New And Improved Hearing Aids Available

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Now that you can buy over-the-counter hearing aids without a prescription, you should go out and check them out at retail stores if you have a hearing problem.  They are not the big ugly ones from the old days, technology has caused great improvement in design.  Some have artificial intelligence or AI, fitness tracking, streaming capabilities and other features.  A company called Phonak just came out with the first hearing aid which has a heart-rate sensor.  Another company called Audeo Fit’s tracks fitness data, such as steps walked, activity level and distance walked while also monitoring your heart rate.  It can connect to up to eight Bluetooth devices including smartphones and TVs.

https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2022/6228806/phonak-audeo-fit/

Every 40 Seconds An American Has A Stroke

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I read a story saying that every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke, a shocking statistic.  Some are massive and easy to recognize.  Others are small and can be undetectable.  A recent study of in-hospital strokes found that most go undetected for more than four hours, which can be very dangerous.  Thankfully, there is a new product coming to market in 2023 called Neuralert, which the FDA designated a breakthrough device last year.  The pair of smart wristbands use a proprietary algorithm to track arm asymmetry or weakness, common symptoms of a stroke.  Neuralert can detect symptoms in as little as 15 minutes, and automatically alert medical staff.

https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2022/6228884/neuralert/

 

 

Pebble Beach, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA or HHA Designation A Plus

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Pebble Beach, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA or HHA Designation A Plus (Also Aromas, Big Sur,  Carmel-by-the-sea, Carmel Highlands, Carmel Valley, Castroville, Corral-de-tierra, Del Rey Oaks, Gonzalez, Greenfield, King City, Pacific Grove, Prunedale, Salinas, Seaside & Soledad

We have developed a reputation for having the best caregivers (Home Care Aides or Senior Companions) in Monterey County over the past decade and have recently expanded into Santa Cruz County.   We are currently looking for qualified caregivers.

Family inHome Caregiving of Monterey and Santa Cruz is seeking compassionate, mature and dependable caregivers who want to improve the lives of our elderly Clients by providing in-home, non-medical care.  Our services include:

Caring companionship

Meal preparation

Incidental transportation

Running errands

Light housekeeping

Medication reminders

Monitoring of safety while bathing

Information and referral services

Other services that improve the safety, security and quality of life of seniors.

If you believe you would make an exceptional Home Care Aide, we would love to hear from you!  We prefer those with experience helping the elderly, disabled and others with mobility problems.  Having cared for those with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s is a plus.  To work for us, you must have excellent references, a clear criminal record, a good driving record, and an insured reliable vehicle.  To apply, please visit our website www.familyinhomecaregiving.com, click on careers where you can fill out an application online or go to https://tsc221.ersp.biz/index.cfm?event=Apply.index

We have immediate openings all over Monterey County.

Medicare Advantage Plans Taking Advantage Of Some Seniors

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Medicare Advantage Plan members have more than doubled since 2007 according to a study done by the Kaiser Family Foundation.  However, they are not always the great deal as they seem on the surface.  The Wall Street Journal recently profiled Bob Miller who had surgery on one eye but just a few weeks later when he was scheduled to have surgery on the other eye, he was informed the night before that the surgery was canceled because his Medicare Advantage plan refused to cover it.  Unfortunately, you will not be able to figure out if some plans are covering your planned medical care until you fill out the medical preauthorization form and send it in.  Miller eventually got the cataract surgery but had to wait several weeks.  “Prior authorization policy when levelled in such a heavy handed and irrational way is an undeniable power grab by insurers to really put profits over patients,†said Alice Epitropoulos, the ophthalmologist who performed the surgery on Miller.

Pacific Grove, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA or HHA Designation A Plus

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Pacific Grove, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA or HHA Designation A Plus (Also Aromas, Big Sur,  Carmel-by-the-sea, Carmel Highlands, Carmel Valley, Castroville, Corral-de-tierra, Del Rey Oaks, Gonzalez, Greenfield, King City, Pebble Beach, Prunedale, Salinas, Seaside & Soledad

We have developed a reputation for having the best caregivers (Home Care Aides or Senior Companions) in Monterey County over the past decade and have recently expanded into Santa Cruz County.   We are currently looking for qualified caregivers.

Family inHome Caregiving of Monterey and Santa Cruz is seeking compassionate, mature and dependable caregivers who want to improve the lives of our elderly Clients by providing in-home, non-medical care.  Our services include:

Caring companionship

Meal preparation

Incidental transportation

Running errands

Light housekeeping

Medication reminders

Monitoring of safety while bathing

Information and referral services

Other services that improve the safety, security and quality of life of seniors.

If you believe you would make an exceptional Home Care Aide, we would love to hear from you!  We prefer those with experience helping the elderly, disabled and others with mobility problems.  Having cared for those with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s is a plus.  To work for us, you must have excellent references, a clear criminal record, a good driving record, and an insured reliable vehicle.  To apply, please visit our website www.familyinhomecaregiving.com, click on careers where you can fill out an application online or go to https://tsc221.ersp.biz/index.cfm?event=Apply.index

We have immediate openings all over Monterey County.

