Fashionable medical identification jewelry is a perfect solution for those who suffer from critical medical conditions like epilepsy, stroke, diabetes, heart transplant, fainting fits, asthma, memory impairment or blindness, and need to wear Medical Alerts or health monitoring systems, but are also image-conscious and hence do not want to wear matter crude gadgets or bands around their wrists.

If you personally survey the market, by surfing the Internet or by wading through the Yellow Pages or newspapers, you find a baffling variety of Medical Alert bracelets, if a bracelet is what your doctor has recommended. In a critical medical emergency, when you become helpless and cannot explain your condition, it is the medical information embedded in the bracelet that identifies you, along with the medical problem that is afflicting you. While the symptoms appearing at that critical moment baffle those around you, the medical description engraved on your bracelet may facilitate an early diagnosis, and an appropriate and timely treatment may save your life. The information legibly engraved on the front and backside of the bracelet also mentions the contact numbers of your family members and your doctor.

These bracelets come in a variety of attractive designs and price ranges. You can choose one that suits your pocket. They are made of sterling silver, gold or high-quality non-allergenic stainless steel polished to give a jewelry finish. Medical ID bracelets are available in all sizes for adults and children. The bracelet chains are fitted with a clasp that cannot open accidentally.

You should consult your doctor concerning what medical description about your problem should be engraved upon your bracelet. These bracelets can also be artistically fitted with transmitter buttons; pressing them activates some radio frequencies that raise an alarm in the base stations of the monitoring agency, which in turn alerts your family members and the doctor about the occurrence of the problem. The monitoring system talks directly to you in a very loud voice so that everyone can hear. In this way, medical aid or your relatives and friends can be summoned.

Medical Alerts provides detailed information about medical alerts, medical alert system, medical alert bracelets, medical alert necklaces and more. Medical Alerts is the sister site of Cardiac Rehab.

What does social security mean if it does not mean some form of predominance over chance? What is chance if it fails to correspond with identity? What is age worth if it is not worth personal reverence? The social security of senior citizens is the sole responsibility of the family. The statement loses essential ground and semblance for it confines a rather excruciating paradox as its crux when it couples morally antithetical words like ‘sole’ and ‘family’, and ‘security’ and ‘responsibility’, without much regard to the hazard of having them there, a spot that engenders a local form of genuine insufficiency.

I’m here to talk about the nature of ‘social security’. Going into semantics, the word ‘social security’, both the adjective and its noun, elevate themselves on a high stratum of ambiguity. ‘Social’ means either that which is in liaison with the complete nature of man or the collective idea of being, while conversely, ‘security’ means all that which either compromises the nature of man with the collective idea of being or is disposed to raise qualms.

‘Social security’ of the senior citizens to be credited as a responsibility of the family is not only a disgusting proposition, it is preposterous and arrantly ridiculous. Primarily, for kicking aside all emotional discharge and the disruptive sentimentality that logically shall never have anything to do with logic itself and forever, shall be biased against any and all foundations of reason, a responsibility is something we owe. It is based on a transaction, not of virtues, but material benefits. When we opine that the family owes the responsibility for social security to the elderly, we forgo to ask ourselves, ladies and gentleman, I remind to judge this from an economic point of view, i.e. of course the only attitude where man is liable to be practical, we forgo to ask ourselves that what is it exactly that we owe.

I agree that social security is a right, but by the perspective where we consider it as a right, we need to consider our ‘right’ as something personal and liberal or unattached of the collective. Man’s rights are his choices almost as much as they are his scope for liberty. By being choices, they are induced to having repercussions, to developing infirmities, to be man-like, man-made, to being responsibilities…

The most banal grounds of any commandment of the conventional notion of social security is that it is an individualist faculty, a facility implied upon oneself, a liberal modification of a democratic personality, if we surrender it as the sole responsibility of the family, we’re being diplomats, registering it as a matter of fact for the likes of a maudlin, syrupy, chocolaty, grubby, sentimentalist mindset, however, if we consider as an economic contract, we shall come across the glaring facet of our loss.

