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1. Long Term Care Insurance: an intro

   I’m excited about being part of Maine Senior Guide. As an expert in LTC (long term care) insurance, any opportunity to help educate you about this topic is valuable, because there’s so much inaccurate and misleading stuff … Continue

2. Self-Insuring for Long Term Care

   Maybe you’ve thought about long term care, and you’ve decided that you have enough money tucked away to take care of it when it happens to you. We insurance nerds call that “self-insuring.” You’ve decided that you’ll … Continue

3. Thank You, Veterans!

   Thanks you, Veterans! I remember my dad’s stories of joining the Navy in January of his senior year in high school. Malcolm Dennison McLean was not yet 18 and my Grandfather had to sign his enlistment papers. He got … Continue

4. LL Bean Winter Coat Drive for Seniors

   To donate to the LL Bean Winter Coat Drive for Seniors, bring your “gently used” coats to Beach Glass Transitions’ office in Portland at 277 Congress Street, between India and Locust Streets. November 11th-19th, Monday – Friday 9am-2pm or 3pm – 5:30pm.

5. Getting a Handle on Electonic Medical Records

   Parkview is Leading the Way with its Electronic Medical Records (EMR)Program President Barack Obama has a clear vision of what he foresees as the future of health care in the United States.  And, in 2009, with the … Continue

6. Cape Memory Care Opens

   Lynn and I were delighted to attend the ribbon-cutting for Cape Memory Care in Cape Elizabeth yesterday.  The community specializes in care for people with memory problems like Alzheimer’s. It’s part of the Woodlands Assisted Living family … Continue

7. Medical Marijuana and Nursing Homes

   Last election day (November 3, 2009) Maine voters approved Question 5, which enacted the citizen-initiated bill, “An act to establish the Maine Medical Marijuana Act “ LD975, IB2, allowing for medical marijuana use by people with debilitating … Continue