Category Archives: Age-in-Place

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  42nd Annual Spring Home Show: Better Living Expo

  Posted on March 25, 2012 by LaTron Brown in Age-in-Place

  Each year, I attend the annual Spring Home Show hosted by the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va. Today, hundreds of vendors were set up to showcase products and services for home improvement. On a mission to discover products and services that help seniors remain at home, I ran into three top-notch companies that provide [...]

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  24Hr Health Care At Risk

  Posted on February 23, 2012 by LaTron Brown in Age-in-Place

    Do you have any loved ones that require 24hr home healthcare? If legislators have their way the cost to provide services will definitely increase. The Labor Department has proposed a rule that would allow home health care workers to receive the minimum wage and be protected by federal wage and hour laws. Congress is [...]

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  9 Strategies to Help A Parent Who Refuses Care

  Posted on August 9, 2011 by LaTron Brown in Age-in-Place, Caregivers

  It’s been a year and you have found yourself in a new role. You are working forty hours a week or more, trying to raise tenacious teenage boys, and now your parents are dependent upon you. Despite your overwhelming duties, you consistently juggle it all. Unfortunately, it’s beginning to take a toll on you. You [...]

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  May is Mental Health Awareness Month

  Posted on May 10, 2011 by Senior Lifestyle Concierge in Age-in-Place, Caregivers, Health, Transitions

  As part of its mission to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and prevent problems associated with mental illnesses, Senior Lifestyle Concierge recognizes May as Mental Health Awareness Month and challenges the people of Virginia to promote good mental health and wellness in their homes and communities. Every day people of all ages are affected by the [...]

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• Caregiving Tips for Boomers: 5 Tips for Decreasing the Cost of Caring for Elderly Parents

  Posted on November 19, 2010 by Senior Lifestyle Concierge in Age-in-Place, Caregivers

  by: Vicki Rackner, MD Over 30 million Baby Boomers provide countless hours of assistance to elderly parents at no charge. It is estimated that, using average hourly wages, the total amount of this uncompensated care is comparable to the entire Medicare budget. For the estimated 7 million Boomers who provide long distance care, actual out [...]

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• Healthcare Reform and Aging-in-Place

  Posted on April 17, 2010 by Senior Lifestyle Concierge in Age-in-Place, Health, Retirement

  Each year, millions of older adults are forced to go into expensive nursing homes. They have worked hard all of their life and their life savings will become diminished due to the fact that, at the present, they just can’t afford care at home.  However, with the new health care reform law, help is on [...]
  
  

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