@Comstoc, Getty Images Joe and Teresa Graedon’s book “Top Screwups Doctors Make and How to Avoid Them” is an acknowledgment that serious mistakes are made at every hospital in America on a daily basis. Its genesis started with their own nightmare involving Joe’s mother’s care in an NC hospital.The Graedon’s...
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NCOA Offers Money Tips for Seniors
@ James Worrel, Getty Images The National Council on Aging offers these money tips for seniors. Not bad for you and me either!Current Expenses Compile all of your current obligations.æ Examine if you have the most cost-effective plan for you and/or if all plans are still relevant. Consult with a...
Does Caffeine Reduce Depression?
@David Emmite, Getty Images According to the Huffington Post (HP), a Harvard Nurse’s Health Study that looked at caffeine’s effect on depression in over 50,000 women who worked in healthcare showed that women who consumed two to three cups of caffeinated coffee per day were 15 percent less likely to...
IPAD Benefits Dementia Patients
So Easy A Senior Can Do ItGetty Images One Florida nursing home has found that use of Apple’s iPad 2 rejuvenates memory, motor and social skills of the facility’s dementia residents. Health Central Park, located in Winter Garden, FL, has seen its memory care residents become more engaged in activities...
Betty White Through the Years
From time to time, I get sent what are called Infographics by Assisted Living Facilities. They are pretty interesting. This one is about Betty White. And actually who better an example of quality aging than her. She is probably at the top of her career right now. A great inspiration...
Nursing Homes Send More Medicaid to Hospitals
A new study shows that individuals enrolled in Medicaid are 27 percent more likely to be sent to the hospital than individuals with private insurance äóñ decisions that often result in higher costs of care and poor health outcomes. The inference is that nursing homes want to have their beds...