COVID-19: What older adults need to know March 22, 2020 by David Goldstein Articles , Covid-19 - Coronavirus , Senior Health - Jay Butler, Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases at CDC, describes preventative measures to help protect older adults from COVID-19. Other resources from the CDC If you are at higher risk If you are sick How to prepare Symptoms & testing Finding Your Faith: Senior Housing and Religion August 13, 2017 by Megan Hammons Senior Health - For many seniors, their faith has been an important part of their life for decades. Others look to reconnect to it later in life, as they begin to contemplate all of life’s transitions and what lies beyond. In any case, seniors do not have to give up their spiritual pursuits just because they are moving … Continue reading "Finding Your Faith: Senior Housing and Religion" Dementia in Aged Care: 10 Vital Questions to Find The Right Aged Care Provider January 3, 2019 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Alzheimer's Care , Family Issues , Featured , Senior Health - When it comes to choosing a dementia aged care provider, there are many factors to consider to ensure the best quality of life possible for your loved ones. There are plenty of dementia aged care providers out there that do a great job of taking care of their patient’s needs. But how do you which … Continue reading "Dementia in Aged Care: 10 Vital Questions to Find The Right Aged Care Provider" How to Deal with Caregiver Stress June 22, 2018 by Leah Matricio Home Care , Articles , Continuing Care , Family Issues , Featured , Senior Health - Caregiver Stress is more common than we once believed. A 2015 survey from AARP and The National Alliance for Caregiving shows that there are almost 34.2 million unpaid American caregivers. Another report also revealed that one in five caregivers has high levels of physical strain. While two out of five caregivers find their role as … Continue reading "How to Deal with Caregiver Stress" What Kind of Care Can You Expect From an Independent Living Facility? August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Featured , Articles , Independent Living , Senior Health - Recently, 87-year-old Lorraine Bayless—a resident of Glenwood Gardens Skilled Nursing Facility in Bakersfield, California—collapsed on the ground. A nurse at the facility called 911, but would not give Ms. Bayless CPR—telling the dispatcher it was against the facility’s policy. Ms. Bayless was pronounced dead soon after being transported to a hospital. According to accounts, the … Continue reading "What Kind of Care Can You Expect From an Independent Living Facility?" Health Care Insurance Costs – What Every Senior Needs to Know June 15, 2018 by David Goldstein Senior Health , Articles , Featured - Why does it have to be so hard to understand what senior health care insurance costs really are? And what makes it so difficult to select the right healthcare plan? The difficulty is often a result of the overwhelming amount of information that is provided in healthcare insurance ads and sales materials. Information overload causes many … Continue reading "Health Care Insurance Costs – What Every Senior Needs to Know" Did Your Doctor Make a Major Mistake? What to Do Next August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Williamson Senior Health - Medical mistakes happen. And every year, according to Justice.org, as many as 98,000 people are killed and many more injured due to medical errors. If this happens to you or a loved one, you may not know where to turn. If you want to recover damages for your injury or a loved one’s death at … Continue reading "Did Your Doctor Make a Major Mistake? What to Do Next" Loved One In the Hospital? How to Be Their Advocate August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Senior Health - If someone you love is in the hospital, this can be a bewildering, stressful, and painful time. And although ideally everyone in the hospital would receive the same level of excellent care, this is not always the case. Many hospitals are understaffed, and care providers sometimes struggle with giving the best treatment to everyone. Those … Continue reading "Loved One In the Hospital? How to Be Their Advocate" How the New Health Care Law Will Help Older Americans August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Senior Health - The insurance market is not great for older Americans—those aged 50 to 64 who are too young to qualify for Medicare. And even those who do qualify face rising costs. However, the Affordable Care Act is designed to bring some significant relief to seniors. Here are a few ways your health care costs and coverage … Continue reading "How the New Health Care Law Will Help Older Americans" Being a “Difficult” Patient: Six Tips for Success August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Senior Health - Patients have plenty of complaints about the medical industry—everything from long waits to high costs to hospital infections. And many of those complaints are quite reasonable—the industry is far from perfect. However, doctors have complaints about patients too. Patients don’t normally hear those complaints; however, how you’re perceived by your doctor can have an effect … Continue reading "Being a “Difficult” Patient: Six Tips for Success"
COVID-19: What older adults need to know March 22, 2020 Articles, Covid-19 - Coronavirus, Senior Health - Jay Butler, Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases at CDC, describes preventative measures to help protect older adults from COVID-19. Other resources from the CDC If you are at higher risk If you are sick How to prepare Symptoms & testing
Finding Your Faith: Senior Housing and Religion August 13, 2017 Senior Health - For many seniors, their faith has been an important part of their life for decades. Others look to reconnect to it later in life, as they begin to contemplate all of life’s transitions and what lies beyond. In any case, seniors do not have to give up their spiritual pursuits just because they are moving … Continue reading "Finding Your Faith: Senior Housing and Religion"
Dementia in Aged Care: 10 Vital Questions to Find The Right Aged Care Provider January 3, 2019 Articles, Alzheimer's Care, Family Issues, Featured, Senior Health - When it comes to choosing a dementia aged care provider, there are many factors to consider to ensure the best quality of life possible for your loved ones. There are plenty of dementia aged care providers out there that do a great job of taking care of their patient’s needs. But how do you which … Continue reading "Dementia in Aged Care: 10 Vital Questions to Find The Right Aged Care Provider"
How to Deal with Caregiver Stress June 22, 2018 Home Care, Articles, Continuing Care, Family Issues, Featured, Senior Health - Caregiver Stress is more common than we once believed. A 2015 survey from AARP and The National Alliance for Caregiving shows that there are almost 34.2 million unpaid American caregivers. Another report also revealed that one in five caregivers has high levels of physical strain. While two out of five caregivers find their role as … Continue reading "How to Deal with Caregiver Stress"
Health Care Insurance Costs – What Every Senior Needs to Know June 15, 2018 Senior Health, Articles, Featured - Why does it have to be so hard to understand what senior health care insurance costs really are? And what makes it so difficult to select the right healthcare plan? The difficulty is often a result of the overwhelming amount of information that is provided in healthcare insurance ads and sales materials. Information overload causes many … Continue reading "Health Care Insurance Costs – What Every Senior Needs to Know"
How the New Health Care Law Will Help Older Americans August 13, 2017 Senior Health - The insurance market is not great for older Americans—those aged 50 to 64 who are too young to qualify for Medicare. And even those who do qualify face rising costs. However, the Affordable Care Act is designed to bring some significant relief to seniors. Here are a few ways your health care costs and coverage … Continue reading "How the New Health Care Law Will Help Older Americans"
Being a “Difficult” Patient: Six Tips for Success August 13, 2017 Senior Health - Patients have plenty of complaints about the medical industry—everything from long waits to high costs to hospital infections. And many of those complaints are quite reasonable—the industry is far from perfect. However, doctors have complaints about patients too. Patients don’t normally hear those complaints; however, how you’re perceived by your doctor can have an effect … Continue reading "Being a “Difficult” Patient: Six Tips for Success"
