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Prescription Risks for Elders-part 1
Read moreWithin the past two weeks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a number of warnings that concern...
July 6, 201100 -
Preventing Unnecessary Hospital Readmissions
Read moreAccording to research reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, approximately one in five Medicare beneficiaries discharged from...
June 24, 2011 -
Seniors and Side Effects
Read moreI have written in past postings about some of the interactions between medicines that older adults may see if...
June 14, 2011 -
Medicaid Changes to Affect Seniors
Read moreBecause health care – particularly long term care – can be expensive for elders and others with special needs,...
June 10, 2011 -
Summer Visits for a Senior Care Check-up
Read moreIn this posting, I have invited Julie Northcutt, President of Caregiverlist.com, a company that uses new technology to deliver...
June 3, 2011 -
Making Home into a Gym
Read moreI have written in other postings about how “staying active” can be tremendously important for older adults or others...
May 27, 2011 -
Geriatric Care Management is Catching On
Read moreWe may not be hearing QUITE as much about health care reform of late, now that the political debate...
May 17, 2011 -
Hospital Discharge Needs of Elders
Read moreElders have more health care issues and have more doctors’ office visits and more hospitalizations than their younger counterparts. ...
May 9, 2011 -
More Insights into Guardianship
Read moreAs a geriatric care manager, I work with court-appointed guardians. You may recall from a blog last December, Caregiver...
April 22, 2011 -
Seniors and Depression and a Fix
Read moreOne of the most common health issues that seniors deal with is depression. According to the National Institutes of...
April 18, 2011