Between economy and morality, if we ever need to portray a prejudiced mind, it is better to weigh it with practicality than humanity. The social security of the senior citizens is their individual responsibility, their personal matter, from a point of speculation of integrity, we might be reckless enough to call it their own private crisis. Every man is an end to his own means – there are no exceptions to the rule, and age, due to its pandemic nature, can hardly possess an exclusive right to the economic mind, though of course, it invariably does stir and perturb the sentimentalist.

I am not here to argue petty discrepancies between what is right or what is wrong but chiefly, what is beneficial and what is not, what is rational and what is barely a product of a sad, soppy, uncouth philosophy, and finally and most consequentially, what is pragmatic and realistic and what is an unconsidered attempt at some vain chivalric or gallant code, no, I’m here to argue besides these incongruities, I’m here to argue for the sake of an existence that confirms that man’s utmost structure of loyalty belongs to himself, and him alone.

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With the volumes of seniors that are now moving into assisted care facilities, there has been a rise in nursing home neglect cases across the nation. Because the demand for excellent and affordable care and housing has increased in the last decade due to many of the baby boomers now turning 65, it seems as though there are more incidences of abuse and nursing home neglect to elderly patients.

There has been much speculation as to the causes of nursing home neglect, including lack of qualified personnel to hire, poor management of facilities, and lack of funds or insurance payments being delayed, all causing frustrations and inexperienced staff members. All that withstanding, there should be NO excuse for abuse in nursing homes, assisted living, or home care.

If you have a loved one that you fear has been a victim of nursing home neglect, you should speak to your local police department about actions you can take against the facility. First and foremost, document all evidence of abuse so that if you do choose to hire a family lawyer to take on your case, you will have proof to backup your claim. Also, it is wise to move your parent, grandparent or other relative that is being neglected to a better facility immediately. Take a stand against abuse, and one step at a time we can eliminate this problem.

For more Senior Resources, visit our site at www.best-senior-care-online.com

J.J. Nielson is a successful internet publisher and author.

Medical Assistance (MA), or Medicaid, is a federal/state insurance program that pays for health and treatment services for children and adults with disabilities. Some of these services include such things as health screenings, therapies, behavioral support services, transportation, and home healthcare. Medical Assistance was authorized on July 1, 1969, under the Social Security Act, Title XIX, Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs. It is funded partly by the states and partly by the federal government. The code of federal regulations, Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, is another important source of law that states the federal regulations pertaining to medical assistance. Medical Assistance is a free program and anyone can apply for Medical Assistance, however, not everyone with disabilities is eligible for Medical Assistance benefits. Each state establishes its own eligibility standards, benefits package, provider requirements, payment rates, and program administration under broad federal guidelines. This paper will provide an overview of Medical Assistance eligibility requirements, services, and the rights of children that are Medical Assistance eligible, ages 3-21.

In order to meet the federal MA qualifications, the child with disabilities must meet the U.S. citizen/alien requirements for MA, fit into one of the categories that MA establishes, and meet income and resource requirements (Pennsylvania Health Law Project, 2003). In order to be MA eligible in Pennsylvania, one must be a resident of the state or a covered immigrant (Pennsylvania Health Law Project, 2003). There are several categories within MA that cover persons with disabilities and they often have different requirements (Pennsylvania Health Law Project, 2003). Children with disabilities that are eligible for Social Security Income (SSI) are automatically eligible for MA. Children with disabilities that are categorized as severely disabled and are not on SSI are also eligible for MA, regardless of their parents’ income and assets and if their own personal income is less than the poverty level (in 2003 was $749/month). The Department of Welfare calls this category the “loophole” category (Pennsylvania Health Law Project, 2003). In this category, if a child’s income exceeds the poverty level, the child is still possibly eligible for CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) or may be eligible for a “Waiver” program if the child requires a higher level of care (Pennsylvania Health Law Project, 2003). Most children in Pennsylvania with severe physical, mental, or behavioral disabilities qualify for MA services (Education Law Center, n.d.).

