November 2011 | HelpingYouCare®

Legal and Financial Issues for People with Alzheimer’s Disease: A NIA Resource List

By Editor, on November 30th, 2011

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, under the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), provides a useful resource list with excerpts and links to multiple sources of information on Legal . . . → Read More: Legal and Financial Issues for People with Alzheimer’s Disease: A NIA Resource List

AARP & NFCA Sponsor Free Webinar on Helping With A Loved One's Financial Affairs

By Editor, on November 29th, 2011

The National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) and AARP are co-sponsoring a free Webinar on November 30 at 7:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the topic: “When It’s Time To Intervene – Helping With A Loved One’s Financial Affairs.” Here is . . . → Read More: AARP & NFCA Sponsor Free Webinar on Helping With A Loved One’s Financial Affairs

Medicare's Free Annual Wellness Visits

By Senior Editor, on November 28th, 2011

Medicare recipients under the Affordable Care Act are entitled to an annual wellness visit with their physician at no cost to them. You can review medications with your doctor and talk about whether any changes are needed. You can . . . → Read More: Medicare’s Free Annual Wellness Visits

Treating the Causes, Not the Symptoms of Heart Disease

By Senior Editor, on November 27th, 2011

Diet Gurus Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr., and Dr. Dean Ornish, discuss the remarkable capacity of the body to heal itself through diet, as opposed to using drugs and undergoing operations. (President Bill Clinton followed their diet to reverse his . . . → Read More: Treating the Causes, Not the Symptoms of Heart Disease

Some Vitamin D Benefits of the Sun

By Senior Editor, on November 26th, 2011

In an interview on ABC’s Good Morning America, Dr. Oz discusses the importance of Vitamin D with Diane Sawyer. About 100 million Americans have Vitamin D deficiency, which could be critical in American health, according to experts. Vitamin D . . . → Read More: Some Vitamin D Benefits of the Sun

NFCA Calls for Family Caregivers to Help Support the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation under the Affordable Care Act

By Editor, on November 25th, 2011

In its Fall, 2011 newsletter, Take Care!, the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA), a non-profit association working to support family caregivers, has published a thoughtful editorial entitled: “Family Caregivers and the Affordable Care Act: Where the Action Is.” In . . . → Read More: NFCA Calls for Family Caregivers to Help Support the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation under the Affordable Care Act

Happy Thanksgiving to You from HelpingYouCare™

By Editor, on November 24th, 2011

As we give thanks for our Blessings this Thanksgiving, let us all remember in gratitude our family members and especially our senior loved ones and the love, sacrifice and many contributions they have given toward bettering the lives of . . . → Read More: Happy Thanksgiving to You from HelpingYouCare™

Assistance Dogs Provide Wonderful Help for Those with Limited Mobility

By Editor, on November 23rd, 2011

Assistance Dogs (sometimes called “Service Dogs”) provide remarkable help for those with limited mobility. In addition to the salutary love, bond, and companionship that the dogs provide, Assistance Dogs are trained to help with many tasks that make life . . . → Read More: Assistance Dogs Provide Wonderful Help for Those with Limited Mobility

Shire Announces Brave Awards Recipients: 14 Family Caregivers Honored

By Editor, on November 22nd, 2011

www.ShireBRAVEAwards.com RECIPIENTS: Zarrar Beg: Zarrar cares for four handicapped children, including his three daughters, who have a form of Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS), and his autistic son, all the while striving to fill every day of their lives with as much . . . → Read More: Shire Announces Brave Awards Recipients: 14 Family Caregivers Honored

What to do When Medicare Will Not Cover the Costs of a Needed Rehabilitative or Skilled Care Facility

By Editor, on November 21st, 2011

Here is a wake-up call: Medicare may cover costs of a needed rehabilitative or skilled nursing care facility after a hospitalization of at least three nights — but only to a limited extent. As explained by the Centers for . . . → Read More: What to do When Medicare Will Not Cover the Costs of a Needed Rehabilitative or Skilled Care Facility

