Health Events – March 2021
March 3, 2021MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS The Area Office on Aging partners with three managed care plans (Aetna, Buckeye Community Health Plan and CareSource) to coordinate the care of their members who receive Medicaid and/or Medicare benefits. The Area Office on Aging’s care managers and waiver service coordinators help connect the individuals with the services to meet their
Healthy Herbs: Herbs aren’t just for flavor, they have health benefits too.
March 3, 2021Centuries ago, we looked to nature to heal ourselves. Recently, there has been a to return to these kinds of environmental treatments, with good reason: they work.
Caregivers & Dementia
March 2, 2021The National Academies Press recently published a consensus study entitled, “Meeting the Challenge of Caring for Persons Living with Dementia and their Care Partners and Caregivers: A Way Forward.” The study is important for caregivers/carepartners and family members dealing with dementia and while lengthy, it is worthy of review. The NAP provides this introductory summary:
Caring for your heart after a heart attack
February 16, 2021How do lifestyle choices need to change after having a heart attack?
2021 Resolutions: Planning for the world after 2020
January 7, 2021A worldwide pandemic, a contentious national election and a renewed examination of racism in America, accompanied by hurricanes, fires and even murder hornets, made 2020 a once-in-a-lifetime year. “The hardest thing for people to get used to in 2020 was the lack of predictability,” explained Matt Rizzo, CEO and president of A Renewed Mind, a
Who is this person taking care of me? Local health systems utilize ‘hospitalist’ approach
January 6, 2021by Jason Webber Dr. Steven Zook is a hometown product and a University of Toledo School of Medicine graduate who works at ProMedica Toledo Hospital. He’s also a member of what has been called “the fastest growing specialty in the history of modern medicine”—hospitalists. What is a hospitalist? Coined in 1996, the term “hospitalist” is