Living With Diabetes
Living with diabetes
With over 10% of the entire United States population affected by Diabetes , odds are that you might know someone currently living with Diabetes. Additionally, it is even more so prevalent in seniors with 26% of seniors in the United States living with diabetes. Perhaps this is why diabetes has been a leading cause of death in the United States for quite some time. While living diabetes can be cumbersome there are also plenty of ways to help manage your diabetes. Although many have already received their diabetes diagnosis many individuals remain undiagnosed.
Bad Habits and Seniors: Coping
Habits & health
Life is compiled of a series of habits and daily choices that each individual makes on a daily basis. Habits are usually small choices we make on a habitual basis however, both “good” and “bad” habits can play a large impact on your overall quality of life. Our health, stress levels, and happiness can often be directly impacted by our daily habits. Bad habits can interrupt your life and bring upon negative implications. Just as good habits can bring upon positive life changes to your life. So why do we[…]
Anger Can Take Years Off Your Senior Life
Sadness & Anger Bad for Health
Some feelings of sadness and anger are at times inevitable, however you may want to minimize the number of these negative emotions when possible. According to recent studies anger and sadness can actually reap negative effects on your overall health. With anger having even more negative implications than sadness. As we age we may become more susceptible to feelings of upset, sadness, depression, or loneliness brought upon by aging. For one our bones may begin to weaken and our bodies may not function the way they once did. Tasks and daily functions that use to[…]
Five Healthy Instant Pot Lunches
Instant Meals
In an effort to help our clients stay healthy and avoid from using their long term care insurance policy as long as possible, we are committed to featuring health tips and tricks found on the health tab of our website.
This Friday’s featured recipe includes a list of healthy Instant Pot or pressure cooker recipes for you to try! If you have an instapot at home or are thinking of purchasing one, check these recipes out! Now you have plenty of one pot meals to test out with the whole family and[…]
Long-Term Care 101
Long-Term Care Insurance
In order to obtain long-term care insurance you would fill out an application and answer a series of health related questions. You may also need to conduct a phone or in person interview. You would then select your desired level of coverage and insurers will assign a maximum amount to be paid out daily and throughout your lifetime. You would then begin paying your premium amount following your approval. When it is time for you to make a claim your insurer may request a medical evaluation before approving your claim.
Your policy may[…]
Will I Need Long-Term Care?
Many Factors
After a given age it is plausible that anyone may require long-term care at any moment. You could incur a serious accident, sudden illness, or life changing circumstances which could render you in need of long- term care . You may have pondered the question yourself “will I or will I not need long-term care?”. There is no way to know for certain whether you will require long-term care in the near future or at all however, you could consider certain factors when deciding if you are likely to need[…]
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