“health care”

The Organized Caregiver: Documents and Easily Accessible Tech Tools

Posted on 02/22/2013 by | Aging, Home & Family Expert | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | Relationships | Technology  Being organized is the key to success for all caregivers, but it can definitely be a challenge to gather and keep track of all the important documents and information you’ll need. I suggest you gather your loved one’s information in one secure place for easy access. Here are the documents I’ve found to be critical as I am caregiving for my parents, and (above) my Taking Care with Amy Goyer video on cool tech tools to help you stay organized and …

Immunizations: A Family Affair

Posted on 01/16/2013 by | Aging, Home & Family Expert | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | Personal Health | Relationships | Your LifeA visit to the emergency room with my Mom yesterday reminded me that flu season is paying an early, and unwelcome, visit this year. Our hospital, along with so many across the nation, was crowded with those suffering from the flu. We wore masks, offered as we registered in the ER, the entire time we were there … just in case. Last year saw fewer cases of influenza reported than ever before recorded — primarily due to a higher number …

Vernice Ferguson: She Elevated the Nursing Profession

Posted on 12/25/2012 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | LegacyBack in 1980, an op-ed article in the New York Times laid out what the author saw as an escalating crisis that threatened the nation’s health care system: a nursing shortage. “Hospital beds are being cut back, operating rooms are being closed, and critical-care services reduced because there are not enough nurses,”  William A. Knaus,  co-director of the intensive care unit at George Washington University medical center, wrote. The problem, he explained, was that higher-paying, more-prestigious professions had opened to …

Why It Matters: Some Key Issues at Stake in the 2012 Election

Posted on 10/24/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy The Associated Press Here’s a look at some key issues at stake in the 2012 presidential election and their impact on people: Civil rights: What, exactly, is discrimination and what should be done to fight it? This election offers choices on the answer. In areas such as mortgages, voter identification and immigration enforcement, the presidential candidates differ over how to use laws that guarantee equality and how far the Justice Department’s civil rights division should go to ensure all …

Lose A Few Pounds, Fatten Your Wallet

Posted on 08/9/2012 by | Money and Work | Comments

Bulletin Today | Money & Savings | WorkListen up, workers. Take better care of yourself (and possibly lose a few inches around your waistline), and your employer just may reward you by fattening your wallet. A new survey has found that more than half of U.S. companies are now offering incentives to their workers to take part in health and wellness programs, from screenings to quitting smoking. This year, 59 percent of 2,000 employers with 20 million people on their payrolls used incentives, up from 37 percent in …

You’re Darn Right I’ve Earned a Say!

Posted on 07/27/2012 by | All the news that matters for Illinoisans over 50. | Comments

Your LifeHappy Friday blog readers, Jenn here from the Illinois Communications Team,  following  up with you on how our Herb Kent event went…this week.  “You’re darn right I’ve earned a say” exclaimed one of our 350 participants as she walked through the door and picked up literature on Social Security and Medicare. What followed was a  lively listening session  held at Chicago State University and led by media broadcast legends Herb Kent, and Merri Dee, and AARP state director Bob Gallo. …

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