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Right at Home is working with researchers from Harvard Medical School and software provider ClearCare to improve at-home senior healthcare by testing a new intervention strategy only with Right at Home’s 400 locations. The goals are to: • Implement a systematic process  for observing, reporting and monitoring changes in condition of our clients. • Prevent avoidable hospitalizations. • Improve health …

By Dr. Marc Havig Gabby presented to the surgery service at Animal Specialty Hospital of Florida (ASH) as a six-month-old domestic shorthair kitten for evaluation of a heart murmur secondary to a congenital heart defect known as Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA). “Spay-N-Save” – a non-profit organization – rescued the stray kitten outside of Orlando in Longwood, Florida. Gabby’s veterinarian diagnosed …

By Sue Ellen Mathers, Licensed Professional Realtor®, MBA, CNE, SRES, ABR Ijust visited one of my clients – and good friend – who is recovering from open heart surgery. This was not a planned event for the New Year! Whenever something like this happens to a friend it is a wakeup call. He was lucky, he didn’t feel well and …

By Toni Eatros, MS, Dipl Ac, AP If you walk into any pharmacy or grocery store, you will see rows and rows of antacid medications developed by Big Pharma to reduce the production production of stomach acid.  They have us convinced that stomach acid is evil and that we must stop its production.  What they don’t tell you is that …

By Rebecca M. Vaccariello “Undue influence” is a term of art in the legal profession that describes a situation where a person, due to the influence of another, makes choices that are not truly their own.  This situation can most commonly arise when a person’s health or mental status is compromised by physical illness or dementia.  As a litigator who …

Although our trash is disposable, the germs and bacteria left behind are not. Collectively, we just seem to accumulate more and more trash every year. The plastic trashcan is a convenience item that we have no problem filling with filthy rubbish. From everything like rotting food, dirty diapers, dog poop, wet paper towels and kitchen sponges, we quite literally throw everything …

By Amy Hilliard At 92 years old, Ruth Moran is proud to have finally scratched “artist extraordinaire” off her to-do list! The Carlisle Naples resident has been participating in the active retirement community’s bimonthly art program for a year and says she’s been pleasantly surprised at her progress. Though she’d always had an interest in art, career and family obligations prevented …

By Ulla-Undine Merritt (Dee) National Producer Number (NPN) 8853366 Medicare Disenrollment January 1 – February 14, 2017 If you enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan (Part C) through insurance company and you feel it is not for you.  You can go back to original Medicare during this time and pick a Part D Prescription Drug plan.  Plus you can choose …

February is American Heart Month, and with all of the information on heart health in the news, it can be difficult to know where to start. As you near retirement and beyond, it becomes even more important to take action to help keep your heart healthy and strong. According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular diseases are the nation’s number …

Believe it or not, the water you drink has a huge impact on your health. Drinking the right kind of water can actually reduce your chances of suffering from health problems like high blood pressure and osteoporosis. Drink the wrong kind of water and your body can become filled with toxins, become acidic, or be robbed of essential minerals required …