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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center A Sutter Health AffiliationCancer caregivers are distinguished from other family caregivers due to the unique nature of cancer and its treatments. Cancer family caregivers can feel challenged to assume complex and multiple responsibilities including medical decision-making, activities of daily living...
By Rita FilesThis month Veterans and their survivors saw a cost of living adjustment (COLA) increase in their compensation and pension payment rates for the first time since 2009.Like military retirement pay, the survivor benefit plan (annuity), and social security, the monthly payment rates for...
ADG Holiday Gift Drive Be an angel to a needy homeless men and women coping with illness and disability who are staying at the mission this Christmas! Gift list includes towels, socks, t-shirts, study bibles, underwear, slippers, gloves and hats. Unwrapped gifts for needy homeless children...
Here are some ideas for meal planning this Thanksgiving to help you spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying the holiday festivities.Enlist help. Include the younger members of your family in the food preparation and in setting and clearing the table, not...
By Rick Banas of BMA Management, Inc.Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko , PhD, offered some interesting observations about wellness and aging yesterday at the 2011 Senior Living Conference that I was attending. The conference was hosted by Life Services Network ( LSN ), an association in Illinois...
Good nutrition and staying physically active are key factors for longevity. Inactivity and poor nutrition are one of the leading causes of death.Our bodies will need fewer calories as we age, but seniors still need proper nutrition. Try to maintain a diet consisting of low...