Earlier, we discussed how and why fraud was prevalent in seniors. Today, is on how fraud can be avoided. Many fraudulence crimes are a result of Medicare fraud and that’s been one of the main reasons our health care system was reformed. Every year, Medicare spends roughly $560 billion and Medicare fraud makes up $17-57 […]
Why Seniors Are Targeted by Fraud: Understanding & Preventing Scams
Seniors and Fraud: A Growing Concern Senior citizens are disproportionately targeted by fraudsters, with scammers exploiting their trust, independence, and financial stability. Fraud against seniors isn’t just a financial issue—it’s a form of elder abuse. Protecting our loved ones requires understanding why seniors are targeted and how to prevent these schemes. Even the Federal Bureau […]
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Sometimes it Takes an Intervention for Senior Care Homes (Part 2)
By: Kathy Kappler Recap As we mentioned in the previous blog, we had just held an intervention for a woman in her mid-80s who, at this point, had had two falls in two years and family, friends, and doctors agreed that she needed to move into a senior care home. After hosting an intervention, she […]
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Sometimes it Takes an Intervention for Elderly Housing
By: Kathy Kappler I was working with a woman in her mid-80s who lived alone in a mobile home community. She was smart, spry, and in good health. However, one year, she had a pretty serious fall, ended up going to a rehabilitation center for a while and then back to her mobile home. Most […]
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Are we Doing Funerals Wrong?
By: Derek Hobson Have you ever been to a funeral and felt fulfilled? As if that person’s life was entirely wrapped up and everyone knew how they felt? I haven’t and I don’t think most people have. There’s no denying that “death” is a taboo in our society. It’s something people refrain from talking about […]
The Fear of Senior Housing and Growing Older
At this point, people are steadily growing more and more aware that senior housing isn’t the gloom and doom of “nursing homes” that many people used to believe. Yet many are skeptical of senior living care for other reasons, namely they think they’re on the downward slope of their life. What Does Growing “Older” Mean? Many […]
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3D Printing and Senior Living
The Clone Debate: How 3D Printing is Revolutionizing Healthcare From Stem Cells to 3D Printing: A New Era in Medical Innovation It wasn’t too long ago that stem cell research was hailed as the next big thing, offering the potential to clone human organs and cure degenerative conditions. Initially, the public and media ran wild […]
3 Steps to Conquering the Stress of Caregiving
Managing Caregiver Stress: A 3-Step Approach to Reduce Burnout There is a significant shortage of caregivers in the senior care field, and unfortunately, caregiving isn’t a profession that people often gravitate toward. As a result, when seniors need care, their adult children frequently step in to provide it. Caring for a loved one is admirable […]
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Taking Senior Medications at the Right Time (Part 2)
Previously, we had discussed the importance of elders taking their medications at the proper time to get the optimal effect. It will it help to subdue symptoms of pain (see arthritis), level high blood pressure, and decrease the chances of an asthma attack at night. In addition to all these, there are numerous other prescription […]
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Taking Senior Medications at the Right Time (Part 1)
In an earlier blog, we mentioned how doctors were raising the high blood pressure threshold in seniors. They weren’t going to diagnose high blood pressure (itself) any differently, they only sought to ensure that whosoever was diagnosed was not prescribed any medication until they reached a much higher threshold. This was an incredibly important change […]
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