What is the difference: Geriatrician or Gerontologist?

Posted at Sep 16, 2019 | by Brenda Smith | Comments Off on What is the difference: Geriatrician or Gerontologist?
Our team of Aging Life Care Managers happens to have a variety of educational backgrounds.  This is not unusual for other
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Aging Well: Lifestyle Choices Enhance Brain Health

Posted at Sep 13, 2019 | by Brenda Smith | Comments Off on Aging Well: Lifestyle Choices Enhance Brain Health
By Keri Pollock Lifestyle choices are some of the most effective and easiest ways to enhance brain health. What we eat,
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Navigating the Overwhelming Options of Long-Term Care

Posted at Sep 13, 2019 | by Brenda Smith | Comments Off on Navigating the Overwhelming Options of Long-Term Care
by Nicole Amico Kane, MSW, LICSW, CMC We are an aging nation.  Since 2011, baby boomers have been turning 65 at
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The Most Surprising Secret to Aging Well: Social Engagement

Posted at Sep 13, 2019 | by Brenda Smith | Comments Off on The Most Surprising Secret to Aging Well: Social Engagement
by Jullie Gray, MSW, LICSW, CMC Ask anyone for their top advice about living a long, healthy life and you’ll probably
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Creative Planning: Life Insurance Policy Can Help Pay for Care

Posted at Sep 13, 2019 | by Brenda Smith | Comments Off on Creative Planning: Life Insurance Policy Can Help Pay for Care
By Lisa Rehburg   Healthcare and long term care expenses can be significant as we age.  An article in the May
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10 Emergency Precautions to Take to Ensure your Older Adult is safe for any natural disaster

Posted at Sep 13, 2019 | by Brenda Smith | Comments Off on 10 Emergency Precautions to Take to Ensure your Older Adult is safe for any natural disaster
We’ve all read the headlines and they bring pause when thinking about older adults in our lives.  Hurricane Katrina left over
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5 Questions to ask your prescriber at your next appointment

Posted at Sep 13, 2019 | by Brenda Smith | Comments Off on 5 Questions to ask your prescriber at your next appointment
We’ve all heard the expression hindsight is 20/20.  Well this is a simple decision if we are talking about the next
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8 People to invite onto your personal care team to ensure success!

Posted at Sep 13, 2019 | by Brenda Smith | Comments Off on 8 People to invite onto your personal care team to ensure success!
Depending on your personal care needs and/or challenges meeting with your health care provider can be a quick meeting or long
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6 Steps to take before your older adults Health Care Appointment

Posted at Sep 13, 2019 | by Brenda Smith | Comments Off on 6 Steps to take before your older adults Health Care Appointment
Perhaps you had an extremely busy life and finding time to prepare for your health care appointments, let alone someone else’s
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Five things to consider when hoping to educate your PCP or specialist

Posted at Sep 13, 2019 | by Brenda Smith | Comments Off on Five things to consider when hoping to educate your PCP or specialist
Have you ever sat in your physicians and/or specialists office and thought “why don’t they understand me?”.  The physician or Health
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