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Rita Ude on
February 14, 2012
During the next 30 years, the number of Americans over the age of 65 and the proportion of those individuals over 85 are expected to double, impacting the economy, employment, healthcare and social services.
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Rita Ude on
January 31, 2012
A new federal program called the Independence at Home Demonstration will test the effectiveness of providing healthcare to thousands of chronically ill Medicare patients in their own homes, allowing them to remain there instead of potentially entering long-term care facilities.
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jnewport on
August 16, 2011
Starting 'the talk'
Ready to begin "the talk" with your parents? Experts offer these tips:
Start discussions early, while faculties are still strong.
Be patient. Forcing help is counterproductive.
Be sensitive to concerns, possible anger and frustration.
Avoid "shoulds" and judgmental comments.
If immediate intervention is necessary, it's often best received from a trusted family friend, clergy member or health professional
Realize you may be in your parents' shoes one day.
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jnewport on
August 10, 2011
Sometimes, resistance couched in financial terms has little to do with money at all. Maybe a parent can’t accept his need for help, dreads dependency and loss of control, fears mortality itself. “I can’t afford it” provides a good all-purpose excuse.
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jnewport on
August 09, 2011
Are bills piling up in your loved one’s home in Walnut Creek, CA? Did he miss a mortgage payment? Overwithdraw his checking account? With age, many seniors start to experience changes that make it harder for them to manage their finances on their own. Uncharacteristic incidents of mismanaged...
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jnewport on
August 08, 2011
In an editorial accompanying the study, Dr. Mitchell H. Katz, of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, concluded, "Decreasing hospital readmissions offers the hope of improving care while simultaneously reducing health-care costs."
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jnewport on
August 07, 2011
“Redefining your relationship – finding a place where a spouse can be a partner, too – all that gets very difficult... I’m a caretaker now – whatever I can do to help her.”
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Angela Roeber on
March 16, 2011
We all hope never to endure having our minds slowly diminished and devoured by dementia, but the odds of that are worse than you might know. In fact, there's about a 40% chance that your brain is programmed to self-destruct while you're in your 80s. Your chances of developing dementia increase steadily every year.
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acarl on
November 10, 2010
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced increased deductibility levels for long-term care insurance policies purchased in 2011. Some long term care insurance help those insured pay for home care services. "Tax advantaged long-term care insurance remains one of the few remai...
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acarl on
September 14, 2010
The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Act, passed in April 2010, included a broad array of additions and updates to the benefits provided to Veterans. With 10 segments focused on different areas, the Omnibus Health Act has passed some major reforms. Here, Right at Home takes a close look at the...
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