2020 Healthcare Heroes Event
4th Annual Healthcare Heroes Event Click here to view the Healthcare Heroes Virtual Celebration! View the 2020 Healthcare Heroes Program
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2020
Picture This
Send your photos to: Picture This; c/o Joseph Bednar, The Healthcare News, 1441 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103; or e-mail bednar@healthcarenews.com
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Senior Planning Guide 2020
Click HERE to view the Senior Planning Guide 2020 Digital Flipbook Without a doubt, 2020 has been an unprecendented year.
Read moreGetting Started
Follow These Five Steps When It’s Time to Talk About Care Whether your loved one needs full-time care or you’re
Read moreHaving the Talk
Ten Tips on How to Approach a Difficult Topic From the AARP FOUNDATION The reality is that some conversations are
Read moreDoes Your Loved One Need Help? Some Scenarios
From VISITING ANGELS Here are sample conversation starters and strategies to introduce home-care services to your loved one. Each scenario
Read moreIs It Dementia or Normal Aging?
Understand the Difference, and Seek Help If It’s Needed By Beth Cardillo As Baby Boomers are getting older and representing
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How Will You Know If Your Older Parents Need Help? By Brenda Labbe Many experience aging as a joyful time
Read moreLiving & Care Options
The Next Phase It’s Important to Understand Your Alternatives By Eric Aasheim Moving from home to a senior-living community is
Read moreThere’s No Place Like Home
Some Questions and Answers About Home-care Services By Tania Spear What is home care? Home-care services are delivered to clients
Read moreA Dose of Good Advice
Eight Tips for Medication Management for Seniors By Kara James In general, as we age, our need for a variety
Read morePaying for Care
Cost of Living Many Options Are Available for Seniors and Their Families From the NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING Many older
Read more‘The Unsolved Problem’
Five Things to Know About Long-term-care Insurance By ELLEN STARK for the AARP BULLETIN By the time you reach 65,
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To effectively plan and budget, one must keep accurate and up-to-date information on income and expenses. This worksheet will certainly
Read moreSenior Resources
These regional and statewide nonprofits can help families make decisions and access resources related to elder-care planning. AARP Massachusetts 1
Read moreMaking the Change
Five Steps to Take When Your Parents Need Assisted Living By MERRITT WHITLEY Many families look to assisted-living facilities to
Read moreEstate Planning
Dispelling Estate-planning Myths It’s Important to Act Based on Facts, Not What You Think You Know By Gina M. Barry
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It’s Helpful … Like Driving with Google Maps By Liz Sillin It is a product of the COVID-19 era, but
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Consider These Important Estate-planning Documents By KEN COUGHLIN Making sure you have the right estate-planning documents is one of the
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2020 Nursing Graduates Share a Passion for Care
Stepping Up The region’s nursing class of 2020 enters the field at an unprecedented time, at least in living memory.
Read moreIntroducing the Area’s 2020 Nursing Graduates
Hundreds of nursing students recently graduated from the area’s colleges. American International College, the American Women’s College at Bay Path
Read moreHannah Consolini
Bachelor of Science in Nursing; American International College What three words best describe you? Compassionate, resilient, outgoing. Is there a
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Elms College What did you first want to be when you grew up, and why
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Associate of Science in Nursing; Holyoke Community College What did you first want to be when you grew up, and
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Associate of Science in Nursing; Springfield Technical Community College What did you first want to be when you grew up,
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Associate of Science in Nursing; Greenfield Community College What did you first want to be when you grew up, and
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Bachelors of Science in Nursing; Westfield State University What did you first want to be when you grew up, and
Read moreOpinion June 2020
During Pandemic, We Need to Address Mental Health By António Guterres The COVID-19 virus is not only attacking our physical health;
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Healthcare Heroes 2020
The 4th Annual Healthcare Heroes Awards Healthcare Heroes 2020 to Honor the Heroes of COVID-19 Since the phrase COVID-19 came
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