Senior Care Blog

Tell me if this has happened to you.  You arrive at a friend of a friend’s house for a social gathering, you notice that the average age of the people there trends a bit older and you come across...

It was probably ten years ago that my husband’s mother was caught up in a telephone scam on her land line at a time when she was unable to verify the number calling her.  The voice started out innocently...

Jimmy Buffet has left a multi-faceted legacy…his distinctive musical style and lyrics, his upbeat and his laid back lifestyle his entrepreneurial success pursuing the life that a lot of “parrot heads” wanted.  He had become an iconic representative of...

Medicare has been one of those political footballs where both sides of the aisle have had an entrenched position for decades.  One side has been vying for better coverage for our older citizens and the other side claiming a...

Once in a while “yesterday’s news” is also tomorrow’s news.  Earlier this year you probably heard or read that Medicare is now authorized to negotiate prices directly with drug manufacturers.  It’s not a blanket permission to negotiate; it’s focused...

One of my staff worked with a senior community in upstate New York near Elmira a number of years ago, and he tells the story of their “brand signature.”  It was a silhouette of a hand against a similarly...

Some have called it an epidemic.  And it’s particularly virulent within the senior population.  The epidemic leads to even more serious conditions.  But the cure is simple, and it distills down to three words: “Never Cry Alone!” I’ve written...

If you’re like me, you may have had moments when you’ve looked at the latest clinical information on the health benefits of dark chocolate, and your first response is, “But I don’t like dark chocolate.”  What’s a milk chocolate...