Amazon Continues It’s Expansion Into HealthCare

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Amazon.com is buying an operator of primary-care clinics called 1Life Healthcare Inc. in a $3.9 billion deal.  It operates an array of primary-care practices under the name One Medical.  This is the first major acquisition during the tenure of CEO Andy Jassy, who has stated a key objective of the company is to expand more into health care.  Once the deal closes, Amazon will operate 180 medical offices in 25 U.S. markets and work with more than 8,000 companies to provide employees with both in-person and virtual care.

Many Hospitals Not Sticking To Required Patient Safety Standards

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A new study by Northwestern University found that many hospitals don’t follow patient safety standards.   This creates the possibility of wastage in hospital resources and poses risks of adverse patient outcomes.  The study found that only 30% of hospitals had evidence of adhering to patient safety standards, another 30% had partially supported evidence while 40% had no evidence at a

Carmel, 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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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.

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Monterey, CA Obesity A Big Problem In America

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Obesity is a huge problem for Americans, and some people are just accepting the condition rather than fighting it.   “We consider fat a part of human body diversity,†Tigress Osborn, chair of the nonprofit National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, told USA Today.

In 2005, the U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona declared obesity a bigger threat to America than terrorists, but our government has done very little to regulate food marketing, reduce demand by increasing taxes or adding the kind of nutrition labels to decrease junk food consumption.  Currently, 42% of Americans fit the medical definition of being obese (having a body mass index of 30 or greater).  Many types of cancer are linked to obesity.  So is heart, liver and kidney disease.  And people with obesity run an 80% higher risk of developing diabetes.  Many people swear by the Mediterranean Diet to lose weight.  It consists of delicious foods like lamb, chicken, beef, olive oil, fresh fruit, vegetables and nuts.  Montage or Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP) has some great information on their website about weight loss.

Social Security Payments To Leap In The Double Digits Come January

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Social Security payments are expected to rise by more than 10% next January given the soaring inflation that we have experienced.  Mary Johnson, policy analyst at The Senior Citizens League, cautions that this number may be too high, particularly if inflation cools later in the year.  The best case scenario : A huge increase in January while inflation cools to a reasonable level in 2023.

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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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.fhcofm.com, click on home care aides, then careers where you can fill out an application online.  We have immediate openings all over Monterey County.

 

Inflation Soars To Level Not Seen Since 1981

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U.S. consumer inflation hit 9.1% last month, a rate that we have not seen in more than four decades.  There’s good news and bad news here.  Seniors will get the biggest increase in Social Security than they have seen in decades.  And if you own your own home, you will be in a better financial situation than those who are renting because, as long as you have a fixed-rate mortgage, your payments won’t go up.  The biggest cost increase right now is gas, up 11.2% from the previous month and up 60% from a year ago.  This is followed by groceries, which are up 12.2% from a year ago.  Let’s hope that the Federal Reserve can get this economy back on track.

More Changes On The Estate Planning Front

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The I.R.S. is giving widows and widowers more time to deal with complicated estates after one spouse dies.  Typically, when one spouse dies, the other one gets all or part of the estate tax-free.  The surviving spouse can also carry over the deceased’s unused estate tax exclusion if they file an estate tax return and choose what the IRS terms “portability.â€Â  Previously, a surviving spouse had only 15 months to file the return.  Under new rules, however, the window for filing was extended to two years in 2017 and then last week it was raised again to five years.  Talk to your tax accountant if you have any questions about the new rule.

Monterey, 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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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.fhcofm.com, click on home care aides, then careers where you can fill out an application online.  We have immediate openings all over Monterey County.

 

Seniors Are The Last Age Demographic To Drop Cable, Cut The Cord

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Virtually all of the major streaming services like Netflix and Hulu are having trouble sustaining their growth rates as myriad new services like Discovery+, Disney+, ESPN+,HBO Max etc. provide cheaper options than paying the fat cable or satellite bill each month.  The only thing which has given the sector some hope has been the growing number of 50+ streamers who are signing up for the online video services.
According to Nielsen, people 50 and over accounted for 39% of total streaming watch time in May, up from 35% a year earlier. “Streaming has progressed beyond both early adopters and the second wave, into older audiences that have been the last holdouts, “Brian Fuhrer, SVP of product strategy and thought leadership at Nielsen, told The Wall Street Journal.