by Severino Health Advisors | Mar 25, 2019 | Care Giving, Health Advocate, Hospital, Planning
Your father fell and broke his hip. Your mother suffered a stroke. Your husband has dementia and is in the hospital with pneumonia. Now what? Who’s going to take care of your loved one when they are ready for discharge? As you can imagine, these scenarios play out on...
by Severino Health Advisors | Mar 18, 2019 | Care Giving, Hospital, Planning
Emergency rooms are busier than ever, and a large percentage of the patients visiting ERs end up staying overnight for at least one night. Many ER visitors are also over the age of 65 and more often than not these patients require an extended stay in the hospital....
by Severino Health Advisors | Mar 11, 2019 | Care Giving, Hospital, Planning
Picture this… you end up in the hospital and you can’t wait to get home. Did you know that being discharged from a hospital can be one of the most challenging issues patients face each day? There are approximately 35 million hospital patients discharged from hospitals...
by Severino Health Advisors | Feb 19, 2019 | Care Giving
The last few blogs have focused on caregiving. We have explored “Is caregiving making you sick?” and “3 ways to cope with the stress of caregiving.” In the final blog of this series… as your healthcare advocate, I want to look at six helpful tips to take care of...
by Severino Health Advisors | Feb 12, 2019 | Care Giving, Dementia
In last week’s blog, I asked this question “Is caregiving making you sick?” Many researchers have looked at this issue and it’s very clear that caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s dementia are at a higher risk of developing psychological and physical illnesses as...
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