Although a child with disabilities may be receiving special education services and have a particular diagnosis, it does not mean that the child meets the disability standards for Medical Assistance (Parents Involved Network of Pennsylvania, n.d.). The eligibility standards for special education are different from the MA disability standards. However, a child’s Evaluation Report (ER) can be an excellent source that documents factors that are considered in the Medical Assistance disability standard (Parents Involved Network of Pennsylvania, n.d.).

Children with disabilities that qualify for MA receive what is called an “ACCESS” card, which they can utilize for the purchase of a variety of prevention and treatment services. Anything that is medically necessary must be provided and children that are eligible are entitled to these services. Except through a “Waiver” program, MA does not cover any educational or rehabilitation services. MA services are free and there are no co-pays or additional charges. If a family has private medical insurance, this must be used first for the child with disabilities (Education Law Center, n.d).

Examples of behavioral health services covered by MA include residential treatment facilities, behavioral services (wrap-around services, therapeutic support staff), medication for behavioral problems, and partial hospitalization programs (Education Law Center, n.d.). Examples of health services that are covered by MA include nursing care at home or at school, therapies, communication devices, medical equipment, and personal care services for children who need assistance with self-care skills, such as eating or dressing (Education Law Center, n.d.). MA must also provide eligible children with any services that are necessary to meet the child’s physical or behavioral needs during the day, such as a nurse, a specialized hearing aid, or a therapeutic support staff person. Many of these services, however, are also considered “related services” based on IDEA regulations, and school districts are responsible for listing these services on the child’s IEP even if the services are being covered by MA (Education Law Center, n.d.).

MA recipients have certain rights in Pennsylvania. The following list of rights is an excerpt from the Pennsylvania Law Project’s website:

1. The right to receive and file an application on the same day that you ask for it.
2. The right to bring someone with you to help you with the MA application.
3. The right to have an application completed by a friend, relative, or official of a hospital, agency, etc. if you are ill or physically or mentally unable to do so.
4. The right to translation services and translated written material.
5. The right to receive coverage beginning with the 3rd month before the application, if you qualify for retroactive MA.
6. The right to have DPW quickly issue a MA card if you have ‘an immediate need for medical services.’
7. The right to receive medically necessary treatment and services without discrimination based on national origin, race, color, sex, or disability.
8. The right to free choice of MA enrolled health care providers unless you are enrolled in the Health Choices Program.
9. The right to be treated with dignity and respect.
10. If you are homeless, the right to apply for MA even if you have no address.
11. The right to have the MA programs explained to you and to receive help in determining the best possible coverage for which you qualify.
12. The right to prior notice of, and a fair hearing to contest, any decision by the MA agency or an MA HMO to deny, terminate, or reduce benefits.
(Pennsylvania Law Project, n.d.)

All decisions regarding the rejection of MA or the reduction or termination of MA must be provided to recipients in writing and with instructions on how to appeal. Recipients have 30 days to file appeals, but if the appeal is filed within 10 days of the date of termination or reduction notice, MA benefits must continue until there is an outcome to the appeal (Parents Involved Network of Pennsylvania, n.d).

Medical Assistance provides valuable health and treatment services to children with disabilities in order to help them to make meaningful progress and to achieve greater independence. As educators, it is important that we provide families with resources about Medical Assistance so that they can pursue the potential benefits and services that the program provides.

Christine Dugan works in the special education field and is a contributing author to the health information site http://www.health.divinfo.com as well as the article submission site http://www.articlemotron.com.

If you are challenged with buying furniture for an elderly person, there are a few things you should keep in mind as you start your search.

First, how is that person’s health and physical condition? Can he or she easily rise from and sit down into a chair? If not, furniture with special options are available. The seats of chairs and recliners rise to a higher level with the push of a button. The elderly person can simply back against it, then lower himself down to a seated position by pushing another button. Furniture technology is great!

Another thing to consider when picking out furniture for an elderly person is the fabric or upholstery on the item. If the elderly person tends to slide out of seating easily, a couch with a slick leather upholstery might not be as good a choice as one with a textured fabric. The texture of the fabric can help prevent slipping out of the seating.

Make sure the furniture you pick out for an elderly person is easy to clean. If they have other health issues that might mean occasional soiling of the furniture, they will need to be able to clean it quickly and thoroughly.

