Willie Hinton, 72, came to do something for impoverished people. Sean Espinosa, 19, came because of a new spirit of community service. Nathan Deal’s ‘’Day of Service’’ drew the old and young to volunteer work at a Decatur warehouse. Hinton and Espinosa joined about 40 other people Saturday in boxing up medical supplies at MedShare,…
Death panels, aging Boomers, assisted living. The past week reverberated with anxiety about health care for seniors, and for those about to be seniors. The latter group includes me. I’m a member of the Baby Boom generation, the large segment of the American population born in the late 1940s and the 1950s. I have several…
Marjean Birt regularly walks four blocks from her home to visit her husband of 54 years, Lucas, at Dogwood Forest assisted living facility in Alpharetta. “We appreciate it so much and think it’s a wonderful facility,’’ she says. On Wednesday, Birt took a much longer trip, traveling to downtown Atlanta to testify at a public…
The Good News Clinics began treating low-income patients in a community center at a Gainesville housing project in 1992. Now, in a location that resembles a regular doctor’s office, Good News is the largest full-service free clinic in Georgia, handling more than 1,500 medical and dental visits every month. The rise in the number of…
Patients often will need help at home after discharge from a hospital. But health insurance typically has coverage gaps in home care services. It’s important for patients or family members to talk to the discharge planner or social worker at the hospital, and plan ahead for help to figure out what’s needed — and whether…
Older people have always been prime targets for scam artists seeking to prey on the vulnerable. According to a recent survey, more than 7 million American seniors have already been victimized by a financial swindle. A new campaign to combat investment swindles will train medical professionals to spot people who are susceptible to these scams….
Betty Brown, 87, has lived in a Kennesaw assisted living facility for 11 months. But she has now lost the ability to propel her wheelchair by herself, and her son says that because of that change, state rules could soon force Betty to enter a nursing home.
Today begins a time of decision-making for Medicare beneficiaries. It’s open enrollment season for seniors and people with disabilities who have Medicare. Consumer Corner offers resources to help guide people on their choices.
Today begins open enrollment for the more than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries in Georgia. It’s often a time of confusion because of the dizzying array of choices for seniors,including Part D, Medicare Advantage, traditional Medicare, and Medigap or medicare supplement policies.
Last year, my father died at age 88. And while he spoke of having a living will, he never got around to doing one. That presented a quandary for my brothers and me, when he went into an intensive care unit in a hospital.