Geriatric and Elder Care Management in New York City and Northern New Jersey

TURKEY WITH A SIDE OF SIBLING CONFLICT

December 11, 2015

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  The fight over the last piece of pumpkin pie  may not be the only struggle this Thanksgiving. As families gather around the table, many will have the difficult conversations of how to care for mom or dad.  These conversations can be emotionally charged and test sibling bonds. How to Overcome & Manage Sibling Conflict […]

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WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR ELDERLY NEIGHBOR NEEDS HELP

November 12, 2015

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Have you seen your elderly neighbor speeding by the park? Or perhaps driving slower than a snail, in the wrong lane? Maybe you’ve found him wandering the streets confused? Or noticed that she hasn’t come outside when, normally, she waters her garden every other day? Not everyone has family nearby to routinely check-in or monitor […]

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AGING AND MONEY: HAVING THE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS

October 7, 2015

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Aging Life Care Professionals™ Offer Guidance to Aging Adults and Families on Handling Financial Issues A recent article on financial-planning.com focused on the need for financial advisors to have plans to address the challenges they face when clients have diminishing mental capacity. With the rising aging population and the increasing rates of dementia, financial advisors are being encouraged […]

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Seniors Tell Medical Students What They Need From Doctors

September 25, 2015

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By Susan Jaffe September 25, 2015 Belle Likover, a 95-year-old retired social worker, told Case Western Reserve medical students that growing old gracefully is all about being able to adapt to one’s changing life situation, including health challenges. (Photo by Lynn Ischay for Kaiser Health News) CLEVELAND – When doctors told Robert Madison his wife […]

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Obamacare reduces uninsured rates, improves access to care, study finds

July 29, 2015

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Laura Ungar, USAToday3:33 p.m. EDT July 28, 2015 Since the Affordable Care Act took effect, fewer Americans lack health insurance or have trouble getting the care and medicines they need, a study released Tuesday says. The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, says the number of Americans who reported being uninsured […]

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A STROKE UNDER OBSERVATION

July 29, 2015

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by Beverly Bernstein Joie, MS, CMC, Aging Life Care Association™ Member One Professional’s Personal Experience with Medicare Observation Status My husband, Dan, came home from work on December 23, 2014 and, as is our fashion, I asked him about his day. When he began talking, It was evident he could not find the words to […]

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DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO CARE FOR AN AGING PARENT?

June 25, 2015

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by Jullie Gray, MSW, LICSW, CMC, Aging Life Care Association™ Member and Fellow of the Leadership Academy This month, the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP released a landmark study – Caregiving in the U.S. 2015  – that provides new insights into the landscape of our nation’s caregivers and the challenges they face. Are you prepared to […]

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Walgreens, insurers push expansion of virtual doctor visits

June 11, 2015

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BY TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer Millions of people will be able to see a doctor on their smartphones or laptops for everyday ailments once the nation’s largest drugstore chain and two major insurers expand a budding push into virtual health care. Walgreens said Wednesday that it will offer a smartphone application that links doctor and […]

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How Therapy Can Help in the Golden Years

June 10, 2013

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By ABBY ELLIN Michael Kirby Smith for The New York TimesMarvin Tolkin, 86, says his monthly therapy sessions have been “making the transition of living at this age in relation to my family very doable.” Hear from Mr. Tolkin and two more seniors here. Marvin Tolkin was 83 when he decided that the unexamined life […]

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