Medicare Advantage Plans / By MedicareMisty A Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plan, otherwise known as MA-PD, is one way to get prescription drug coverage under Medicare. Medicare Advantage Plans are additions to Original Medicare Parts A and B. They offer bonuses, like vision, dental, and hearing coverage. Some, like MA-PDs, even offer drug coverage. Keep […]
We had the pleasure of Greg Goshorn, Digital Reputation Expert, speak with our Mastermind group. Greg shared how creating digital assets, like videos, have a lifetime of forever compared to a social media post lasting a few days and then fading from view. These digital assets work for you 24×7 and should be a part […]
Tell me the facts and I’ll learn. Tell me the truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever. ~Native American Proverb L ess than one quarter to go before all REALVOICES 360° video submissions move into our award recognition queue. All videos received by 31 December […]
U.S. industries have become increasingly concentrated in the 21st century, leaving fewer employers in local labor markets. This is not good for workers. The simplest example is a town with one company in the business of producing widgets. The company has little competition when hiring widget workers and can pay them lower wages. A new […]
This study was brought to my attention: A study of 117 nursing students examines their communication skills in having difficult conversations with patients near the end of life. Researchers noted one major theme: “delivering bad news is difficult.” Students expressed “fear, sadness, stress, feeling awkward, and a general lack of self-confidence in communicating bad news.” […]
I was thinking about life and living the other day——- what? doesn’t everybody? Anyway, I envisioned life as a line. Birth, living, dying, death is how life unfolds. We are born with labor to get into this world. We learn how to eat, to sleep, and to socialize as part of being alive. Then we […]
October is an important month for Nursing Home Residents….it is Resident Rights Month. From personal experience, I can confidently say that most residents are unaware it is residents rights month. More importantly, most nursing homes don’t do anything to inform the residents in their buildings that it is a month celebrating their rights. What are […]
First for my children, then for women, then for older adults Parental Advocacy We lived in Woodstock, GA. when my daughter, who was in the 8th grade, brought home papers to review for her science test. I started going through the questions Me: Neanderthal man is a humanoid with rickets? WHAT? Sondra: That is what […]
Medicare, Medicare Part D / By MedicareMisty Medicare Part D is the portion of Original Medicare that offers prescription drug coverage. It is completely optional and not the only way to secure prescription drug coverage in Medicare. Most people who are eligible for Medicare are eligible for Part D. Read on to learn more about […]
If Your Dream Came True What would you if you realize you have everything you want? You achieved what you wanted to achieve, but the things she wanted to buy, travel to the places you wanted to travel and help the kids and grandkids move forward with their lives. I can’t imagine a time such as […]
