Tag Archives: patient information
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Maine Home Health Services: New Medicare Rules
Medicare home health patients in Maine and around the nation will be required to have a face-to-face visit with a physician or medical professional in order to get certified for services, beginning January 1, 2011. The visit … Continue
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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
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Maine Buddy Program at Cancer Community Center
by Jennifer Manzi MacLeod, Outreach Coordinator at the Cancer Community Center Shortly after the Cancer Community Center opened back in 1998, the Maine Buddy Program™ was created (not to be confused with the Buddy to Buddy Program, … Continue
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Maine Vets Get Increased Psychiatric Services
Togus, the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center near Augusta, has unveiled a renovated 18,000 square foot ward that triples the space dedicated at Togus to psychiatric care. The ward, which has expanded from 16 to 24 beds, … Continue
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Medicare Tune In: SMAA Answers Questions on TV
Southern Maine Agency on Aging is working with Time Warner Cable to broadcast a regular feature, “Questions about Medicare” on Channel 9. You can catch the first show June 3 at 7 p.m. Medicare is government health … Continue
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Maine Alzheimer’s Association Champion’s Breakfast
I attended the Alzheimer’s Association Champions’ Breakfast May 26, honoring Dr. Katherine Stoddard Pope, a Portland area anesthesiologist. It was a touching breakfast from the first speaker, Donna Beveridge. Donna spoke movingly about her choices since she … Continue
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Senior Resources in Maine
I just finished this article by Jonathan Rauch in the Atlantic Monthly, “Letting Go of My Father.” If you’re a caregiver, read it. If you’re a senior, read it. And if you’re a politician or business owner … Continue