October is National Long-Term Care Planning Month. For those of you who have not yet contemplated what “long-term care” means for you or your loved ones, this is a nice reminder to educate yourself. Long-term care is defined as the different services available and needed to deal with your ...
METRO — Three seconds go by in a flash, but that’s enough time for another person to join the masses already diagnosed with dementia. According to Alzheimer’s Disease International, every three seconds someone in the world develops dementia, a condition that more than 55 million people were living with in 2020. The World Health Organization notes that various diseases and injuries that affect the brain can contribute to dementia. As menacing a threat as dementia presents, individuals are not helpless against it. In fact, exercise, which can help lower risk for heart disease, ...
METRO — The philosophy behind hospice is that people should be able to live as fully and as comfortably as possible through the last days of their lives, surrounded by loved ones and friends. Hospice treats the symptoms of illness rather than trying to be curative. Hospice also does not try to postpone nor accelerate death. The American Cancer Society says hospice care is offered by a team of professionals who work together to manage distress, symptoms and spiritual issues. Services also are offered to family members, including access to counselors and bereavement experts. Hospice ...
PHOTOS PROVIDED Covenant Cafe has a full plate once again this month during its regular meetings. Phoebe Watson from Albright LIFE was the guest speaker for August. Sharon Davy, a Covenant Cafe volunteer, conducted a craft where participants made decorative plates using decoupage.
Many of my clients visit me at the time of retirement. Usually, this visit is to update their estate planning documents such as Powers of Attorney and their Last Wills & Testaments. Frequently, though, they also want to know whether they should begin asset protection in anticipation of needing ...
METRO — Caregivers come from all walks of life. Doctors and nurses may be the frontline medical providers people encounter most frequently, but there are plenty of others who do their part to maintain the well-being of individuals, including home health aides. Home health aides, sometimes called personal care aides, are brought in to assist a person with activities of daily life. An HHA typically helps a person who may need some assistance with tasks they cannot perform due to illness or disability. HHAs may work in a person’s home, in a group home or in another care facility. ...
