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Senior Living Challenges And Choices Part 3
Costs and expenses are often the major determinate of whether it’s feasible to age in place. The cost of in-home care – even with…
Senior Living Challenges and Choices – Part 2
Deciding to age in place either in a long-standing home or by moving to a smaller better suited residence, necessarily includes considerations of one’s…
Senior Living Challenges And Choices
As people age, they begin thinking about whether to age in place or move to a different residential setting. In addition to personal preferences,…
Reducing Your Risk of Developing Dementia
Living longer has meant living long enough to lose cognitive function. Two of every three Alzheimer’s patients are women and the fact that women…
I Am A Person Not A Ward
s people live longer and often need help, society is grappling with what to do for us and with us. While some situations may…
Why Living Wills, Advance Directives, Health Care Surrogates Are Not Enough
Significant differences in the approaches evidenced by the elder law, trust and estate, and other attorneys serve to demonstrate that Living wills, Health Care…
Death Cafes……Not a place to go to die, just to talk about it!
Recently, the media has been reporting on a new phenomenon spreading across the U. S. – Death Cafes. Flyers inform us about the opportunity…
Why Do We Let Strangers Decide How We Die?
Americans are reluctant to spend much time contemplating their death. Strange, because death is the ultimate destination on life’s journey. Most of us spend…
The Need To Plan Is More Important Than Ever
The recent arrest of an elderly man for having sex in a nursing home with his wife highlights the importance of advanced medical planning. …
Eat Better……Think Better
Research about the effects of diet on our bodies continues to show that as Euell Gibbons famously said; “you are what you eat”. Like…
Alzheimers, Dementia………There are Things You Can Do!
As the population ages, concerns about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease continue to rise. While there is no cure for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease, there…
Health and Medical Center Data Breaches
Once again patients are being notified of another data breach at a hospital and medical center where personal information, including social security numbers were…