King City, Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA or HHA Designation A Plus

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King City, Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA or HHA Designation A Plus (Also Aromas, Big Sur,  Carmel, Carmel-by-the-sea, Carmel Highlands, Carmel Valley, Castroville, Corral-de-Tierra,  Del Rey Oaks, Gonzalez, Greenfield, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Prunedale, Salinas, Seaside, Sand City, & Soledad

We have developed a reputation for having the best caregivers (Home Care Aides or Senior Companions) in Monterey County over the past decade and have recently expanded into Santa Cruz County.   We are currently looking for qualified caregivers.

Family inHome Caregiving of Monterey and Santa Cruz is seeking compassionate, mature and dependable caregivers who want to improve the lives of our elderly Clients by providing in-home, non-medical care.  Our services include:

Caring companionship

Meal preparation

Incidental transportation

Running errands

Light housekeeping

Medication reminders

Monitoring of safety while bathing

Information and referral services

Other services that improve the safety, security and quality of life of seniors.

If you believe you would make an exceptional Home Care Aide, we would love to hear from you!  We prefer those with experience helping the elderly, disabled and others with mobility problems.  Having cared for those with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s is a plus.  To work for us, you must have excellent references, a clear criminal record, a good driving record, and an insured reliable vehicle.  To apply, please visit our website www.familyinhomecaregiving.com, click on careers where you can fill out an application online or go to https://tsc221.ersp.biz/index.cfm?event=Apply.index

We have immediate openings all over Monterey County.

Retiring During A Volatile Stock Market

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The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article with the headline “How to retire during a scary stock market,†and indeed this market is very volatile.  That, paired with soaring inflation, makes it very difficult to make sound investment decisions. The stock market performance during the first few years of retirement can have a disproportionate impact on your portfolio due to the impact of compounding.  “The five years after retirement are a pivotal period for determining a sustainable lifestyle in retirement,†Wade Pfaua, author of “Retirement Planning Guidebook,†told the Wall Street Journal.,  A 2014 study found that those who start retirement by reducing their stockholdings to 20-30% of their portfolio and then gradually push it back up to 50-70% in stocks have the highest probability of making their money last 30 years.  Those who take an opposite approach, tapering stock holdings from 60% to 30% of their portfolio are likely to run out of money in 28 years.  Also, if you retire in a bear market, it is recommended to withdraw less than you normally would (take a 3% withdrawal rather than 4%), at least until the market recovers, can help boost the long-term value of your holdings.

Greenfield, Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA or HHA Designation A Plus

A person holding their hands together in the middle of a field.


Greenfield, Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA or HHA Designation A Plus (Also Aromas, Big Sur,  Carmel, Carmel-by-the-sea, Carmel Highlands, Carmel Valley, Castroville, Corral-de-Tierra,  Del Rey Oaks, Gonzalez, King City, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Prunedale, Salinas, Seaside, Sand City, & Soledad

We have developed a reputation for having the best caregivers (Home Care Aides or Senior Companions) in Monterey County over the past decade and have recently expanded into Santa Cruz County.   We are currently looking for qualified caregivers.

Family inHome Caregiving of Monterey and Santa Cruz is seeking compassionate, mature and dependable caregivers who want to improve the lives of our elderly Clients by providing in-home, non-medical care.  Our services include:

Caring companionship

Meal preparation

Incidental transportation

Running errands

Light housekeeping

Medication reminders

Monitoring of safety while bathing

Information and referral services

Other services that improve the safety, security and quality of life of seniors.

If you believe you would make an exceptional Home Care Aide, we would love to hear from you!  We prefer those with experience helping the elderly, disabled and others with mobility problems.  Having cared for those with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s is a plus.  To work for us, you must have excellent references, a clear criminal record, a good driving record, and an insured reliable vehicle.  To apply, please visit our website www.familyinhomecaregiving.com, click on careers where you can fill out an application online or go to https://tsc221.ersp.biz/index.cfm?event=Apply.index

We have immediate openings all over Monterey County.

Cooking Class For Seniors At Alliance On Aging Friday

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Join Chef Gundega at Alliance On Aging On Friday December 2 & 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for a class called “Healthy Mind, Healthy Body.  It will be held at The HUB Community Room at 236 Monterey Street in Salinas.  Chef Gundega will demonstrate how to conveniently prepare wholesome food for yourself and family and friends.  Bus passes and taxi vouchers are available if transportation is an issue please ask when you call 646-4931 to register.

Cooking Class For Senior Citizens On Friday At Alliance On Aging

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Join Chef Gundega at Alliance On Aging On Friday December 2 & 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for a class called “Healthy Mind, Healthy Body.  It will be held at The HUB Community Room at 236 Monterey Street in Salinas.  Chef Gundega will demonstrate how to conveniently prepare wholesome food for yourself and family and friends.  Bus passes and taxi vouchers are available if transportation is an issue please ask when you call 646-4931 to register.