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CONCHY BRETOS GIVES TESTIMONY TO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
On February 12th I was invited to testify to the US Senate Aging and Entrepreneurship committees to provide information about the...
I DO NOT FIT IN THAT PIGEON HOLE
I have always had a problem with how we arbitrarily place individuals in neat categories for the sake of understanding them. With time...
HOUSING IS THE PLATFORM TO IMPROVE HEALTH
For several years our firm has advocated providing support services at home to ensure improved well-being and cost savings. In doing so we...
DO I WANT TO LIVE FOREVER?
I’m not alone when I say that I would like to live long enough to see my grandchildren become young adults, but only if I am in good...
CHANGE IS UNDERWAY
In the beginning we felt a moral obligation to change the way we care for those less fortunate in our society, the poor elderly and...
DESPITE FUNDING, MOVING FROM A NURSING HOME BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IS DIFFICULT
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 was created to reduce barriers that allowed people to move from nursing homes back to the community. The...
THE UNTOUCHABLES – ALZHEIMER’S CLIENTS
I am alarmed to hear of the number of Alzheimer’s clients that are projected in the next decade and thereafter. Even more alarmed when I...
SENIOR MYTHS SHATTERED
I am a 67-year-old woman and always found it incongruent how I was supposed to feel at this stage of my life. I only realize that I am...
ELDERS DO BETTER AT HOME
What accounts for reducing healthcare costs, faster recovery of seriously ill clients and improved physical and cognitive heatlh? You will...