Senior Help Desk Community Timeline
Protect Yourself from Pneumonia
By: Linda ZiacCAUSES – SYMPTOMS – TREATMENT – PREVENTION
By Linda Ziac
The Caregiver Resource Center
January 21,2019
www.TheCaregiverResourceCenter.com
Pneumonia is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, with seniors age 65 and older being at greatest risk.
According to the CDC, pneumonia can result from more than 30 different causes, including viruses, bacteria and even assorted chemicals.
CAUSES – SYMPTOMS – TREATMENT – PREVENTION
By Linda Ziac
The Caregiver Resource Center
January 21,2019
Text-to-911 is now available in Connecticut.
By: Linda Ziac
The Value of a Certified Case Manager
By: Linda Ziac
Certified case managers are specialists who assist seniors, people with special needs and their families; in planning for and implementing ways to allow for the greatest degree of health, safety, independence, and quality of life.
This process identifies a client’s abilities and needs, and helps to design a care plan (road map) that is composed of a spectrum of services, that best meets the unique needs of that particular client.
Clients Whom We Serve
Individuals and families dealing with:
The Value of a Certified Case Manager
By: Linda ZiacProactive steps to help ensure your health, safety, independence and quality of life.
By Linda Ziac
January 7, 2019
The Caregiver Resource Center
www.CaregiverResourceCenter.com
While studies show that most seniors are healthy and function at a high level, it’s inevitable that as we grow older, issues will surface related to our health, safety, independence and quality of life.
Proactive steps to help ensure your health, safety, independence and quality of life.
By Linda Ziac
January 7, 2019
The Caregiver Resource Center
When a Medical Issue Strikes
By: Linda Ziac
Healthcare Advocacy
“Celebrating 28 Years of Service”
· Concierge Case Management & Advocacy
· We are available when you need us:
- 24/7 for client emergencies
- 7 days a week by appointment
· CT Licensed & Nationally Certified
· Services are provided in the home, doctor's office, hospital, short term rehab, assisted living, long term care facility, and hospice
Your Loved is Different Since Your Last Visit
By: Linda Ziac
By Linda Ziac
January 1, 2019
The Caregiver Resource Center
www.TheCaregiverresourceCenter.com
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope that you had a nice holiday session, spending time with family and friends.
For many people, they’re able to visit with loved ones on a regular basis, but for others visits occur much less frequently.
Happy New Year
By: Linda Ziac
Merry Christmas
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Happy Holidays
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Strategies to Reduce Holiday Stress
By: Linda ZiacBy Linda Ziac
The Caregiver Resource Center
December 12, 2018
www.CaregiverResourceCenter.com
What activities, experiences and events bring you the most joy during the holidays?
The holidays can be a time of festivity, parties, shopping, entertaining, religious observances, family gatherings, and decorating.
Saving money on prescription drug costs: Medicare's "Extra Help Program" may help!
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Saving money on prescription drug costs: Medicare's "Extra Help Program" may help!
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Holiday Hints for Alzheimer's Caregivers
By: Senior Help DeskSenior Help Desk healthcare blog credited to The National Institute on Aging, part of National Institutes of Health, (NIH)
Holidays can be meaningful, enriching times for both the person with Alzheimer’s disease and his or her family. Maintaining or adapting family rituals and traditions helps all family members feel a sense of belonging and family identity. For a person with Alzheimer’s, this link with a familiar past is reassuring.
Senior Help Desk healthcare blog credited to The National Institute on Aging, part of National Institutes of Health, (NIH)
The Acting Inspector General of Social Security, Gale Stallworth Stone, Warns Public About Fraudulent Phone Calls Threatening Arrest or Legal Action
By: Senior Help DeskBlog by Andrew Cannarsa, OIG Communications Director, Social Security Administration’s (SSA)
The Acting Inspector General of Social Security, Gale Stallworth Stone, is urging citizens to remain vigilant of telephone impersonation schemes that exploit the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) reputation and authority.
Blog by Andrew Cannarsa, OIG Communications Director, Social Security Administration’s (SSA)
In Grandma’s Stocking: An Apple Watch To Monitor Falls, Track Heart Rhythms
By: Senior Help DeskSeniorhelpdesk.com Healthcare Blog by Rachel Bluth and Kaiser Health News
For more than a decade, the latest Apple products have been the annual must-have holiday gift for the tech-savvy. That raises the question: Is the newest Apple Watch on your list — either to give or receive — this year?
At first glance, the watch appears to be an ideal present for Apple’s most familiar market: the hip early adopters. Its promotional website is full of svelte young people stretching into yoga poses, kickboxing and playing basketball.
Seniorhelpdesk.com Healthcare Blog by Rachel Bluth and Kaiser Health News
Seniors Steamed Over Cuts To SilverSneakers Fitness Program
By: Senior Help DeskSeniorhelpdesk.com Healthcare Blog by Judith Graham and Kaiser Health News http://khn.org
John Garland Graves was taken aback when he walked into his McKinleyville, Calif., gym in October and learned that his SilverSneakers membership was being canceled.
Since 2014, Graves, 69, has enjoyed free access to the gym through SilverSneakers, the nation’s best-known fitness program for seniors. He was disturbed by the news, as are many other people who have recently learned they’re losing this benefit.
Seniorhelpdesk.com Healthcare Blog by Judith Graham and Kaiser Health News http://khn.org
Holiday Blues or Something Else
By: Linda Ziac
“When you’re not quite feeling yourself this holiday season.”
By Linda Ziac
The Caregiver Resource Center
December 6, 2018
www.CaregiverResourceCenter.com
This time of year the air waves are full of holiday songs, movies with happy endings and scenes of family and friends coming together to share a meal, fond memories and good cheer.
Keep in mind that not everyone fits into this idyllic representation of the holiday season.
“When you’re not quite feeling yourself this holiday season.”
By Linda Ziac
The Caregiver Resource Center
December 6, 2018
