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Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
PACE is unique. It is an optional benefit under both Medicare and Medicaid that focuses entirely on older people, who are frail enough to meet their State's standards for nursing home care.
Hospice Care - Major Life Events Call For Family Involvement
Recently, it is "end of life" care that is coming into it's own as the media concentrates on the needs of the terminally ill patient who does not want to die alone in a sterile hospital room.
Checkups, Tests and Shots
Which Ones You Need and When To Get Them - The Pocket Guide to Staying Healthy at 50+ contains a section that gives the 50+ adult information on why and when you may need different checkups, tests, and shots.
Polypharmacy
According to a recent study by the Toronto Star, the average 65 yr old takes 5 pills per day and only 12% take more than 10 pills a day.
Why A Trust?
Trusts avoid probate, guardianships and conservatorships.
A & A Pension
The Aid and Attendance pension benefit may be available to wartime veterans and surviving spouses who have in-home care or who live in nursing-homes or assisted-living facilities.
In-Home Monitoring
Most of us take self-reliance for granted, and it's something we can't imagine losing.
Medicare Changes
Medicare coverage changes every year. How can a person with Medicare keep up with it all? This article provides tips on how to make the most of your Medicare coverage.
Getting Older
Getting Older - What You Need to Know, The Basics about planning ahead.
Care for Advanced Parkinson's
Parkinson's is a chronic, progressive neurological illness. Frequently changes and decline occur at such a slow pace that families are caught unprepared when their loved one loses their ability to live independently.
What is TRS?
Telecommunication Relay Service (TRS) Relay operator services allows people with hearing loss to communicate effectively with others who do not have specialized telephone equipment, in a way similar to what a person with normal hearing and clear speech communicates with the telephone.
One Stop for Health Care
The maze of health care services can be confusing and complicated. Who pays for the service? Is it Medicare, my private insurance, or will I pay out of my own pocket?
Become a Tutor
Through the OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring program, volunteers, your neighborhood schools, and OASIS team up to help children in kindergarten through fourth grade develop reading and language skills that will last a lifetime.
Whole Body Donation
What could your body contribute to the ever expanding knowledge of medicine?
Starting the Conversation
This campaign will help adult children begin to address difficult issues with their parents such as driving, finances, independence and even romance.
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