by Miasenior | Aug 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
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 health. There are many in my generation that feel the same way. Much has been written about the potential longevity of the baby boomer...
by Miasenior | Aug 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
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 disabled. We soon realized that by changing living conditions, we were improving the health of those individuals, cutting healthcare...
by Miasenior | Aug 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 was created to reduce barriers that allowed people to move from nursing homes back to the community. The biggest allocation of funds by Medicaid in 2007, The Money Follows the Person program, allocated $1.7 billion to 30 states with...
by Miasenior | Jul 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
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 see the complete disregard our current long term care system has for those afflicted with the disease. It is almost like we want to...
by Miasenior | Jul 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
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 this age when I look at myself in the mirror; otherwise I feel exactly the same as I did when I was twenty years younger. Labels...
by Miasenior | Jun 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
What accounts for reducing healthcare costs, faster recovery of seriously ill clients and improved physical and cognitive heatlh? You will never guess – bringing services to where these clients live. The private assisted living industry is now fully engaged in...
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