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Medicare Preventive Benefits

Did you know that Medicare covers over 20 different preventive benefits?ξ My Medicare Matters has a chart that can help you sort it out. . Get the chart.

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Greater Numbers Choosing Assisted Living / CCRC Over Nursing Homes

And that sounds like a great headline. However, many of these communities are taking on sicker patients/residents sometimes inappropriately. As a result this population has higher rates of hospitalization, a new report says. Approximately 38% of older Americans with moderate to severe disabilities live in nursing homes, compared to 58%...

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Flu Video Helpful As We Enter Season

Flu season and flu shots are here and there continues to be the debate of whether to get a flu shot or not. It is not just the fear of needle thing but also a fear that the side effects will be worse than the shot. Emmi Solutions, one of...

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Hearing Loss Can Result in Brain Loss in Elders

@Getty Images Hearing loss in older adults might also cause a loss in brain volume, say researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.ξ Devices such as hearing aids could be more important than previously thought. When investigators studied MRI scans of older individuals (ages 60-77)...

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Memory Fitness Programs Boost Learning and Retention

No Strings Needed to Remember@C Squared Studios,Getty Images Memory fitness programs at senior living communities helped improve seniors’ verbal learning and retention, plus boosted their self-perceived memory, researchers from the University of California at Los Angeles concluded. They say that memory fitness programs combined with lifestyle changes can enhance learning...

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High Salt + Low Activity = Cognitive Loss

@Jeffrey Coolidge, Getty Images High-sodium intake and a low level of physical activity can be detrimental to cognitive function in the elderly, says a study conducted by Canadian researchers. Researchers followed the sodium consumption and physical activity levels of 1,262 healthy older men and women over three years. Senior participants...

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Moderate Drinking Might Reduce Dementia But I Don’t Remember

@Andersen Ross, Getty Images The occasional glass of wine might actually reduce the risk of dementia,Œæ Loyola University’s Chicago Stritch School of Medicine analyzed 143 studies conducted since 1977 and found that moderate alcohol consumption is linked to a lower risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of...

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For Profits and Private Investor Nursing Homes Have More Deficiencies

The Government Accountability Office, examining whether the quality of care in a nursing home suffers after an acquisition, found that nursing homes owned by private investors and other types of for-profit operators had more total deficiencies than homes run by public companies. The report found that on average,ξ privately owned...

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Boomers Lack Care Plan for Parents

As reported in USA Today, Home Instead Senior Care surveyed 600 adults ages 45 to 65, and found: äó¢ 31% don’t know how many medications their parents take. äó¢ 34% don’t know whether their parents have a safe deposit box or where the key is. äó¢ 36% don’t know where...

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