Bel Kaufman - An Inspiration at Age 100

By Editor, on November 20th, 2011

For inspiration, view this video by Doug Snyder about the remarkable Bel Kaufman. She is a teacher, lecturer, and author of the best selling humorous novel, Up The Down Staircase. At age 100, she gave a college course on . . . → Read More: Bel Kaufman – An Inspiration at Age 100

Will You Care For Me? Feel the Compassion & Love of a Caregiver in Response to This Touching Song

By Editor, on November 19th, 2011

In trying to help caregivers, emphasis is often placed on the difficulty and stress of the role. But, the positive side of caregiving, the emotional rewards we feel as caregivers when we provide love and care to those in . . . → Read More: Will You Care For Me? Feel the Compassion & Love of a Caregiver in Response to This Touching Song

What Issues Will the Supreme Court Decide on the Health Care Law?

By Editor, on November 17th, 2011

On Monday, November 14, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an Order agreeing to review and decide four specific issues in the litigation challenging the constitutionality of the health care law, the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, that . . . → Read More: What Issues Will the Supreme Court Decide on the Health Care Law?

5 Healthy Lifestyle Factors Significantly Reduce Risk of Stroke, New Study Finds

By Editor, on November 16th, 2011

A new study of 36,686 Finnish men and women, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, a journal of the American Medical Association, has found that 5 healthy lifestyle factors are associated with significantly reduced risk of stroke. And, . . . → Read More: 5 Healthy Lifestyle Factors Significantly Reduce Risk of Stroke, New Study Finds

In Your Opinion, Should the Supreme Court Strike Down the Health Care Law?

By Editor, on November 15th, 2011

Please take this short, Yes or No, survey. In your opinion, Should the Supreme Court strike down the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (the Health Reform Law of 2010)? Yes or No? Click here to take survey We . . . → Read More: In Your Opinion, Should the Supreme Court Strike Down the Health Care Law?

Supreme Court Grants Review of Health Care Law - Decision Expected by Summer 2012

By Editor, on November 15th, 2011

On Monday, November 14, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an Order agreeing to review and decide the litigation challenging the constitutionality of the health care law, the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, that was passed by Congress . . . → Read More: Supreme Court Grants Review of Health Care Law – Decision Expected by Summer 2012

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear and Decide Challenges to Health Reform Law

By Constance R. Barnhart, on November 14th, 2011

The U.S. Supreme Court today granted Petitions for Certiorari (review) in the 11th Circuit litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, the health reform law passed by Congress and signed by President Obama in . . . → Read More: U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear and Decide Challenges to Health Reform Law

In Debate 3 GOP Presidential Candidates Say They Would End Medicare / Medicaid or Shift It to States or Vouchers

By Editor, on November 14th, 2011

The Republican Presidential candidates participated in a nationally televised debate on November 12, 2011, hosted by CBS News and held at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. While the subject of this debate was foreign policy and national security, . . . → Read More: In Debate 3 GOP Presidential Candidates Say They Would End Medicare / Medicaid or Shift It to States or Vouchers

Improving Memory Capabilities

By Senior Editor, on November 13th, 2011

According to John H. (Jack) Byrne, Ph.D.), Chairman, Department Of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University Texas Medical School at Houston, it is important to challenge one’s brain by doing a variety of different activities, such as reading books, . . . → Read More: Improving Memory Capabilities

GOP Senators Seek Investigation of $10B Medicare Innovation Center under Affordable Care Act

By Editor, on November 12th, 2011

Three Republican Senators, Orrin Hatch of Utah, Michael Enzi of Wyoming, and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, called on Thursday, November 10 for an examination by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, into the activities and spending . . . → Read More: GOP Senators Seek Investigation of $10B Medicare Innovation Center under Affordable Care Act

