Lucky people live long enough to experience caring for beloved aging family or friends, then living through old age. It’s a privilege most people look fondly forward to and take for granted until something happens […]
Empowering Health Care With Teamwork, Knowledge & Common Sense
Category: Disabilities
Making Real Change Happen Through Committed Action
As many students participate in the National School Walkout in protest that something be done following the tragic Parkland school shooting today, it’s a good time to focus on the best way to make needed […]
Trump Executive Order Promises Better Care To Veterans
Trump Executive Order Promises Better Veteran Health Care
Holiday Wishes To People Suffering Dementia or Memory Challenges
Photographs may help!
Back To School Bullying Reminder
New and resumed interactions that accompany the start of a new school year create new bullying risks. The federal government and many states have laws and other rules that make bullying illegal or civilly actionable […]
Practice Pool Safety
Practicing water safety is critical!
When A Loved One Needs Assistance With Daily Living
While living in a well-run assisted-living or other support of residential living arrangement can provide many positive social, safety and healthcare benefit for patients with declining physical or cognitive abilities, most elderly and disabled individuals dread […]
Protect Your Loved One From Abuse
Millions of elderly and disabled Americans live in nursing, assisted living and other care facilities. While patients and their families admit patients to these facility rightly expect these care providers to appropriately and safely care […]
Empowering Dying Patients Through Choice
The self-composed obituary of Sonia Todd is a touching reminder of the power and importance of patient choice even for patients facing death. The success of our health science and the ever extraordinary miracles […]
Everyone Has A Part In Making Healthcare Better
Improving health care, its quality and affordability is everyone’s responsibility and everyone has a role to play.