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Maintaining Independence for Seniors: September 2014
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors. Friday, September 19, 2014. AltaGolden is starting a new SEMINAR SERIES! AltaGolden is launching a new seminar series. With topics designed to help our senior population. The first in this series is about Medicare enrollment. It's always a confusing issue so we've asked Rhonda Norton to come and help us. I asked Rhonda because, every time I go to her with a question I come away feeling like I have just been given a great education without a sales job. AltaGolden Seni...
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors: A Prayer for the World
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors. Monday, July 20, 2015. A Prayer for the World. Greetings and happy July 20th. Today I was working with a client and they had a wonderful prayer posted on their refrigerator. I thought it would be nice to share:. A Prayer for the World. Let the rain come and wash away. The ancient grudges, the bitter hatreds. Held and nurtured over generations. Let the rain wash away the memory. Of the hurt, the neglect. Then let the sun come out and. Fill the sky with rainbows. A Pra...
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Jane MacKenzie Home & Business Support Svcs. ~ About Me
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Home and Business Support Services. My self-employment venture has evolved since 2007 as a way for me to offer service and support to others in my areas of expertise and. Transition away from full time-work into semi-retirement. In 2001, I left the workplace to become a full time family caregiver to my elderly father until his passing in 2007 at age 97. Through this experience, and though my volunteer work, I became well acquainted with seniors needs and the local support services available. In addition ...
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors: July 2015
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors. Tuesday, July 21, 2015. How to Pick a Walker. Greetings all. Laura Barish here to talk with you about the selection and use of walkers. Walkers are a great assistive device and can help ensure safe ambulation. Unfortunately most of the people I see using walkers are pushing them ahead of themselves and are hunched over because the walker is too far in front of them. There is one walker that I have found that meets most of my criteria for a good design. It is a ro...
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors: May 2015
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors. Thursday, May 14, 2015. Social Group for Seniors. Last night AltaGolden hosted our monthly support group. A gentleman who attended talked about his loneliness and feeling of isolation now that his wife is no longer living with him. I told him that I would reach out to some of our clients that might value a new friend. Links to this post. Saying goodbye to a special client. A couple of weeks ago I was driving Fred from the Memory Center. And I asked him what he did th...
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors: March 2014
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors. Monday, March 31, 2014. Is a growing concern among the elderly and their families and so I want to address some of the issues we see and what you can do to be aware and protect yourself and your loved ones. Before I start, just a quick note. I am available to give presentations to groups on any of the topics you see posted on this blog. Just give a call to our office to schedule (858-779-9254). There are also people that will target older adults on the street and tel...
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors: June 2014
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors. Monday, June 16, 2014. I'm baaaaaaaack. (After my visit to the Big Apple). It's been a few weeks and I've missed sharing with you. It's been an incredibly busy time between work and going to NYC for vacation and my blogging has paid the price. But, I'm back. For this first blog back I thought I would share with you some details about my trip to NYC. The trip in general was wonderful and we got to add a new doctor to the family as well as see some of our New York cous...
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors: December 2014
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors. Monday, December 22, 2014. Medicare Enrollment. Mid year changes. Greetings and happy holidays! I hope you are all having a beautiful holiday season whether you celebrate Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Christmas or another winter holiday. It's been a very busy year and I have not been online as much as I would like. Busy is good however! Laura Barish, AltaGolden. How To Change Your Medicare Insurance Year Round. Changing a Medicare Advantage (MA) or Prescription Drug plan (PDP) ...
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors: Saying goodbye to a special client
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Maintaining Independence for Seniors. Thursday, May 14, 2015. Saying goodbye to a special client. Good morning all. AltaGolden works with a lot of incredible people but every once in a while someone truly special walks into our loves. Fred was one of those people. Fred came to us because he was dealing with moderate dementia and had severe breathing issues due to lung disease. We helped him at home and he came to our Adult Day Program. A couple of weeks ago I was driving Fred from the Memory Center.
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