Two of The Last Remaining WWI Veterans Lived to 105 and 110

By Senior Editor, on November 11th, 2011

Lloyd Brown was one of the last remaining WWI veterans. He passed away in 2007. Frank Buckles, WWI and WWII veteran, died at age 110 in February of this year. Watch Lloyd Brown » Watch Frank Buckles . . . → Read More: Two of The Last Remaining WWI Veterans Lived to 105 and 110

New Study Fuels Controversy Over Benefits of Salt Reduction in Diet & in Processed Foods

By Editor, on November 10th, 2011

A new research report by Danish researchers has claimed to find some adverse consequences of dietary salt reduction primarily in persons with normal blood pressure, fueling a continuing controversy over the benefits of requiring salt reduction in foods. This . . . → Read More: New Study Fuels Controversy Over Benefits of Salt Reduction in Diet & in Processed Foods

DC Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Health Care Law; Finds Individual Insurance Mandate Constitutional

By Constance R. Barnhart, on November 9th, 2011

On Tuesday, November 8, 2011, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, in Washington D.C., issued a decision upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“the Affordable Care Act”) and ruling that the individual insurance . . . → Read More: DC Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Health Care Law; Finds Individual Insurance Mandate Constitutional

National Association for Continence Offers Free Basic Information Packet for Consumers

By Editor, on November 8th, 2011

The National Association for Continence (NAFC), is offering a free basic information packet on bladder and bowel control problems, for consumers. It includes information on when to seek treatment, the role of diet and daily habits, pelvic muscle exercises . . . → Read More: National Association for Continence Offers Free Basic Information Packet for Consumers

How To Stay Fit At Any Age

By Editor, on November 7th, 2011

Read inspiring stories of how to stay fit at any age, provided by the Go4Life website of the National Institute on Aging, part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Here is an example: Grandmother Fay – . . . → Read More: How To Stay Fit At Any Age

November is American Diabetes Month

By Editor, on November 6th, 2011

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has declared November as American Diabetes Month. This is an annual event, a time to become informed about diabetes and the importance of diabetes prevention and control. As illustrated in the ADA poster at . . . → Read More: November is American Diabetes Month

Recognizing Family Caregivers: November is National Family Caregivers Month

By Editor, on November 5th, 2011

November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize and honor family caregivers in America, as proclaimed in a Presidential Proclamation signed by President Barack Obama on November 1, 2011. November has been set aside as a time . . . → Read More: Recognizing Family Caregivers: November is National Family Caregivers Month

Three Helpful Ideas in Dealing With Difficult People

By Senior Editor, on November 4th, 2011

A licensed professional counselor and trainer shares three helpful ideas in dealing with difficult people. These ideas may not work in some situations, such as with Alzheimer’s patients. But for those among us, who are near the end of . . . → Read More: Three Helpful Ideas in Dealing With Difficult People

Reversing Heart Disease is Possible With Diet According to Cleveland Clinic MD

By Senior Editor, on November 3rd, 2011

Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr. from the Cleveland Clinic discusses how he set up his 25-year study on arresting and reversing heart disease using a plant-based diet. Former President Bill Clinton used this same diet to reverse his heart disease. . . . → Read More: Reversing Heart Disease Possible With Diet According to Cleveland Clinic MD

Some Highlights of the Health-care Reform Law

By Senior Editor, on November 2nd, 2011

In response to some viewer’s questions about the health-care reform law, we are posting Consumer Reports’ highlights from an interview with President Obama. He describes what the health-care reform bill offers and its overall thrust. Watch highlights . . . → Read More: Some Highlights of the Health-care Reform Law

Diet Detective: Clues to Unhealthy Health Foods

By Senior Editor, on November 1st, 2011

Many health foods in the grocery store may look like they are good for you. Examination of the ingredients and caloric content may keep you from being tricked into thinking you’re eating healthy foods when you’re not! Watch some . . . → Read More: Diet Detectives: Clues to Unhealthy Health Foods

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