COVID World vs. Meditative Benefits
For people across the country, COVID-19 continues to be a harrowing experience. Previously unthinkable challenges, unwanted changes, and devastating losses of loved ones became all too common. Most are turning inward and exploring different forms of stress management. Whether you call it meditation, yoga, prayer, spirituality, contemplative or philosophical thought, meditative practices can support patients, […]
New Alzheimer’s Drug Approved by the FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a new drug under the trademark Aduhelm™ to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The drug, Aducanumab, is a therapeutic drug that clinically demonstrates a potential to delay further decline from Alzheimer’s disease and is also the first FDA approval for a drug that does more than address the […]
Don’t Wait for a Crisis to Discuss Long-Term Care With Your Parent
It is unclear whether or not your parent has a plan in place for long-term care. It is a difficult topic to broach; no one wants to talk about death and the financial realities that come with aging. Instead of having a proactive conversation early in a parent’s aging process, most families have a reactive […]
What Happens When Your Doctor Is No Longer Covered By Your Health Plan?
You should feel comfortable talking to your doctor. Often, you must explain your ailment quickly and succinctly, trust that your doctor has your best interests at heart and will keep your confidentiality; and make yourself vulnerable and talk about health issues that may be uncomfortable. Having a good relationship with your doctor can alleviate all […]
Preparing a Quality End of Life Plan
The records conveying your final wishes for care and asset management are called powers-of-attorney documents, and these entrust an appointed person to act on your behalf when you are no longer able to. But when it comes to actually using those documents at the time of a healthcare crisis, clear and powerful documents are just […]
Plan Long-Term Care Before an Emergency Occurs
In America, a lot of parents do not live close to their children. Managing aging parents or in-law medical events can be a serious challenge without proper preparation and understanding of what your parents’ strategy may or may not be, no matter where you live. Do you know what legal documentation your parents have in […]
The Process to Setup Your Health Care Power of Attorney
Death and how it will come to you is one of the most difficult questions you could think about. Yet, if we want our dying to be meaningful and merciful, it is imperative that we think about it while we still can. Most of us want to die at home, in a familiar and peaceful […]
Are Your Patient Records Really Private?
Big Tech giants like Google, Amazon and Apple are investing heavily in the healthcare tech field. Some of the businesses are underway, like storing medical records in the cloud for a fee or using patient forms that have been “anonymized” to create new tools. Some products already cater directly to patients, such as wearable medical […]
Advances in Memory Care Technology
The prevalence and incidence of Alzheimer’s are predicted to sharply increase according to a study by The Lewin Group on the behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association. By the year 2040 more than twice as many baby boomers will have Alzheimer’s disease as compared to 2015; 10.3 million as compared to 4.7 million respectively. Medicare costs […]
Medicaid Planning
You can probably imagine a time in the future when you are no longer able to take care of your aging spouse. At this emotionally difficult time, the last thing you need is the stress of not knowing where to find the money to pay for the steep costs of institutional care. Advance planning is […]