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Should We Beware of These Nursing Homes?

An Associated Press article posted today on MSNBC cited an interesting development on the Medicare website—Medicare is “outing” the 54 worst nursing homes in the country, an unprecedented move...Read entire article »

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Just When You Thought There Was No One to Help…Part 1 of 2

I first met Hank* 4 months after his heart attack. He was in his mid-seventies, living in a horrible nursing home: the kind with a foul smell, where two...Read entire article »

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My Mom Needs to Move…I Think!

It happens every year, starting the week after Thanksgiving: adult children migrate home to spend time with their parents and see signs that their parents are aging. Sometimes the signs...Read entire article »

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Coping Strategies for Caregivers: 4 Ways to Make it Through

Hi everyone, My last post addressed coping strategies for caregivers, a topic I believe can never be exhausted. So this post will continue the theme. This month I’m presenting...Read entire article »