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 | 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 | Sep 9, 2019 | Aging, Dementia, Falls, Health and Wellness
Imagine your 83-year-old mother who lives alone falls at home and is taken to the emergency room. She has multiple bruises, but no apparent broken bones. Despite the x-ray findings, she can’t safely walk on her own and going home alone seems to be out of the question....
by Susan Severino | Jul 31, 2019 | Aging, Care Giving, Health Advocate, Health and Wellness
How To Speak To Your Doctor For More Than 12 Minutes When we’re really sick, sometimes 15 minutes in the doctor’s office just doesn’t feel like enough time to truly explore the root of a problem. A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that doctors did not...
by Susan Severino | Jul 12, 2019 | Aging, Dementia, End of Life, Falls, Health and Wellness
As a health advocate, I work with many senior clients who have complex medical conditions. One of the biggest struggles their caregivers have is when to make the switch from curative treatment to comfort measures. It’s been my experience that the medical...
by Susan Severino | Jul 4, 2019 | Aging, Care Giving, Family, Health Advocate
Want to know why I love being a health advocate? My passion to help others began years ago and throughout my career as a nurse and physician assistant. Then, caring for my aging parents presented the opportunity to help advocate for them. About five years ago, my mom...
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