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by Julie Ann Anderson on November 16, 2011
ScienceDaily (Jan. 10, 2011) — A large proportion of Medicare expenditures for nursing home residents with advanced dementia, a terminal illness, is spent on aggressive treatments that may be avoidable and of limited clinical benefit, according to a new study by the Institute for Aging Research, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, published in the [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on October 28, 2011
By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today Published: August 16, 2011 The researchers expected that seniors, when faced with mounting out-of-pocket costs, would switch to cheaper generics. In fact, that was one of the main arguments behind the coverage back when Medicare’s drug benefit was created in 2006. If seniors saw how much drugs cost, [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on October 17, 2011
Why Seniors are Moving from Institution Back Home After living for three years in a nursing home following a stroke, Gail, 78, went through his life savings paying for the nursing home and eventually qualified for Medicaid. He had always wanted to and intended to move back home, but his condition required that he stay [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on September 30, 2011
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in American women behind skin cancer. Seniors are at an increased risk to develop breast cancer, so take time during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October to learn more about this deadly disease. Here are a few facts regarding [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on July 27, 2011
I don’t have to tell you that Alzheimer’s is a worldwide epidemic. Currently, five million people in the U.S. have this disease, and there are more than 35 million globally. By 2030, those numbers will double, and by 2050, they’ll more than triple. Last year the worldwide cost of Alzheimer’s was more than $600 billion [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on July 11, 2011
The Elder Care Radio Show—July 2011 KSRO 1350 AM Fridays—12:30-1:00 p.m.KFRC 1550 AM & KNEW 910 AM Saturdays—8:30-9:00 a.m I suspect I’m in the minority of people who are comfortable talking about death. This month guests and I will discuss the subject in a gentle, educational way. To dispel perceptions of “creepiness,” I invite [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on July 7, 2011
Be Inspired! Be Intentional! Be the change YOU want to see in the World! My mom was Dignosed in 1983 and with treatment including a radical mastectomy I can say today, She IS a 28 year SURVIVOR!!!! She is an example of amazing strength! She taught me so much just witnessing her battle with the treatment & [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on April 1, 2011
Wheather you live in historic Petaluma, Santa Rosa, charming Rohnert Park, Windsor, the Sebastopol countryside or on a vineyard in sunny Healdsburg, you can listen to KSRO radio and Kira Reginato on Fridays from 12:30pm to 1 in the afternoon! Kira hosts gifted, talented & educated experts in Elder Care every week. You can now [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on March 25, 2011
by Linda A. Jacobsen, Mary Kent, Marlene Lee, and Mark Mather (February 2011) In 2011, the oldest baby boomers—Americans born between 1946 and 1964—will start to turn 65. Today, 40 million people in the United States are ages 65 and older, but this number is projected to more than double to [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on February 2, 2010
From the National Council on Aging’s press room… Many 2010 New Year’s resolutions will likely focus on staying healthy and saving money. Older adults can help keep both of these resolutions by using BenefitsCheckUp, a free, online benefits screening service developed and maintained by the National Council on Aging (NCOA). Beginning in January, federal changes [...]
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