In many ways, ageism is alive and well in the United States. Although we’ve all become a lot more aware of certain types of prejudice and stereotypes in our culture over the discord of the last several years, ageism has largely been ignored … [Read more...]
Anticipating Rising Costs in Healthcare
The cost of things continues to keep going up. For me and my family, we’ve noticed it most heavily when it comes to getting groceries and gas, but the truth is that prices are going up all across the board. And that goes for the cost of … [Read more...]
Single-Payer Health Care and Seniors
One of the hot button issues this coming Presidential election is the topic of single-payer health care. This has been a widely discussed topic for years, but it seems that it has grown in popularity over the last several years, and … [Read more...]
How Can Hospital Readmission Rates Help Us Improve Care?
A recent study out of Canada found that different regions of the country experienced different rates of readmission into the hospital after someone suffered from some sort of cardiac event. Researchers found that individuals that had been … [Read more...]
Can Healthcare Be More Senior Friendly?
You may have heard that the life expectancy of the average human being is on the increase. This is definitely a good thing; overall, it means that more people are living longer and healthier lives than ever before. However, it also is … [Read more...]