Between October 15 and December 17, we have the opportunity with Medicare Open Enrollment to change Medicare health care coverage and prescription drug plans. Anyone on a Medicare plan should have received the Annual Notice of Changes (ANOC) outlining any changes in coverage, costs, or service area. Note any 2022 changes to your health coverage or any Extra … [Read more...]
Caregivers, Do You Worry About Things That Have Not Happened Yet?
It's called anticipatory anxiety. The first time I heard the term ‘anticipatory anxiety’, I was listening to Nat Berman, CEO of Uncoached on Jeff Baietto’s podcast InJoy Success episode 65. He was talking about cold calling, something he hated. As he explained, the anticipation of making the calls was worse than the reality of cold calling. The term caught my attention. I … [Read more...]
What does it take for family or friends to be a good care partner?
Is a care partner different from a caregiver? I think they can be. Recently, I was chatting with a friend about caregiving. She is in remission from cancer and I wanted to understand more about what she experienced as a person receiving the care. When she used the term ‘care partner’, I asked her what that meant to her. “Care partner is the term my medical team used to describe … [Read more...]
“Family caregiving may not harm health of caregivers after all.” WAIT, WHAT?
My experience as a caregiver, those of my clients and a large body of work proves that sustained and long-term caregiving can and does harm our health. Imagine my surprise when this showed up in my news feed “Family caregiving may not harm health of caregivers after all.” The study was co-authored by a doctor affiliated with Johns Hopkins, published first in the American … [Read more...]
Mainline Telehealth is Here to Stay – At least in some shape or form.
Here are some suggestions of ways to make it successful for you and your doctor. Telehealth has actually been around in some form since the early 1960’s. Use of the technology grew in rural areas, but COVID-19 brought it into the mainstream when The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) broadened access to allow for a wider range of covered services. This rabbit is not get … [Read more...]