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Using a Professional Care Manager

Services from care managers should be something that every family takes advantage of, but in reality very few families use them. Care managers could go a long ways towards helping the family find better and more efficient ways of providing care for a loved one.

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Aging and the Boston Red Sox

My father always said that the first 100 years were the hardest in life. From the looks of things in the growing number of centenarians in the world, I’d say he was right on the money. Look here for some amazing statistics about aging in

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“Parenting” Our Parents

As our parents age, we begin to question how we can make their aging years the best they can be. We may ask ourselves, are they physically and mentally capable of living alone? Do they need to move to a residence that requires less maintenance?

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Law Enacted Offering Care Givers Some Relief

Before adjourning, the 109th Congress unanimously approved a bill that will provide a measure of relief for the millions of Americans currently providing unpaid care in their homes to the elderly or those with special needs. President Bush has signed the bill into law. The

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How to Choose a Nursing Home

Few things are more stressful than finding a nursing home for a loved one. Everyone has heard nursing home horror stories and no one wants that to happen to their loved ones. While there is no way to guarantee that nothing will go wrong, some

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Hospice Care

It is unfortunate that many people who died in a hospital emergency room or who received heroic treatments to prolong life in a hospital or nursing home may have had the alternative of dying at home in familiar surroundings, with family or other loved ones

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Home Health Agency Care

DESCRIPTION: In the year 2000, about 12,800 home health agencies served approximately 8,600,000 clients across the United States. In that year Medicare paid an estimated 85% to 90% of the total cost of home health agency services amounting to $ 8,700,000,000. Although current figures are

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Using a Professional Care Manager

Services from care managers should be something that every family takes advantage of, but in reality very few families use them. Care managers could go a long ways towards helping the family find better and more efficient ways of providing care for a loved one.

Read More »

Aging and the Boston Red Sox

My father always said that the first 100 years were the hardest in life. From the looks of things in the growing number of centenarians in the world, I’d say he was right on the money. Look here for some amazing statistics about aging in

Read More »

“Parenting” Our Parents

As our parents age, we begin to question how we can make their aging years the best they can be. We may ask ourselves, are they physically and mentally capable of living alone? Do they need to move to a residence that requires less maintenance?

Read More »

Law Enacted Offering Care Givers Some Relief

Before adjourning, the 109th Congress unanimously approved a bill that will provide a measure of relief for the millions of Americans currently providing unpaid care in their homes to the elderly or those with special needs. President Bush has signed the bill into law. The

Read More »

How to Choose a Nursing Home

Few things are more stressful than finding a nursing home for a loved one. Everyone has heard nursing home horror stories and no one wants that to happen to their loved ones. While there is no way to guarantee that nothing will go wrong, some

Read More »

Hospice Care

It is unfortunate that many people who died in a hospital emergency room or who received heroic treatments to prolong life in a hospital or nursing home may have had the alternative of dying at home in familiar surroundings, with family or other loved ones

Read More »

Home Health Agency Care

DESCRIPTION: In the year 2000, about 12,800 home health agencies served approximately 8,600,000 clients across the United States. In that year Medicare paid an estimated 85% to 90% of the total cost of home health agency services amounting to $ 8,700,000,000. Although current figures are

Read More »