Health & Safety
Today families are very concerned about making sure that their loved ones are safe. Even though they want the elderly person to be as independent as possible and for as long as they can, families are in their right to worry about their loved one’s safety. For most of us knowing when to intervene in [...]
Continue reading about Elderly People Driving – The Debate Continues
Let’s be honest, through our hectic day; work, house chores or any other personal task, etc, we hardly ever have time to do some exercises. When it come to exercise our body, seniors face other complications. Some of these challenges come down to their physical capacities or health condition. For some of them certain types [...]
Running errands or taking the patients to their doctor’s appointment it is one of many tasks a caregiver will have to accomplish. Our priority is to ensure safety during any of these outings. So there are number of techniques and guidelines to make sure these trips go according to plan: 1. Make sure the car [...]
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In the last two columns we have looked at the relationship between mental health and one’s physical health. One area of research that really helps illustrate this relationship is what we know about the links between depression and heart disease. I had a close friend who was a very successful small business owner. He was [...]
In order to discuss your parent’s medical issues with her doctor, you must have access to her medical records. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects the privacy of these records, so you’ll need your parent to notify her doctor that it’s okay to share that information with you. If your parent has [...]
Continue reading about Questions to Ask Your Parent’s Doctor About Alzheimer’s
There was a major change in Medicare policy in July of 2008 when the Congress passed the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (H.R. 6331) establishing parity between mental health and medical coverage. This was followed in September by The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act [...]
Continue reading about Do you know your Medicare Mental Health Benefit?
Mary, in her early 60’s, had been bothered by a tremor in her right hand. It became gradually more notable. It had embarrassed her when she had been out to dinner. It terrified her when it was time to sign her name to a check while in the checkout line at the market. When she [...]
Continue reading about Depression and anxiety symptoms: Common culprits in Parkinson’s Disease
There was a major change in Medicare policy in July of 2008 when the Congress passed the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (H.R. 6331) establishing parity between mental health and medical coverage. This was followed in September by The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act [...]
Continue reading about Do you know your Medicare Mental Health Benefit?
I recently learned first-hand what stress can do to your life. I’ve been involved in an exciting but stressful project with the opening of a brand new hospital. Plenty of stress there. We had a meeting one afternoon that was almost a comic book experiment of trying to simulate stress. Imagine a group of doctors [...]
Not meaning to depress you, it’s time to have a serious discussion about depression – and in particular, depression and your overall health. Turns out that depression is bad for you. It can literally shrink your brain and set you up for all sorts of health issues. While many of us think we have some [...]
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