In 2018, MassHealth care providers were organized into 17 accountable care organizations (networks of doctors and hospitals). Beginning this month, 250,000 Medicaid recipients will be asked questions about the quality of their care by their Medicaid providers. Massachusetts plans to release the survey results in
Grief and catharsis can take surprising forms. I hadn’t expected a sofa to play such a starring role in mine but the murder of Miss Bee [nickname giving to sofa] had provided a powerful – and beneficial – release.” Follow our link to the NYT
If you are turning 65 soon, you are eligible to enroll for Medicare, the federal health insurance program. Medicare has four parts – A pays for in-patient hospital care, skilled nursing an home health care; B covers outpatient medical services, C offers a range of
Minnesota has added Alzheimer’s disease to its state list of conditions that can be treated with medical marijuana along with 12 other states that permit medical marijuana for Alzheimer’s disease or related conditions. Some studies have found that marijuana inhibits the formation or tau proteins
In addition asking a person to give up driving, families are also faced with how to handle gun ownership when a relative develops dementia. Health Care professionals are urging families to discuss gun ownership and draw up firearms agreements which would act like an advance
Zora Bots, a Belgium based provider of caregiver robots, has sold over 1,000 robots to health care facilities around the world including the United States. Robots are seen as part of the solution to the growing gap in the number of caregivers relative to the
More people are opting for cremation over the traditional burial which leads families to having to decide what to do with a loved ones cremains. If families opt to scatter remains, permission should be obtained. For distributing ashes in the ocean, it must be done
Is Latitude Margaritaville, a “55 and better” community in Florida developed by Jimmy Buffet and his vision of retirement based on his “drunken Caribbean rock’n’roll the future of 55- plus communities? Al Murdock, a resident of Latitudes Magaritaville, reports experiencing “a feeling of neighborhood [he
Rest homes, a holdover from before Social Security when fraternal, religious and ethnic groups pooled their funds to purchase property to provide housing, room and board for widows and others in need. There are currently 73 rest homes remaining in Massachusetts – rest homes now
From now until December 7, 2018 is the open enrollment period for Medicare Advantage plans. Some plans are offering new benefits to assist people in avoiding costly hospitalizations. For free help with Medicare Advantage and drug plan enrollment your can contact the Senior Health Insurance
In 2018, MassHealth care providers were organized into 17 accountable care organizations (networks of doctors and hospitals). Beginning this month, 250,000 Medicaid recipients will be asked questions about the quality of their care by their Medicaid providers. Massachusetts plans to release the survey results in
Grief and catharsis can take surprising forms. I hadn’t expected a sofa to play such a starring role in mine but the murder of Miss Bee [nickname giving to sofa] had provided a powerful – and beneficial – release.” Follow our link to the NYT
If you are turning 65 soon, you are eligible to enroll for Medicare, the federal health insurance program. Medicare has four parts – A pays for in-patient hospital care, skilled nursing an home health care; B covers outpatient medical services, C offers a range of
Minnesota has added Alzheimer’s disease to its state list of conditions that can be treated with medical marijuana along with 12 other states that permit medical marijuana for Alzheimer’s disease or related conditions. Some studies have found that marijuana inhibits the formation or tau proteins
In addition asking a person to give up driving, families are also faced with how to handle gun ownership when a relative develops dementia. Health Care professionals are urging families to discuss gun ownership and draw up firearms agreements which would act like an advance
Zora Bots, a Belgium based provider of caregiver robots, has sold over 1,000 robots to health care facilities around the world including the United States. Robots are seen as part of the solution to the growing gap in the number of caregivers relative to the
More people are opting for cremation over the traditional burial which leads families to having to decide what to do with a loved ones cremains. If families opt to scatter remains, permission should be obtained. For distributing ashes in the ocean, it must be done
Is Latitude Margaritaville, a “55 and better” community in Florida developed by Jimmy Buffet and his vision of retirement based on his “drunken Caribbean rock’n’roll the future of 55- plus communities? Al Murdock, a resident of Latitudes Magaritaville, reports experiencing “a feeling of neighborhood [he
Rest homes, a holdover from before Social Security when fraternal, religious and ethnic groups pooled their funds to purchase property to provide housing, room and board for widows and others in need. There are currently 73 rest homes remaining in Massachusetts – rest homes now
From now until December 7, 2018 is the open enrollment period for Medicare Advantage plans. Some plans are offering new benefits to assist people in avoiding costly hospitalizations. For free help with Medicare Advantage and drug plan enrollment your can contact the Senior Health Insurance
