If you are an older adult, you likely already know the risks falls can pose to your health. Falls are a primary cause of serious injury for seniors, but preventing falls can be fairly easy with the right exercises. Regular workouts will help you maintain a healthy weight, build essential muscle mass, and create the […]
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Tomorrow, August 28th, is primary election day in Florida. The candidates who win tomorrow’s Republican and Democratic primary elections will be on the ballot in November, and they will be the only people with a realistic chance to win the general election. Obviously, this makes the August 28 primary a very important day. If past […]
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If you are a Medicare beneficiary, the CMS is a very important agency in your life. Those initials stand for the “Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.” This agency was once known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). It is the CMS that administers the Medicare program, making it one of the most important […]
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No matter what your age, sooner or later, life will change. As we age, that change sometimes involves needing some level of care, and that care often involves a spouse or other family member. In fact, according to a 2015 report from the National Alliance for Caregiving and the AARP, about 34.2 million Americans had […]
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Last February, the New York Times published the results of a two-year study of assisted living facilities requested by a bipartisan group of four senators. That report took a detailed look at the role of assisted living in the Medicaid system. The conclusion was that the federal government spends billions of dollars on this program […]