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Tag Archives: long term care
New York Times Article “Managed Care Keeping the Frail out of Nursing Homes”
On February 24, 2012 the New York Times published an article about LIFE (Living Independence For the Elderly) programs (nationally called PACE) in its Local News Section entitled, “Managed Care Keeping the Frail out of Nursing Homes.” The article discusses … Continue reading
Posted in Caregiving, elderly, health, healthy living at home, Help at Home, home care, Independence, LIFE, Long-term care, Medicare cuts, nursing home, PACE, Senior Living
Tagged caregiving, elderly, health, healthy living at home, Help at HOme, home care, independence, LIFE, long term care, managed care, Medicaid, Medicare cuts, nursing home, PACE, senior living
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Let’s Talk Turkey!
If something happened to you where you could not make life sustaining decisions for yourself, are you confident that your loved ones would make the right decisions for you? Do they know what kind of care you would want? … Continue reading
Posted in Advance Directives, advocate, DNR, Do Not Resuscitate, Durable Power of Attorney, End -of-life decisions, End-of-life, Five Wishes, Healthcare Decisions, holidays, Last Will and Testament, Life Sustaining Treatment, Living Trust, Living Will, Long-term care, Talk turkey, turkey
Tagged advance directives, advocate, DNR, Do Not Resuscitate, durable power of attorney, end of life, end of life decisions, Five Wishes, healthcare decisions, holidays, Last Will and Testament, life sustaining treatment, Living Trust, living will, long term care, talk turkey, turkey
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