Brain Injury Awareness Month kicks off in early March as it has for thirty years. Brain injury often referred to as traumatic brain injury (TBI), can range from mild (commonly called a concussion) to severe and is caused by an…
AARP reports that the population of people over 85 years old, who are most likely to require long-term care, will more than triple between 2015 and 2050. Elected leaders must rethink institutional care and its affordability and make improvements while…
Despite COVID-19's rampant spread among nursing home residents and staff, haphazard data collection often renders skewed information when it comes to pinpointing areas of concern. The most recent Kaiser Family Foundation data analysis indicates that federal policymakers are slow in…
As one of the smallest population sets in the US, nursing homes account for the largest share of COVID-19 deaths. Statistics vary, but most accept that elder Americans in nursing homes account for at least 40 percent of all US…
Coronavirus pandemic forces individuals to take stock of their values and priorities, as well as their overall health. The little COVID-19 clinical information relating to treatment options and likely outcomes based on personal health history should lead all of us…
Many Americans are getting their Medicare benefits cut as home health providers, including occupational, speech, and physical therapists, social services, as well as skilled nurses are saying: "Your husband (or whomever) is not going to get better, so we will…
You may have seen a friend or loved one suffer for a long time with Alzheimer’s. In the final stages of this and other dementia diseases, there comes a time when the person can no longer speak, recognize loved ones,…
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, we have been forced to think about our mortality and evaluate how our loved ones would be taken care of should we die unexpectedly. Life insurance can be an affordable way to provide for…
At age 65, seniors are eligible to receive health-care benefits through Medicare if they have paid into Social Security. Individuals under age 65 who qualify to receive Social Security Disability benefits are also covered under Medicare, as well as anyone…
The need for estate planning becomes more and more critical as we get older. Many people avoid estate planning because they do not want to think about the end of life, failing health, or disability. Others believe that an estate…