by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Long Term Care, Medicine
With its plate already full with programs to support caregivers, case work and grandparenting, a North Side Chicago branch of the Salvation Army added volunteering and an elder court to its menu of senior services, a program director said. A featured group and vendor...
by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Long Term Care, Medicine
“No one really talked to [my] mom [about her options for health care],” Curler said. “I talk to seniors. [I try to find out] what they want in [long-term care]. My process is unique, in the moment.” She tells her clients that they must be prepared with documentation...
by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Long Term Care, Medicine
Such coverage includes the following: doctor services; nursing care; medical equipment (such as wheelchair or walkers); medical supplies (such as bandages and catheters); drugs for symptom control or pain relief (may need to pay a small copayment); hospice care and...
by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Long Term Care, Medicine
She then became an Assistant State’s Attorney in Lake County in Illinois and spent two years prosecuting criminals in DUI and misdemeanor cases and advocating for domestic violence victims, using child and expert witnesses, evidence and racking up court trial...
by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Long Term Care, Medicine
Seniors and their families need guidance, instruction and emotional and legal support when receiving care in a hospital on an emergency basis, assisted living center, rehabilitation facility or nursing home, assuming guardianship of an incapacitated loved one,...
