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An announcement on November 3rd stated that people living with Alzheimer’s disease will have access to care planning with a medical professional. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized its decision to pay for cognitive and functional assessments and care planning for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive impairments. The decision,…
Read MoreExempt assets are those that Medicaid will not include in the asset total to determine eligibility. In Georgia, the following are the primary exempt assets: 1. Home Place: The applicant’s house and all adjoining land and all buildings on the property are excluded from resources if the equity value of the home is $525,000 or…
Read MoreThe 2016 Veterans Day poster theme this year is “Courage – Honoring All Who Served.” To commemorate the day, the 35th Annual Atlanta Veterans Day Parade will begin at 1111 hrs on Saturday, November 12th, beginning in Downtown Atlanta on Peachtree Street south of Ralph McGill/Ivan Allen Blvd. The Parade will proceed south on Peachtree Street,…
Read MoreThe World of Coca-Cola grants complimentary admission to all active duty, reserve and retired members of the U.S. Armed Forces each and every day, but the attraction is pleased to add something special in honor of Veterans Day. November 3 through 13, active duty, reserve and retired members of the Armed Forces may purchase up…
Read MoreOn the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as “the Great War.” Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, November 11th became a legal federal holiday…
Read MoreHere are the things you need to know about this year’s flu season, especially if you are 65 or older: (1) The Fluzone high-dose vaccine is still available for those 65 and up. It contains four times the amount of antigen, the substance that prompts an immune response, as a regular flu shot. “The trade-off with this…
Read MoreGenerally, people don’t change. They don’t change who they are, what they believe, what they do or their basic goals and outlook in life. Your personality and your retirement personality are the same; just because you retire you do not become a different person. Who you are now is very much who you have always…
Read MoreReleased on September 13th, a report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine examines the challenges family caregivers currently face and what will be needed in the future. The report, “Families Caring for an Aging America,” offers a number of public policy recommendations to address the issues. The authors recommend a call to…
Read MoreCobb County has a new way for seniors to get around called Seniors Go.
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