Advance Care Planning for Young Adults – Hell yes!
The process of understanding care options and discussing desires for one’s own care is empowering and a vital step in protecting autonomy at all life stages.Read More
Public Sector Progress – The 2021 Choose Home Care Act
This timely legislation would provide an alternative to skilled nursing facilities, which face wariness following the peak of COVID-19 during which individuals came to fear such care facilities for the ease with which infectious disease can spread to those vulnerable populations in need of skilled care.Read More
Book Review: How Not To Tear Your Family Apart
Throughout this guide, Golden follows the Jones family. The Jones family spans four generations, and throughout her book, Golden precisely, and in valuable detail, discusses the nuances, benefits and challenges of decision-making across generations.Read More
Supporting Parents and Aging Loved Ones
With so many Americans currently acting as caregivers, and many of us facing the expectation of caregiving responsibility, understanding steps to ease caregiver burden and burnout is vital.Read More
COVID Continues to Impact Nursing Homes in New Ways
On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court upheld a federal vaccine mandate for all Medicaid and Medicare-funded institutions, including nursing homes. With this mandate, most states must have all staff fully vaccinated by February 28th or risk losing federal funding.Read More
Here’s to a Happy and Healthy Future – Starting Now!
Whether or not you’ve identified a resolution for 2022, the turn of the New Year is always an opportunity for reflection.Read More
Loneliness throughout the Holidays
There are ways to avoid or reduce social isolation and loneliness, even if you or your loved ones have to avoid typical group celebrationsRead More
November is Long-Term Care Awareness Month
This November, Long-Term Care Awareness Month, we want to highlight the importance of Long-Term Care, and offer some context and information so you can be best prepared to age gracefully – where, and as you wish.Read More
Advance Care Planning – Needs and Resources
Nearly 2/3 of Americans have no advance directive in place. End of life care will impact all of us and it is so important, at any age, to have a plan in place so you can receive value-aligned care throughout your entire life.Read More