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The Hospice Movement
The Hospice movement was started in Britain in 1967 by a physician, Cicely Saunders, who advocated pain management for the dying. Her philosophy was that dying people needed dignity, compassion and respect. and “abolished the prevailing ethic that patients should be cured, that those who could not be cured were a sign of failure and […]
Preventing Caregiver Burnout
The impact of one individual’s health can have a ripple effect on an entire family. Family members are caring for their loved ones in the home more today and for longer periods of time than ever before. If you are the primary caregiver for a dependent loved one, you are at risk for developing caregiver […]
Report Reveals Out-of-Pocket Cost of Health Care in Last 5 Years of Life
Updated July 2025 The Journal of General Internal Medicine published a report in 2012 that looked at data from more than 3,000 people covered by Medicare to gauge the impact of health care cost on seniors. Researchers measured how much Medicare-eligible seniors had spent out of pocket on healthcare in their last five years alive, […]
Nutrition Programs for the Elderly
Good nutrition is important for everyone, and good nutrition for older adults is especially crucial to maintaining their health and independence and improving recovery time from illnesses and injuries. How older adults get their nutrition varies widely. On the federal level, there are Nutrition Programs authorized and funded in part by the Older Americans Act. […]
Fatal and Non-Fatal Injuries from Falls On the Rise Among Seniors
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of four older adults (those aged 65 or older) falls each year.1 In 2013, 2.5 million nonfatal falls among older adults were treated in emergency departments and more than 734,000 of these patients were hospitalized. In 2020, 14 million older adults in the United […]
5 Myths and Truths About Aging and the Changes It Brings
Does getting older really mean getting sick, debilitated, and unhappy? In this article, we will explore common myths of aging which can result in ageism, as well as the truths about aging that have stood the test of time. We will also explore physiological changes in the body that occur with age. Myth #1 – […]
Preventing Falls in Your Home
Did you know that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries among older adults (age 65 and up)? Because fall hazards in the home is one of the leading causes of these types of injuries., securing your home (or an elderly loved […]
Surgeon Scorecard Reveals Complication Rates by Specific Surgeon and Hospital
In the last year of our lives, almost a third of us will undergo a major surgery. Among adults over age 45, heart surgeries and surgeries on the musculoskeletal system (knee and hip replacements, for example) are most common. Once we reach the age of 65, we undergo surgeries at a rate much higher than […]
Borrowing the Cash Value from a Life Insurance Policy to Pay the Cost of Senior Care
There are essentially two types of life insurance policies: Term life insurance Cash value life insurance Term insurance is pure insurance protection and lacks a “saving” or “investment” element. Cash value insurance, on the other hand, blends term insurance with a savings or investment component. Cash value insurance policies are sold as whole life insurance, […]
Using the “Living Benefit” Rider in Your Life Insurance Policy to Pay for Senior Care
Many life insurance policies now contain a provision enabling a person who is terminally ill to essentially receive an advance, during his or her lifetime, of the “death benefit” that would otherwise have been paid to the designated beneficiaries at the time of his or her death. “Living benefit” provisions are very different from – […]