Do You Know Which Hospital You Will You Go To In a Medical Emergency?
While you have the right to ask to be transported to the hospital of your choice, either out of preference or to stay in your insurance network of doctors, you might not be permitted to do so. When you dial 911 for emergency medical services (EMS) your transport may route
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Gaining in popularity across the United States, are continuing care retirement communities (CCRC), sometimes referred to as life plan communities. The goal is to provide a long-term care option for older residents. These residents prefer to live in the same community, though in different phase locations, during their aging process.
Alzheimer’s Prevention Gains Hope with New Drugs Therapy
The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University found that pharmacological "chaperone therapy" can prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in mice according to recent research. Alzheimer’s is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that currently has no cure. Abnormal clumps (amyloid-beta plaques) and tangled fiber bundles (neurofibrillary or tau tangles) create brain
What to do with an Unwanted Timeshare
When your Mom and Dad bought a timeshare in a holiday resort, the resort agent suggested that they sign a deed leaving the share to their children, so that when the parents passed, the kids could continue to enjoy the property. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Unfortunately,