Information You Can Use

1. Maine Medicare Open Enrollment

   November 15 started the open enrollment period for seniors eligible to participate in Medicare (November 15 – December 31). There are many different supplental care plans offered, and it’s probably a good idea to review your needs … Continue

2. Help for a Happy Thanksgiving with Seniors

   It’s Thanksgiving again!  Millions of families across the country–and expats all over the world for that matter–are preparing themselves for turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, candied yams, and I won’t even mention the desserts!  … Continue

3. Long term care insurance: self-insuring

   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

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. 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

6. Maine Voting Guide

   Politics! Personally, I’m a little tired of all the blustering. I wish there was a survey you could take, a series of questions that you’d answer to clarify your own stand on any particular issue, and in … Continue

7. Comprehensive Geriatric Evaluations

   Today, let’s talk about Comprehensive Geriatric Evaluations. These assessments or evaluations are different from a regular medical exam in a number of ways. Instead of a single physician looking for a particular illness or problem, the assessment … Continue