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Nursing Home Fires - 5 Recent and Avoidable Tragedies
Deciding to put a loved one in a nursing home is a very difficult choice. It is emotionally stressful to place someone who has cared for you under the care of strangers. In addition to medical care and daily sustenance, safety is a big concern. If a fire occurs in nursing homes, residents are less able to escape than healthy, independent people. To become more aware of the reality of this threat, take a look at summaries of five cases of nursing home fires and the losses suffered by each.
Paul Galla
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5 Ways to Detect Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect
While some acts of nursing home abuse are blatantly obvious (such as a loved one kept in an over medicated state for no reason), others are more subtle and may be overlooked by family or friends. If your loved one displays the following characteristics while residing in a nursing home facility, chances are he/she has been the victim of abuse.
John Mininno
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Seniors and Reverse Mortgages - Taking a Look at the Road Ahead
As "market weary" mortgage brokers look for a place to hang their hat, the Reverse Mortgage Industry seems like a good fit (and it is a good place to be!). The warning shot across the industry has already been fired- the message reads: 'one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch'.
Valerie VanBooven
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Finding the Right Residential Elevator
Before buying a residential elevator, gain as much knowledge as you can about residential elevators. Depending on your residential area, budget and requirements, you can choose the right residential elevator that has the capability to enhance your standard of living.
Tom M Smith
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Predators With Bogus Credentials Prey on Older Consumers
Insurance agents and other financial product salesmen who claim to be experts in order to convince their targets that they can be trusted, are hurting legitimate financial professionals while scamming older consumers. These financial scam artists are "SMELIE's". SMELIE is an acronym for "Senior Market, Education Lacking, Independent Enterprises". One way you can identify a SMELIE is that they often cover up the fact that they have little knowledge or expertise about...
Bob O'Toole
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Reverse Mortgage Originators - Are You Sending the Right Marketing Message?
The point with regard to Reverse Mortgages (and the marketing of your Reverse Mortgage services) is that in order to send the right message, you have to understand your audience. We, as an industry, are not just speaking to the 62+ homeowner. We are marketing to- and educating- thousands and thousands of adult children. Although it's much more difficult (ok impossible) to purchase as list of "adult children of aging parents", our attitudes, our sales pitch, and our overall message...
Valerie VanBooven
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Slow Death Inside of Nursing Homes - Part Two
How do nursing home patients and residents lost their rights, their homes, their apartments, their assets and their everything? Usually, they lose these things by being talked into, pressured or tricked into signing over-lengthy contracts that are presented as routine admissions applications or admissions forms. Recently, some residents became aware of this practice, when they were told to sign routine papers. The print inside of these routine, supposed admission papers, gave the...
Melinda Thomas
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Elder Care At Home - Is It A Good Option?
Elder care at home is certainly possible, and many do it very successfully. The trick is to plan it out in advance and know what everyone is getting into before anyone makes promises.
Molly Shomer
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Ten Caregiver Tips For Care of the Elderly
The caregiver role is complex and differs for everyone depending on the needs of the care-receiver. Many times, in the beginning, there may only be a few needs, such as providing transportation or helping with shopping or cooking.
Rebecca Sharp Colmer
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How to Grow Old Gracefully
We have all heard this resolution: "I am determined to grow old gracefully." It might not have been put quite like that but the meaning was clear, getting older does not equate with giving up. Aging is a journey we all must take and with the proper attitude, lifestyle and a bit of luck, our later years can be very fulfilling.
John M Pawlak
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