Local Experts Encourage Families To Take Action To Help Keep Seniors Out Of The Hospital AUBURN, Calif. – As the greater Sacramento area plunges into the heart of the winter season, the risk of local seniors being hospitalized spikes to its highest of the year, despite the fact that almost half of these hospitalizations (49… Continue reading 49% of Senior Hospitalizations Can Be Prevented
Month: March 2015
Long Term Care Insurance: Use it or Lose it!
By Susan Feldman If you’ve been paying premiums on a long term care insurance (LTCi) policy for years and wondering “What does this policy cover?”, “When do I use it?” and “How do I use it?” read on. Given the choice, most people wish to age in their own home, in familiar surroundings with family,… Continue reading Long Term Care Insurance: Use it or Lose it!
Protect Yourself Against Medicare “Gaps”
By David Sayen Medicare helps to pay for a wide variety of health services, from flu shots to hospital stays to hospice care. But it doesn’t cover everything. And it doesn’t cover all your out-of-pocket costs. Many services covered by Medicare require co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles. You can purchase supplemental insurance to cover these “gaps” in Medicare.… Continue reading Protect Yourself Against Medicare “Gaps”
Hospice Care Provider Snowline Needs Volunteers
Nonprofit Looking For Big Hearts To Expand Mission. SACRAMENTO – Snowline, an area leader in hospice and palliative care for the past 35 years, is expanding its active Volunteer Service Department in Sacramento. To provide information to big-hearted individuals who would like to learn more about hospice and volunteering, Snowline is hosting an open house. WHEN: Thursday, April 9 WHERE: Snowline… Continue reading Hospice Care Provider Snowline Needs Volunteers
Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity and Home Instead Senior Care Donate 6,000 Hours of Free In-Home Care to Families Living with Alzheimer’s Disease
Inaugural Alzheimer’s Care Grant Recipients Announced, Additional Applications Still Being Accepted OMAHA, NEB. – More than 130 families coping with Alzheimer’s disease will now receive much-needed support thanks to the Hilarity for Charity and Home Instead Senior Care Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Relief Grant Program. Hilarity for Charity®, a movement established with the Alzheimer’s Association®,… Continue reading Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity and Home Instead Senior Care Donate 6,000 Hours of Free In-Home Care to Families Living with Alzheimer’s Disease