Is your doctor’s office the most dangerous place for data?
Everyone worries about stolen credit cards or hacked bank accounts, but just visiting the doctor may put you at greater risk for identity fraud.
Little-known infection a danger to seniors
In mid-July, Arthur J. Sommas 86-year-old father fell at his home in Waterbury. He went to Waterbury Hospital for treatment of a compressed disk. After a nine-day stay, he was released to a convalescent home to recuperate.
‘Mom, do you know my name?’
By Janice Elizabeth Berte
It all started out so innocently when I visited my mother years ago, and I would notice that asking her basic...
Memory café network serves comradery statewide
Massachusetts residents living with memory changes and their caregivers are now offered more comfortable meeting places. They’re gathering monthly at memory cafés free of charge for refreshments, activities and comradery. Cafés are currently located in Andover, Brookline, Franklin, Lexington, Marlborough, Norwood, Topsfield, Waltham and Westwood.
House calls for frail elders bring savings
The old-fashioned house call is starting to make a comeback as part of an effort to improve care for some of Medicare’s most frail and expensive patients.
10 important financial tips for caregivers
By R. R. Fletcher, Contributing Writer
REGION - Americans spend roughly $190 billion per year on their care recipients for out-of-pocket expenses. Closer to home, according to AARP, over...
