by Susan Severino | May 11, 2022 | Aging, Care Giving, Health and Wellness, Health Concerns, Prevention, Uncategorized
Are you trying to find ways for maintaining a healthier brain? Well, are you playing “Wordle”? This word game recently went viral and grabbed the attention of two million players. Once a day you have a chance to solve a five-letter word puzzle. You win the game if you...
by Susan Severino | Mar 7, 2022 | End of Life, Family, Uncategorized
Growing up my dad shielded our family from attending viewings and funerals. His father died suddenly from a heart attack when my dad was a teenager and attending his father’s viewing proved to be a traumatic experience. He did his best to never attend another viewing...
by Susan Severino | Jan 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
As I start the eight year of my business, I am looking forward to beginning again. The past two years have been hard for everyone. We have all had to pivot to virtual meetings and make frequent changes to keep up with the challenges of a global pandemic. In the last...
by Susan Severino | Feb 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Did You Know This About Cardiac Arrest? One of my weekly TV guilty pleasures is watching Grey’s Anatomy. It seems like each week at least one patient has a cardiac arrest. The staff pulls out the crash cart, someone yells “clear” and the patient gets shocked back into...
by Severino Health Advisors | Feb 10, 2020 | Health and Wellness
Women & Heart Attacks Did you know that women are significantly more likely to survive a heart attack if their emergency physician is a woman? In 1991, Dr. Bernadine Healy, director of the National Institute of Health, wrote about the unequal attention and...
by Susan Severino | Jan 23, 2020 | Aging, Falls, Prevention, Uncategorized
January may have you tackling some much-needed home projects. It’s also a good time to look for easy to fix hazards in our homes that can lead to injuries. You may be shocked to learn that 30,000 deaths occur each year due to home-related injuries. Additionally, 12...
by Susan Severino | Jan 9, 2020 | Aging, Family, Health Concerns, Holiday, Uncategorized
How To Get Organized & Declutter This Year You may have noticed that Home Depot and Lowe’s have a larger supply of storage boxes near the front of their stores right now. It’s to remind us that it’s time to work on reorganizing. The month of January often...
by Susan Severino | Dec 4, 2019 | Care Giving, Dementia, Family, Health Concerns, Uncategorized
Five years ago, I started Severino Health Advisors to help clients navigate the challenges of a new or chronic medical condition. My motivation for starting my business was to pass on my many years of experience of caregiving for my parents — my dad with cancer,...
by Susan Severino | Nov 11, 2019 | Aging, Health Concerns, Retirement, Uncategorized
As an Independent Health Advisor, I regularly ask my clients about their Social Security monthly income. I also like to know if they have other sources of income to use for potential health-related needs. The goal of Social Security is to supplement other sources...
by Susan Severino | Nov 2, 2019 | Health Advocate, Health and Wellness, Patient Concerns, Uncategorized
What It Means To Be A Certified Senior Advisor Five years ago I started Severino Health Advisors to offer clients support as they attempt to navigate the challenges of a new or chronic health-related condition. As an Independent Health Advocate, I knew that my 30+...
by Susan Severino | Oct 8, 2019 | Health and Wellness, Patient Concerns, Prevention, Uncategorized
It’s that time of year when many of us find ourselves reaching for the tissue box. As we move into the colder months of the year, there’s an increase in colds and the flu. Flu symptoms include runny nose, cough, body aches and pain, and fever. The flu is spread when...
by Susan Severino | Jan 16, 2022 | Aging, Care Giving, Dementia, End of Life, Falls, Family, Uncategorized
Over eight years ago, I started Severino Health Advisors to help clients in the Central Pennsylvania region face the challenges of a new or existing health-related problem. My journey to this new business was born out of my struggles to take care of my own parents...
by Susan Severino | Dec 17, 2019 | Care Giving, Family, Holiday, Uncategorized
As we get closer to Christmas, many of us are caught up in the “Season of Giving.” During this year-end season we come together as a community to open up our wallets and give to those in need. One group that often gets overlooked at this time of year are...
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