Aging

01 Aug 2014
Rehab Center Discharge Home
Rehab Center Discharge Checklist Rehab stays can be short term or longer, but generally last 3 weeks as that is what Medicare covers. Rehab stays generally get people “home ready” but perhaps not fully recuperated. This is true following a surgery or illness. You will likely receive Nursing, Physical and Occupational Therapist visits through Medicare Home Services when ...
30 Jul 2014
Medicare at 49!
Medicare: One of the Most Successful Programs for American Seniors Medicare on the 49th anniversary of your becoming law; Happy Birthday.  President Johnson signed medical insurance coverage for seniors (65+) into law on July 30th, 1965. What would our aging parents, and soon us do if there wasn’t Medicare?  How do other countries care for their ...
18 Jul 2014
Being Really Old, Old is Great Because…
Old is More than a Number Every stage of life or ‘age’ has its own properties or challenges. From infancy through old age, decades seem to have certain characteristics which mark them and make them special, for both the challenges and the rewards. Of course life throws us curves and some heartbreak, how well we ...
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