UNIVERSITY AREA - In the past year, Kingdom Worship Center has distributed more than 100 bicycles, 1,500 turkeys, boxes of foods, bags and clothes and a car to those in need. The nondenominational Christian church, led by co-pastors the Rev. Robert Fruster and his wife, the Rev. Brenda Fruster, celebrated its first anniversary in November. It started with 15 members and now has about 200 attending Sunday morning services at Embassy Suites on the University of South Florida campus. ...more

January 2, 2008

Federal Medicaid officials released the names of the 52 worst nursing homes in America last month, then patted themselves on the back for a job well-done in protecting the nation's frail elderly. ...more

December 29, 2007

Regulators should consult the public, particularly nursing home residents, about a private investment firm's proposed takeover of a major homes chain, sale opponents told Florida lawmakers Wednesday. ...more

December 13, 2007

How do you know when you meet the real deal? When they know your sister's name and which vegetables you haven't been eating. ...more

December 8, 2007

Fifty-four nursing homes, including one in St. Petersburg, are being told by the government that they are among the worst in their states in an effort to goad them into improving patient care. ...more

November 28, 2007

Members of Sanctuary of Light Metaphysical Chapel are collecting teddy bears and instilling them with love and faith for children in need. ...more

November 19, 2007

A number of surveys show that many people are unprepared for the cost of a prolonged illness, especially in their senior years. ...more

November 18, 2007

Even now, at 81 and with her memory beginning to fade, Gloria Donadello recalls her painful brush with bigotry at an assisted-living center in Sante Fe, N.M. Sitting with those she considered friends, 'people were laughing and making certain kinds of comments, and I told them, 'Please don't do that, because I'm gay.'' ...more

October 13, 2007

TAMPA - President Bush was in the Bay area today for a luncheon to benefit the Republican National Committee, but fundraising wasn't the only thing on his plate. ...more

October 12, 2007

In this corner are health insurance companies and nursing homes, which fear losing money. In the other: AARP and doctors, who have their own motives. As Congress considers legislation, those with stakes in the fight are doing their best to be heard. ...more

October 8, 2007