Tag Archives: Senior Care

  1. Long Term Care Insurance in Maine: What you don’t know just might lose you a few hundred thousand dollars.

    By Nova Ewers, Beach Glass Transitions, LLC Patricia Nelson-Reade, R.N., CELA, recently gave a presentation on Long Term Care planning to  the Cumberland County Networking Group for Senior Service Providers at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth, Maine. Today Patty … Continue

  2. Maine Home Care: knowing when to get help at home

    Knowing When to Get Help Richard Blumenthal, President, Advantage Home Care LLC  As we age and physical changes occur, we or someone we love may not be able to effectively deal with these changes. Some activities of … Continue

  3. What is it like to have Alzheimer’s: A provocative discussion at Sedgewood Commons

    This special discussion series will start with a walk through virtual tour putting you in the shoes of a person with Alzheimer’s dementia. You will see things, hear things, feel things, and your thought process will be … Continue

  4. Home Care Open House in Westbrook Maine

    Ever wonder exactly what home care is about? MAS Home Care is hosting an open house Friday, October 21, from 10-4.  You’re invited to stop by and learn about options for yourself or a loved one, or … Continue

  5. Maine nursing home care: Maine’s elderly will lose as Congress gambles on Medicare cuts

    Richard Erb, president of the Maine Health Care Association, writes about balancing the budget on the backs of our nation’s elders in today’s editorial section of the Portland Press Herald. Although we think of Medicaid as a program … Continue

  6. Maine Hospitals Share Info: Suddenly You’re a Caregiver!

    Mid Coast Hospital and Parkview Adventist Medical Center, the two hospitals that serve the midcoast Maine region, have created the Community Health Information Partnership with Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. The new information partnership’s first offering is … Continue

  7. Tips 7-10: 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 7-10. You can finds tips 1-3 here and tips 4-6 here. 7. Raise the issue. … Continue