Most important when buying furniture for an elderly person is to remember that even though his or her eyesight might be a little less than it once was, the furniture should still be appealing to his or her taste. If your grandfather hates floral fabric, don’t buy him a room full of furniture with huge magnolia blossoms on it just because you happen to like it. If you are incorporating this furniture into your living quarters, and you and the elderly person who will be sharing your space disagree on furniture tastes, do your best to get the new furniture in a complementary shade or fabric. It doesn’t have to be an exact match. Use a solid blue lift chair to coordinate with your blue, burgundy and green floral sofa and loveseat. Make every effort to respect his or her taste while accommodating any special needs.

If you are buying furniture for an elderly or special needs person, ask questions of your furniture rep. Tell them about your special needs and concerns. Furniture sales reps are trained to help you fill your needs. If your local furniture store doesn’t carry what you need, chances are the salesperson can refer you to a website or medical supply store that does. If ordering furniture from a website, be sure you know all the shipping and handling costs up front. Also, find out warranty information. Don’t overlook medical supply stores in your furniture quest. In addition to medical necessities such as oxygen tanks, portable toilets and wheelchairs, many carry furniture items like lift chairs and recliners that can greatly improve comfort and quality of life.

If at all possible, take the elderly person you are buying furniture for on your shopping trip. Ask for input. This will insure your furniture purchase is one you’ll be happy with for a long time.

Bob Benson is the founder of Furniture online. You can check out our website at http://www.my-cheap-furniture.info

There are various definitions of Alzheimer ’s disease including:

- “The slow onset of memory loss leading to a gradual progression to a loss of judgement and changes in behaviour and temperament.”

- “A living death”

- “The global impairment of higher functions, including memory, the capacity to solve problems of day to day living, the performance of learned percepto-motor skills (for example tasks like washing, dressing and eating), and the control of emotional reactions in the absence of gross clouding of consciousness.”

Memory Loss
Memory loss occurs in all cases of Alzheimer’s disease. The most recent memories are the first to be affected, the things we’ve done in the last few hours or days. Later, as the disease progresses, the past memory also deteriorates.

The fact that memory loss is such an important feature of Alzheimer’s, the testing of a person’s memory is an easy and cheap method of diagnosing the condition. Questions asked should be extremely basic, for example:

- What day is it today?

- How old are you?

- Where are we now?

- What year is it?

- What month?

- Count backwards from 20 to 1.

These questions will test a person’s short term memory, and also orientation; disorientation being another problem experienced by Alzheimer’s suffers.

Disorientation
Disorientation, or not knowing who or where you are, is closely connected to memory loss. Typically, an Alzheimer’s sufferer will forget birthdays, become unsure of what day it is, and even forgets their own name. You can understand why Alzheimer’s has been called ‘a living death’.

Because it is the short-term memory that goes first, suffers who go out alone have often returned to a house they lived in years ago, thinking they have come home.

Disorientation inside the home can become a problem too but not until the disease is in its later stages. It is important that nothing is moved or changed in the home to preserve continuity. If their environment and routine remains unchanged, an Alzheimer’s sufferer will remain more content and confident; change the environment however and their confusion and disorientation becomes readily apparent. This is why treatment at home rather than in hospital is preferred and transfer to hospital should be a last resort.

Personality Change
One of the cruellest aspects of Alzheimer’s disease is the change in personality many people experience. Often, the general behaviour and personality of Alzheimers suffers in the later stages will be in complete contrast to their usual behaviour they exhibited in earlier life.

Mood swings, from being ecstatically happy to extremely sad, verbal and sometimes physical aggression, and extreme anxiety and nervousness often affect the Alzheimers sufferer and, of course, the carer who can help best by offering continuous reassurance and patience.

Personal Hygiene
Personal hygiene often becomes a major issue with the sufferer forgetting to wash and bathe. Body odour, and stained and soiled clothing and hands can be a cause of great stress and result in a cruel loss of dignity.

Communication
During the early stages understanding simple speech remains unaffected, but finding the correct words can be a problem and the Alzheimers sufferer will often leave sentences unfinished. The taking of messages particularly over the telephone can be difficult and this is often one of the first signs of dementia.

