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Health Care

Hybrid Long-Term Care Insurance

by Randall J. Ryder September 2, 2010

Many individuals contemplating retirement and the potential of needed, at some point in their lives needing assistance in their place of residence consider long term care insurance as a means to provide for future care.This type of insurance provides an array of services ranging from home care, assisted living, adult daycare, respite care, hospice care, [...]

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Alzheimer’s Disease: No Cure as Yet

by Randall J. Ryder September 1, 2010

A great deal of research has been directed at finding ways to reduce the effects or the progression of Alzheimer’s.  While some prescription drugs have been found to reduce side effects of the disease, little progress has been in finding drugs that can cure an individual who has Alzheimer’s. Recent reviews of the state of [...]

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Drinking and the Elderly: Too Long of a Cocktail Hour?

by Randall J. Ryder August 30, 2010

While older adults don’t drink as much alcohol as younger people, they can still have trouble with its effects. Because the elderly are prone to acquiring chronic diseases or other health problems and are more likely to use medications, use of alcohol can cause problems that were not evident at a younger age.
The [...]

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The Stress of Hot Weather on the Elderly

by Randall J. Ryder August 24, 2010

Aging adults are more likely to experience the effects of hot weather than younger adults. Physically, older adults cannot adjust to significant changes in temperature as can younger adults.
Combined with this are the effects of prescription drugs which also reduce the body’s ability to adjust to temperature changes.

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Class Act—A New Program for Long Term Care

by Randall J. Ryder August 10, 2010

The CLASS Act (Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act) is a voluntary, federally administered, consumer-financed insurance plan. It became law when President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010. The CLASS plan provides those who participate with cash to help pay for needed assistance, if they become functionally limited, [...]

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Elderly May Suffer from Lack of Vitamin B12

by Randall J. Ryder August 4, 2010

Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that helps keep the body’s nerve and blood cells healthy and helps make DNA, the genetic material in all cells. Vitamin B12 also helps prevent a type of anemia called megaloblastic anemia that makes people tired and weak.

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