Navigating Medicare and Medicaid

Navigating Medicare and Medicaid

Insurance/Paying for Care

If you’re caring for someone over the age of 65, chances are that you know something about Medicare, the health insurance program that covers nearly all older Americans. But there’s another really important program that you need to know about: MediCAID. Medicaid is...
3 Powerful Ways to Avoid the Hospital

3 Powerful Ways to Avoid the Hospital

Hospital/Rehab Issues

Americans have a love affair with hospitals. We tend to think of doctors and nurses as the people who were working hard to make good grades while the rest of us were skipping class. I am pretty sure my brilliant, doctor friend Heather was walking around with a...
Medicare Therapy Rules Made Easy

Medicare Therapy Rules Made Easy

Insurance/Paying for Care

Most of us take for granted that we can get out of bed in the morning and do all the things necessary to head out and face our day. You know… the simple everyday things like moving around our house, showering, getting dressed and eating breakfast. I might be a...
The Burden of “Self-Care”

The Burden of “Self-Care”

Common Challenges

Every time I turn on my computer, I see some story or advice about the importance of self-care, especially for women. We read about how Arianna Huffington is on us to get more sleep, which has the effect of keeping me up all night worrying about the bad things that...