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Options For Senior America Corp. is pleased to announce its selection as a 2016 Best in Home Care Award Winner on SeniorAdvisor.com, the largest ratings and reviews site for senior care and services in North America. Winners of the SeniorAdvisor.com…
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Creative Care Connections, LLC is Addressing the Overwhelming Task of Navigating Resources for the Complex Needs of an Aging Loved One
09/18/2015 Read moreThis streamlined approach to eldercare is giving access to solutions, options, education, advocacy and resources in coordinating the complex needs of an aging loved one. Creative Care Connections, LLC is a new care management division of the well-established Thrive At…
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The Lutheran Village at MILLER’S GRANT expected to open in early 2016 The Lutheran Village at MILLER’S GRANT, a planned not-for-profit continuing care retirement community under construction in Ellicott City, announced today that 90 percent of the residences are reserved. The…
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People on the Move – DR. AND MRS. HARMEET SINGH OPEN A NEW DOOR IN HOME HEALTH CARE
06/04/2015 Read moreLeesburg, Virginia June 3, 2015. Acti-Kare Responsive In-Home Care Agency comes to Fairfax and Loudoun Counties. Acti-Kare will fill a niche in the home health care industry by providing services that are otherwise overlooked by other agencies. Acti-Kare will not…
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People on the Move – DR. AND MRS. HARMEET SINGH OPEN A NEW DOOR IN HOME HEALTH CARE
06/04/2015 Read moreLeesburg, Virginia June 3, 2015. Acti-Kare Responsive In-Home Care Agency comes to Fairfax and Loudoun Counties. Acti-Kare will fill a niche in the home health care industry by providing services that are otherwise overlooked by other agencies. Acti-Kare will not…
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Top Tips for Your Loved Ones Let’s make 2015 the year where our resolutions finally stick. Here are some valuable tips from Matrix Medical Network, providing free health assessments by Nurse Practitioners for eligible seniors, on how to have a…
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Top Tips for Your Loved Ones Let’s make 2015 the year where our resolutions finally stick. Here are some valuable tips from Matrix Medical Network, providing free health assessments by Nurse Practitioners for eligible seniors, on how to have a…
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Seniors Hit Hard By the Flu
01/16/2015 Read moreTips to Help You and Your Loved Ones Avoid the Flu This Season Even though it’s felt like winter for a while, the flu has yet to reach its seasonal peak. The seasonal flu, which can start taking effect in…
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Seniors Hit Hard By the Flu
01/16/2015 Read moreTips to Help You and Your Loved Ones Avoid the Flu This Season Even though it’s felt like winter for a while, the flu has yet to reach its seasonal peak. The seasonal flu, which can start taking effect in…
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by Susan Piette Are you getting older? Are your parents? Do you and/or they have a plan? Consider Joe and Helen. They met just after he was discharged from the Army. They married, raised two boys and a girl, worked…
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Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
A new study suggests older adults who take certain diabetes drugs may see a slower decline in their memory and thinking skills. Source: NEW FEED
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An ALS Drug Shows Early Promise Against Alzheimer's
Studies show the drug Riluzole which is used to slow the progression of ALS may have positive effects on cognition in people with mild Alzheimer’s. Source: NEW FEED
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Medicare Mulls Coverage for New Alzheimer's Drug
Medicare launched a formal process that will determine whether the agency will cover Aduhelm, the newly approved Alzheimer’s drug whose high price tag and unproven benefits have prompted widespread controversy. Source: NEW FEED
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Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug: Why Some Patients Say Yes
As advocates and critics debate the FDA’s approval of the new drug, and a chorus of experts and patient advocates protest the price, many patients and their families are excited about it, hopeful that it will stop the debilitating disease…
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Group Wants FDA Leaders Ousted Over Alzheimer's Drug Approval
A consumer advocacy group is calling for the removal of three top FDA officials, saying the agency’s approval of the Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm) was “reckless.” Source: NEW FEED
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Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug: What to Know
As the first Alzheimer’s drug approved since 2003, advocates applaud the decision. Critics say the approval was based on inadequate proof that the drug works and balk at the price tag of $56,000 a year. Source: NEW FEED
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How to Choose the Right Place for Alcohol or Drug Rehab
There are ways to find quality treatment centers for alcohol or drug addiction. Here’s how to get started. Source: NEW FEED
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Addiction and Pain Management
If you’ve battled a drug or alcohol addiction, you may be nervous about taking medications that treat pain, such as opioids. Learn more about the options you might have and how to weigh them. Source: NEW FEED
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New Alzheimer's Drug Slows Cognitive Decline in Early Test
An experimental drug appeared to slow cognitive decline in people with early Alzheimer’s disease, according to newly published research. Source: NEW FEED
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Alzheimer's Patients Often Given Too Many Meds
Many older adults with dementia are prescribed dangerous combinations of drugs that raise their risk of overdose, falls and further mental deterioration, a new study finds. Source: NEW FEED