As the disease worsens communication will become more difficult as comprehension skills decrease. Eventually their whole speech can become gibberish until eventually the Alzheimer sufferer will cease to talk altogether and will withdraw into his or her small world.

Sleep
Although the amount of sleep required by an Alzheimers sufferer is unlikely to change, their sleep cycle may do. So, instead of wanting to sleep at night and be awake during the day, this could become reversed. This isn’t a problem of itself except for the carer who will have his or her nights disrupted.

The carer is advised to keep the patient active and awake during the day as much as possible, even though it is tempting to seize an opportunity to do some chores and enjoy some peace and quiet should the sufferer fall asleep. A warm drink at bedtime may help, although any problems with incontinence should be considered. Ensure there are no other reasons for the restless nights, such as joint pain or night cramps. In the event the latter are a problem, administer mild painkillers. In the worst case scenario, many people use a night sitting service to ensure the sufferer is closely supervised while the carer gets a few nights of undisturbed sleep.

Malnutrition
Eating and drinking can be a problem with Alzheimer suffers. More accurately the lack of food and drink and the resulting malnutrition is the problem.

A sufferer may develop an irrational fear of the food you are providing, or they may simply forget or refuse to eat. Two likely causes of the latter are ill-fitting dentures, especially if the sufferer has lost weight; and constipation. A well balanced diet with plenty of roughage and a high fluid intake will help prevent constipation.

General Advice For Carers
It is difficult to judge who has the worse time, the Alzheimers sufferer or the carer. In the early stages of the disease it is probably the sufferer, in the latter stages it is undoubtedly the carer.

Help minimise disorientation by not moving anything in the home. To do so will make their confusion worse.

Admit an Alzheimers suffer to hospital as a last resort. Once you do so disorientation and confusion will increase markedly. Do not let a sufferer out alone, they may have difficulty finding the way back home.

Do all you can to help the sufferer maintain dignity.

- A warm drink or a tot of their favourite alcoholic drink may aid sleep at night.

- Try to keep the patient active and awake during the day.

- Keep a cold drink nearby to remind the sufferer to take fluids.

- Keep disruption to routine to a minimum to prolong the Alzheimers sufferer’s independence as long as possible.

Closely supervise medication. It is very easy for the Alzheimers sufferer to forget they have taken their medication, and take it repeatedly. Alzheimer’s disease is progressive and incurable, although there are drugs that can slow the progression. It is one of the saddest diseases in that it is difficult to care for or regularly visit someone who no longer knows your name or recognises you.

About the author: Tony Luck runs a web site for silver surfers. You can find more advice on health for the over 50’s at his site.

Kids fall over all the time, only to get up and throw themselves right back into what they were doing before. But as we get older, falling over becomes a more significant and uncomfortable event. To the extent that in our older years the act of falling over becomes a significant event - “a fall”.

A neurologist at the University of Rochester believes that some elderly people become so afraid of falling over that they develop a certain posture and walk to avoid it, he calls it the “fear of falling” gait.

The mind is very powerful at manifesting what it imagines as an event in reality. In this case that very imagining is causing a fearful and uncertain walking stance all the more likely to lead to the feared event of a fall.

So great are the tremorous anticipations of a tumble that some older folk have even been misdiagnosed as having Parkinsons’s disease.

Now, doctors in the USA are being encouraged to ask older patients about recent falls before assuming a neurological problem and administering unnecessary medication.

Stable Solutions
One culture renowned for it’s graceful and stable elders is that of China, where Tai Chi is still practised by millions.

In groups of pensioners, here in the West, encouraged to learn some simple Tai Chi routines it increased confidence and flexibility after just a few weeks of practice.

Not only did learning Tai Chi help with balance and more relaxed walking, it also helped strengthen ankles and other joints and reduced some aches and pains too.

