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Rita Ude on
February 21, 2012
Approximately 46 percent of adults are health illiterate, meaning they find it difficult to read, comprehend and use health information. Patients' misunderstanding of health information and treatment decisions is estimated to cost the U.S. $73 billion.
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Leo Brennan on
February 16, 2012
Although the number of elderly individuals needing healthcare will continue to increase—inflating its cost—companies like Right at Home in West Valley, AZ can lower healthcare costs by providing care in the home, rather than a costlier long-term care facility, all the while maintaining the senior’s independence.
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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
February 10, 2012
Right at Home is celebrating Valentine's Day by offering a free online care assessment.
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Leo Brennan on
February 09, 2012
If you are raising children while caring for your elderly parents in West Valley, AZ, then you definitely are. You probably feel caught in the middle; hence, the name “sandwich.”
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Leo Brennan on
February 02, 2012
A new federal program called the Independence at Home Demonstration, created by the Affordable Care Act, 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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Leo Brennan on
January 26, 2012
With aging, senescent cells build up in the body and produce harmful chemicals, which can lead to tissue inflammation and underlying ills such as diabetes, dementia and hardening of the arteries. Only 5 percent or less of an older adult’s total cells are senescent, but these inactive cells can cause extensive problems.
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Leo Brennan on
January 19, 2012
Medications help prevent and treat illness and disease, but increasingly among seniors in West Valley, AZ and around the nation, certain medications are causing adverse drug reactions.
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Leo Brennan on
January 12, 2012
Common SAD symptoms include loss of energy, appetite changes, social withdrawal, weight changes, sluggish movement, irritability, increased sleep and hopelessness.
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Leo Brennan on
January 05, 2012
Genealogy research can be daunting, as many family lines can prompt just as many questions.
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