Geriatric Care Managers and Senior Care Advisors

1. Healthy Weight for a Lifetime: Lose Weight

   Mid Coast Hospital’s Center for Weight & Lifestyle Change has been renamed Healthy Weight for a Lifetime. The name change reflects the program’s content and assists with setting realistic expectations for class participants. Members of the community … Continue

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   Family Caregiver: Strategies for Help with Mom

   Family caregiver. Chances are you spend a good deal of your life planning for the future. You plan your career path. You plan for retirement. But you may never have planned on becoming a family caregiver. If … Continue

3. Going to the doctor: lists and questions

   Going to the doctor can be like going to the grocery store—before going you have an idea of what you need, but sometimes when you get there it becomes too overwhelming to remember every little thing. So … Continue

4. 10 signs that your elderly parent needs help

   Diane Atwood, who writes the Catching Health blog for Advantage Home Care, shares this article. When we see our parents on a regular basis, we may not notice subtle changes in their routines or behaviors. If one is … Continue

5. Preventing hip fracture: how to stay bone healthy

   Preventing hip fracture becomes increasingly important as we age. Here’s some important information to share with your loved ones over holiday visits!  Hip fractures are serious injuries that most often occur in people aged 65 and older. Women … Continue

6. Medication Management Progam Comes to Maine

   Home Instead Senior Care has an exciting new medication management program in partnership with Walgreens called DailyMed. Home Instead Senior Care has entered into a partnership with Walgreens to bring a medication management program called DailyMed by … Continue

7. Senior Sexuality: intimacy as we age

   This article on senior sexuality, Intimacy and Aging: Strategies to Enhance Your Sexual Relationship by Nelly Hall, CS Boutique, first appeared in Maine Seniors magazine. The need for intimacy is ageless. Studies have confirmed that you can … Continue