Ananga Sivyer is a contributing editor and health consultant for LifeScape magazine and the author of the self-help workbook: The Art & Science of Emotional Freedom

For more articles likes this or to sign up for her free "Energy Points" E-zine, visit her web-site at: http://www.ananga.net

Buying a stairlift is a major investment and the secondhand or reconditioned stairlift market is a perfectly legitimate one. Indeed, major manufacturers such as Stannah do offer secondhand stairlifts but would-be purchasers should be cautious about some unscrupulous dealers.

There can be problems when buying secondhand stairlifts. Straight rails can be safely re-used to install a second-hand straight stairlift but curved secondhand stairlifts always need new rails. This is because even if the carriage is secondhand, the rails have to be tailor-made to fit individual staircases because they must not obstruct doorways and must fit tightly to the stairs. Experts in the industry say it is just not possible to use secondhand curved rails safely.

Some people have purchased Stannah curved rails that have been re-manufactured from a number of old rails which have been cut up and welded together in an attempt to fit to a particular staircase. They are known in the industry as ‘cut and shuts’ – named after a similar practice in the secondhand car market.

Many customers have been misled into thinking they were buying genuine Stannah rails as advertisers have made no attempt to clarify the fact that the rails they are selling have been re-manufactured from a selection of old Stannah rails.

Due to the limitations of this re-manufacturing process, the quality and fit of the rails to the staircase is generally extremely poor and – most importantly – the stairlift could well be unsafe.

To be sure that you a receiving a brand new rail then you will need to go directly to Stannah or one of their approved dealers. Approved Stannah dealers all sign up to an agreement not to use cut and shut rails, giving the customer peace of mind that they are getting a brand new, and most importantly, a 100% safe rail.

It is also worth considering that companies that use cut and shut rails are not authorised dealers and therefore cannot buy spare parts from Stannah. This could seriously effect their ability to maintain and service your stair lift. This also means that their stair lift engineers have no training from Stannah.

If you have received a quotation from a company for a curved rail stair lift and they cannot prove that they are authorised dealers, then you should contact the manufacturer to see if they are on the approved list. If you think you have bought a stair lift that uses a cut and shut rail then you should contact the original manufacturer who can advise you what to do next.

Christian Dunnage is a director of Dolphin Mobility Ltd, a UK based independent supplier of stair lifts and mobility products http://www.dolphinlifts.co.uk and author of http://www.stairlift.co.uk an impartial online guide to having a stair lift in your home.

Approaching the second half-century of my life brings me to a new appreciation of the ‘aged’ in our society. Mid-life does have it’s rewards; that being an opportunity to appreciate what has gone by, as well as looking ahead with hopeful anticipation to a world that will allow us to live an age-full life. Simply put; to live and age fully from mid-life to death, to value and honor the full circle of life with all it’s seasons, and the be fully present at each stage or age. There does not seem to be a lot of expectation in that, does there?

A past generation has taught us to respect our elders, but that too has become passé, as society’s trend on respect seems to be declining? Elders are “an older person with some authority..superior in rank.” They convey honor, wisdom and experience. Respect is a learned behavior. No matter how the body ages, the soul and mind are the same until the end. If youth are taught to respect their elders, they will also learn to respect authority through life, so maybe it’s time to get back to basics. Well explained in this quote “young and old typically have little but superficial contact with each other. We let appearances deceive us and dismiss what our elders have to teach us, even before we give them a chance to speak. Thus, we forfeit the wisdom accumulated through lifetimes.” It is difficult for youth to appreciate wisdom; it comes with life experience, it is not automatic.

I consider myself very blessed to have good memories of wonderful grandparents. Whether they knew it or not, they were teaching me, I was learning and absorbing. It was all the ‘little stuff’ that the books in school could not teach, it is all the knowledge I carry with me today that I could not find on the internet, and it is all that logic that comes simply through osmosis, having been in their presence.

