl_usnw/fabian_nunez__lloyd_levine_and_patty_berg_align_with_hmo_lobbying_group_promoting_assisted_suicide_in_california'> R e a d m o r e . . . < /a> < br> < br> D a v e n p o r t s a b a n d o n e d T a y l o r S c h o o l w i l l r e m a i n e m p t y f o r t h e f o r e s e e a b l e f u t u r e . < a href='http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2007/03/20/news/local/doc45ff6178bfb59400957067.txt'> R e a d m o r e . . . < /a> < br>
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Independent Living Centers - An Introduction
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What Is An Independent Living Center?
Independent Living Centers, as non-profit social service organizations, offer a wide variety of services and support in accomplishing their primary function of helping the disabled to transition into living as independently as possible. Fundamental to the Independent Living philosophy is the fact that disabled people are seen foremost as citizens with human dignity and rights and only secondarily are they seen as consumers of social services. Persons with disabilities deserve opportunities to make decisions on their own behalf just as non-disabled people. do. Their mission statements frequently include such things as assuring equal access, full participation, self-help, self-determination, in short, independent living and economic self-sufficiency of people with disabilities in their community.
What Services Do They Offer?
Services offered by Independent Living Centers are usually of limited duration and are always focused on achieving the goal of independence for those they assist. One wonderful facet of Independent Living Centers is that they are "consumer-controlled". This refers to the fact that center usually give authority and responsibility to individuals within the community who themselves have disabilities. Many of the staff are courageous people who overcome their various challenges every day to serve their peers. This serves the staff member by building self-confidence and self-worth, AND it offers their disabled | |
