Medicare Is Strong And Built To Last
The Medicare Rights Center has just released the first in a series of briefs on the Medicare program. Click here to gain access to the brief. There is much misinformation about Medicare that is...
View ArticleThe Affordable Care Act and Long-Term Care
Click here for a post from the National Council on Aging concerning one of the ways repeal of the Affordable Care Act would affect services for older adults....
View Article5 Ways the New Congress Can Support Older Americans and Their Families
Click here to learn about recommendations to Congress for 2017 from the National Council on Aging (NCOA). --- Ron Bruno
View ArticleACA Prevention Programs That Could Be Repealed
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes programs that encourage preventive care. Click here for an article from the National Council on Aging (NCOA) that discusses the threat to these programs should...
View ArticleNCOA: "Urge Congress to protect falls prevention and chronic disease...
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) recommends contacting Congress regarding the Affordable Care Act and older adults. Click here for more information.
View Article"Alzheimer's: Every Minute Counts"
Tune into PBS on Channel 13 tonight at 10:00 PM for the premier of a documentary on Alzheimer's disease called "Alzheimer's: Every Minute Counts." The film is an urgent wake-up call about the national...
View ArticleFrom VOLS: New Legal Aid immigration hotline can provide information on ICE...
Some of the home health aides working with our residents may have concerns about increased enforcement by ICE. The following letter comes from VOLS, the Volunteers of Legal Services, and may be...
View Article"What Old Age Is Really Like"
This October 2015 article from the "New Yorker" explores depictions of old age in literature and culture:http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/what-old-age-is-really-like
View ArticleMRHS Ice Cream Social!
MRHS's Annual Ice Cream Social for the Community attracted more than two hundred people on June 28. Click here for some photos of the event on our Facebook page, many of them taken by renowned NY TImes...
View ArticleDACA And Home Health Care
This NY Times article illustrates how DACA changes could affect MRHS clients.
View ArticleWant to Be Happy? Think Like an Old Person
Contrary to common opinion, there is quite a bit of research suggesting that older people are happier than the general population. Here is a recent article from the NY Times:Want to Be Happy? Think...
View ArticleAfraid of Falling? For Older Adults, the Dutch Have a Cure
Falling and the fear of falling is a serious issue for the older adult population. MRHS has a program scheduled for Wednesday, January 31 at 1:00 PM called "Not Falling For It: Fall Prevention...
View Article"Why 2017 Was the Best Year in Human History"
NY TImes columnist Nicholas Kristof reminds us of all the humanitarian issues that are moving in the right...
View Article"For Doctors, Age May Be More Than a Number"
While we like to emphasize the value of experience at MRHS, this article reminds us that young helping professionals have skills to offer as well. As somebody said, "It Takes A Village."For those of...
View ArticleCohousing? What's It All About?
Cohousing is an option that some older adults are exploring. Here is an article that recently appeared in the NY Times about how it works.
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