by Jill S. | Jun 18, 2018 | Common Scams, Eldercare, Prevent Phone Fraud
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are replacing all Medicare identification cards. The new cards remove your Social Security Number and replace it with a new, 11-digit number that is unique to each beneficiary. This helps protect against...
by Jill S. | May 30, 2018 | Caregivers, Eldercare
Contributed by Jane Sandwood Around 56% of people have more than one hobby and 24% have just one real hobby they enjoy participating in regularly. Hobbies fulfill and entertain human beings throughout their lifetime (including their senior years), but they also have...
by Jill S. | Jan 9, 2018 | Eldercare
How Alzheimer’s Affects Safety According to the Alzheimer’s Association, people diagnosed with memory diseases can live in their home as long as they are within a safe environment. Due to the progression of Alzheimer’s, a person’s judgement,...
by Jill S. | Dec 26, 2017 | Caregivers, Eldercare
Contributed by Jane Sandwood Anyone who has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), or knows someone who has, will be aware of the difficulty in dealing with controlling and addictive rituals. Maybe your father is obsessed with washing his hands? Or your mother has to...
by Jill S. | Dec 15, 2017 | Common Scams, Eldercare, Prevent Phone Fraud
How to Identify Medicare Card Scams According to Time.com, when open enrollment occurs, that is a time when older Americans are allowed to make changes to their medicare guidelines such as switching their coverage. Scammers in particular take advantage of this by...
by Jill S. | Oct 18, 2017 | Caregivers, Eldercare
Contributed by Jane Sandwood The World Health Organization states that currently, there are around 47 million people worldwide with dementia, with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common. They define it as a syndrome in which there is deterioration to memory,...
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