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How Much Does Home Health Care Cost?
By Kim Chernecky Caregiver assistance is available in many forms. Unfortunately, this type of care can be very expensive and is generally not covered by Medicare. For those wise enough to have purchased long-term-care insurance, all or some of that care will be covered when the time comes. For those that didn’t purchase insurance or…
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Getting Your Affairs in Order; Planning Ahead
By Kim Chernecky No-one wants to think about their mortality but the fact is everyone will die someday. The problem is we don’t know when. Sadly, the pandemic has made it abundantly clear that we just never know when our time will come. It could be tomorrow or 40 years from now, but without taking…
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Tips to Keep Your Elderly Loved One Safe; Things You Can Do If You’re Worried About Home Safety
By Stephanie Erickson Here are some guidelines when trying to ensure that your loved one’s home is safe as they age. First, make sure to start with the following: Here are some risk factors for falls: Tips for the bathroom: Tips for the kitchen: Tips for outdoors: Tips for all living spaces: Stairs: General safety…
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State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
What is SHIPs? State Health Insurance Assistance Programs help you explore your Medicare Options. The State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) is a national, federally-funded program of community-based, trained volunteers who provide individualized, objective, in-depth insurance counseling and assistance to Medicare-eligible individuals, their families, and caregivers. SHIPs volunteers can help: SHIPs are federally funded by…
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Dealing with Caregiver Guilt
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How to Help a Caregiver
Being a full-time caregiver is many things. Exhausting. Frustrating. Heart-breaking. Did you know that most in-home caregiver agencies have specially-trained dementia caregivers? Were you aware that there are respite and day programs that can care for patients with dementia or serious medical conditions to give you a break? Don’t be afraid to ask for help.…
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Caregiver Support: Taking Time to Breathe
Why Self-Care is Critical to Your Well-Being One of the biggest challenges faced by caregivers is the feeling of isolation and overwhelm. Many caregivers feel as if they should be able to do everything and do it well. Even allowing others to help can be tremendously difficult. When the demands of caregiving are too much,…
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Paxlovid: What Older Americans Need to Know
“The time to be figuring all this out is before you get covid” Dr. Allison Weinmann infectious-disease expert Henry Ford Hospital DetroitBy Judith Graham JANUARY 18, 2023 A new coronavirus variant is circulating, the most transmissible one yet. Hospitalizations of infected patients are rising. And older adults represent nearly 90% of U.S. deaths from covid-19…
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Florida Non-profit Helps Seniors One Wheelchair at a Time
By Kim Chernecky For those suffering from serious illnesses, injuries, or disabilities, occupational therapy can make all the difference in their quality of life. After a serious injury, stroke, or accident, having to re-learn daily living skills, or learning to adapt to physical limitations can be overwhelming for many patients. But with the right therapy…
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Making the Move to Assisted Living
How to Help a Senior Transition into Assisted Living with Less Stress By Rhonda Underhill How to Make the Transition to Assisted Living easier for your loved one.Is it time for a senior loved one to move to assisted living? Making this decision is never easy, for seniors or family members, but it doesn’t have…