Health & Wellness

1. Maine Award Winners

   Congratulations to several health care professionals in the senior care arena who have received awards recently. Joel Botler, M.D., and the Geriatrics Center at Maine Medical Center were honored with the Maine Alzheimer’s Champion Award, presented by … Continue

2. Same Great Maine Rehab Service: New Name

   Check out this update from one of Maine Senior Guide’s Rehab resources. Click here to learn more!

3. Tips 4-6: 10 Tips to Help Seniors Communicate with their Boomer Children

   These tips are taken from the 70/40 Rule,  a small and engaging booklet about communication sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care.  Here are tips 4-6. You can finds tips 1-3 here and tips 7-10 here. 4. Optimize your energy. … Continue

4. Free Elder Caregiver Webinar

   “Meeting the Needs of Family Caregivers in Maine” Register today for this Free Webinar! June 23, 2011 & June 30, 2011 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Plan to attend this two part webinar series from your office … Continue

5. Maine Money Planning: Outliving Your Money

   Kerry Peabody, Long Term Care Insurance Specialist, Clark Insurance Let’s take a break from long term care, and talk about an issue that my clients are becoming more concerned with. There’s another risk that comes with a … Continue

6. Maine: Your Area Agencies on Aging at Work

   The Older Americans Act of 1965 created the Administration on Aging as the federal level advocate and coordinator of services for the elderly.  Area Agencies on Aging were created as the local-state agencies charged with advocating for … Continue

7. Long Term Care: Paying for LTC Insurance

   Kerry Peabody, LTC Insurance Specialist So, we’ve talked about how expensive long term care can be. It’s not cheap. How do people pay for it? Basically, there are three ways to do this: Your money, government money, … Continue