One memory that stands out in my mind is the ‘smoking’ lesson, with grandma (bless her heart)! She was a smoker, of course wanting to be sure her grandchildren did NOT smoke. There was no chitchat about risks and health hazards. She sat me on the kitchen table, lit a cigarette, and taught me to inhale. I guess if I was to be a smoker like she was, I need to be taught the ‘right’ way. Ending the lesson did not come with puffing, inhaling, choking, gagging, coughing, it was when I started turning green! Could that have had an affect on my decision to not smoke? Who knows, but where else in this world can you find wit like that? Maybe that is what our world is lacking; wit, common sense and acceptance. Acceptance that the wrinkles, gray hair, will come, the eyes will get tired, the hearing will fail, the bones will shrink, the joints may hurt, the appetite will diminish and the memory may lapse but that’s normal, it’s ok, or is it? Add to that, the worry about becoming a burden to society, or the loneliness and financial stress?

I often wonder what special messages were never shared by those gone before us. Maybe it would it go something like this: “we gave you love, in hopes that you would pass it on; we gave you wisdom and life skills, one day we may need reminding; we were patient while made mistakes, please have patience in accepting ours; we tolerated the changing times, so now please tolerate changes in us; we taught you to walk, so you could help us when our legs may fail; we taught you to read so that you could be our eyes when our vision may fail; we fed you foods you liked, allowed you to let us know when you were hungry, so please don’t force us to eat if we are not hungry; we cared for you when you were ill, and gave you medications only as required; so please medicate us only as required; we taught you when bedtime was but bent the rules now and again, so please bend rules for us now and again; we encouraged you to participate, be active and socialize, so please allow us that right as long as we can breath and move; we shared with you the days of old, so that those memories can carry on, in case our memory fades; we taught you to drive so that when our keys are taken away, you will give us a ride; we taught you to manage your money, so we can trust you to manage ours when we can no longer do so; we taught you right from wrong, so please remember the difference when you deal with us; we taught you about God so that you will always have somewhere to turn, so please pray for us when we no longer can; if we repeat the same story over and over, just remember how many times you made us read the same book to you at bedtime; we taught you about morals and values, so you could be an inspiration to others; we respected you, not only because you are our children, but because you are human, please remember to respect everyone you meet; on the day you see us weak and tired, try to bear with us and understand; when you see the wrinkles, remember the love, wit and wisdom behind them; remember how we let go when you needed to fly on your own? Please know that when God calls us home, you too can let go! This is the Circle of Life, please live yours fully.”

Thank you and God Bless each elder, here and gone, whom have added life to mine.

Did you know the VA will help pay for an aide or caretaker to come into the home to care for a Veteran, Veteran’s Spouse, or a Widowed Spouse of a Veteran? Of course, this Aid and Attendance Pension will help pay the costs of assisted living also. The amount of money that the VA pays is determined by income versus expenses ….whether it’s a Veteran, a Couple, or a Widowed Spouse of a Veteran……AND, this money is in addition to your social security or other income……AND, it is TAX FREE from the Federal Government! Can you believe this? It’s wonderful!

Generally, to qualify for this tax free monthly pension from the VA , the Veteran must have served in the military during a period of war, had an honorable discharge, and assets cannot be in excess of $80,000 (for a couple).

This Pension won’t pay the utility bill, etc…. It is only for CARE or MEDICAL help. If qualified, the Widowed Spouse of a Vet could get as much as $945 month. Veteran could get $1470, and a Couple could get $1743.

Remember…You don’t have to be injured in a war or be retired from the Military in order to qualify for this MONEY! You just have to be a VETERAN (or widowed spouse of a Veteran) who had an Honorable Discharge…and were in the Military during a time of war. You don’t have to serve in a war zone or anything else. You just need to have served for as long as 30 days during an official war time. Yes, the Gulf War is considered a REAL war, and this time is included also. Viet Nam was not officially declared until 1966, but this Pension allows you to go back 5 years to 1961….because we were actually fighting at that time. (This is the only exception.)

Be sure to call Azalea Manor to get more information about this VA Pension. We have brochures, forms, contact information….. and everything you need to get qualified.

This program is too good to pass up, and so few people are aware that it exists! Free information about this program is available at Azalea Manor Assisted Living. Just call Billie Pascoe to inquire or visit our web site for more information.

Billie Pascoe

Azalea Manor Assisted Living

Marietta, Georgia

www.azalea-manor.com

Billie Pascoe Marietta, Georgia http://www.azalea-manor.com