by mg_user | Jan 28, 2019 | Caregiver Corner
Maintaining a sense of independence is an important part of getting older. But time and our bodies often have other plans for us, making it more taxing to get around, do household chores or care for ourselves in a way that allows us to be totally independent. This can...
by mg_user | Jan 24, 2019 | Health & Wellness
During an appointment with a family physician or healthcare provider, we’re often asked a number of questions surrounding our lifestyle habits, personal health history, and the health of our family members. Sharing this information can help inform current health...
by mg_user | Jan 21, 2019 | Caregiver Corner
Hoarding affects people of all ages, however, the average age for hoarders to seek treatment is 50. Hoarding is a recognized obsessive-compulsive disorder, in which a person “collects and keeps a lot of items, even things that appear useless or of little value to most...
by mg_user | Jan 18, 2019 | Senior Safety
While the view of soft, white snowflakes flurrying to the ground is a beautiful sight you can only see in the wintertime, the freezing temperatures and debilitating storms that come along with those snowflakes can be much more problematic. Be ready for all that winter...
by mg_user | Jan 15, 2019 | Medicare
For years, politicians have talked about sweeping changes they would like to make to government programs like Medicare and Social Security, but so far, few of those changes have come to fruition. But with a major national election just a year away, politicians on both...
by mg_user | Jan 12, 2019 | Medicare
On Saturday, January 12 this partial government shutdown became the longest in history, surpassing the shutdown that occurred under the Clinton administration in late 1995 (and early 1996). There continues to be no end in sight to this standoff between the President...