The other day I was cleaning out my office. (My wife was astounded). I have articles and clippings going back 15 years or more. In doing so, I ran across an article from the Sacramento Bee dated 3/8/2002. I told you I have old stuff. It is an article entitled […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
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Many of you have spent time in an emergency room. Some as the patient and some as the spouse, child or friend. It is a difficult time for everyone. In addition to the medical issues of life and death there are lesser issues of care, rehabilitation, and most of all, […]
The above is a famous court case in California. It is important to every person who is now or may be receiving Medi-Cal (MC) to pay for nursing home care. It deals with SOC which stands for “share of cost”. Let me give you an example. Fred is in a […]
What are the consequences and difficulties of “Being Alone”. First a few stats. About 1 in every person over 50 lives alone with no spouse, partner or living children. (U.S. Census) 24% of persons age 71 and older, live alone. 8.3% of all Baby Boomers feel alone. Social isolation costs […]
Thank God for the sense to remember the ‘3’ steps: S.T.R. Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a […]
Bernard’s physical difficulties began slowly and subtly at first. Knee and hip soreness, sciatic pain, neck pain, arthritis in the hands and fingers, circulatory issues in the legs and feet – all common ailments among individuals entering old age – were among the challenges Bernard began to gradually face… all […]