by Severino Health Advisors | Apr 19, 2018 | Aging, Health and Wellness
In my last blog, I wrote about a client who had multiple hospitalizations and rehab stays within a three-month period of time. These patients who go back and forth from hospital to home to hospital again are commonly called “bounce backs” by the medical community....
by Severino Health Advisors | Mar 27, 2018 | Aging, Children, Health and Wellness, Medications
March 27th is Diabetes Alert Day—a day to bring awareness to the dangers of diabetes. Over 30 million Americans have diabetes. Diabetes occurs when your blood glucose (blood sugar) reaches a fasting level higher than 126. Fasting levels between 100 to 125 are...
by Severino Health Advisors | Mar 19, 2018 | Children, Dementia, Health and Wellness, Medications
Did you know that poisoning is the number one cause of injury-related deaths in the United States? Poison prevention week runs the third week of March to raise awareness on this preventable cause of injury and death. More than 90 percent of poisonings occur in...
by Severino Health Advisors | Mar 5, 2018 | Aging, Health and Wellness, Medications
I recently met with a new client who had transferred to a nursing home for sub-acute rehab. She had spent a few weeks in the hospital before her transfer and during her hospitalization, she had been given two antibiotics for pneumonia. She then developed a significant...
by Severino Health Advisors | Feb 19, 2018 | Aging, Dementia, End of Life, Falls, Health and Wellness, Insurance
In my position as a health advocate, I often get calls from family members that their mother or father is no longer safe to live alone. Many times, their health has declined, they have lost their spouse, or they can no longer prepare meals or take care of their own...
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