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2020

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2020 Healthcare Heroes Event

January 10, 2021January 14, 2021 HCN Staff 1804 Views 2020, 2020 Healthcare Heroes, Class of 2020, November 18

4th Annual Healthcare Heroes Event Click here to view the Healthcare Heroes Virtual Celebration! Click Here for the 2020 Virtual

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Picture This

October 20, 2020October 19, 2020 HCN Staff 936 Views 2020, Events, Healthcare, images, October, photos, Picture This, September

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

August 11, 2020August 10, 2020 HCN Staff 1402 Views 2020, guide, Healthcare News, Senior Planning

Click HERE to view the Senior Planning Guide 2020 Digital Flipbook Without a doubt, 2020 has been an unprecendented year.

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Senior Planning Guide 

Getting Started

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 1006 Views 2020, Elderly, guide, Healthcare News, Senior Planning

Follow These Five Steps When It’s Time to Talk About Care Whether your loved one needs full-time care or you’re

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Senior Planning Guide 

Having the Talk

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 769 Views 10 Tips, 2020, Difficult Topic, guide, Senior Planning, Talk

Ten Tips on How to Approach a Difficult Topic From the AARP FOUNDATION The reality is that some conversations are

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Senior Planning Guide 

Does Your Loved One Need Help? Some Scenarios

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 629 Views 2020, conversation starters, guide, scenarios, Senior Planning

From VISITING ANGELS Here are sample conversation starters and strategies to introduce home-care services to your loved one. Each scenario

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Senior Planning Guide 

Is It Dementia or Normal Aging?

August 10, 2020August 18, 2020 HCN Staff 1243 Views 2020, Dementia, difference, guide, help, normal, Senior Planning

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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Senior Planning Guide 

Reading the Signs

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 887 Views 2020, Elderly, guide, help needed, Senior Planning, signs

How Will You Know If Your Older Parents Need Help? By Brenda Labbe Many experience aging as a joyful time

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Senior Planning Guide 

Living & Care Options

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 850 Views 2020, Alternatives, guide, Living & Care Options, Senior Planning

The Next Phase It’s Important to Understand Your Alternatives By Eric Aasheim Moving from home to a senior-living community is

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Senior Planning Guide 

There’s No Place Like Home

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 943 Views 2020, guide, Home-care Services, QandAs, Senior Planning

Some Questions and Answers About Home-care Services By Tania Spear What is home care? Home-care services are delivered to clients

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Senior Planning Guide 

A Dose of Good Advice

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 867 Views 2020, guide, management, Medication, Senior Planning

Eight Tips for Medication Management for Seniors By Kara James In general, as we age, our need for a variety

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Senior Planning Guide 

Paying for Care

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 1192 Views 2020, Costs, Elder Care, guide, Paying for Care, Senior Planning

Cost of Living Many Options Are Available for Seniors and Their Families From the NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING Many older

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Senior Planning Guide 

‘The Unsolved Problem’

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 753 Views 2020, guide, insurance, Long-term-care, Senior Planning

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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Senior Planning Guide 

Elder Care Budget Worksheet

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 883 Views 2020, Budget Worksheet, Elder Care, guide, Senior Planning

To effectively plan and budget, one must keep accurate and up-to-date information on income and expenses. This worksheet will certainly

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Senior Planning Guide 

Senior Resources

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 1338 Views 2020, guide, links, list, resources, Senior Planning

These regional and statewide nonprofits can help families make decisions and access resources related to elder-care planning. AARP Massachusetts 1

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Senior Planning Guide 

Making the Change

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 818 Views 2020, Change, guide, parents, Senior Planning, steps

Five Steps to Take When Your Parents Need Assisted Living By MERRITT WHITLEY Many families look to assisted-living facilities to

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Senior Planning Guide 

Estate Planning

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 1036 Views 2020, estate-planning, guide, myths, Senior 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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Senior Planning Guide 

Why Make a Will?

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 722 Views 2020, estate-planning, guide, Senior Planning, Will

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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Senior Planning Guide 

Be Prepared

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 HCN Staff 827 Views 2020, estate-planning, guide, Healthcare News, Senior Planning

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

June 16, 2020June 12, 2020 HCN Staff 760 Views 2020, COVID-19, Nursing Graduates, profiles, Western Mass.

Stepping Up The region’s nursing class of 2020 enters the field at an unprecedented time, at least in living memory.

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Features 

Introducing the Area’s 2020 Nursing Graduates

June 16, 2020June 24, 2020 HCN Staff 1869 Views 2020, Listings, Nursing Graduates

Hundreds of nursing students recently graduated from the area’s colleges. American International College, the American Women’s College at Bay Path

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Features 

Hannah Consolini

June 16, 2020June 30, 2020 HCN Staff 1067 Views 2020, Hannah Consolini, Nursing Graduates, profiles

Bachelor of Science in Nursing; American International College What three words best describe you? Compassionate, resilient, outgoing. Is there a

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Features 

Noah Salmon

June 16, 2020June 30, 2020 HCN Staff 1045 Views 2020, Elms College, Noah Salmon, Nursing Graduates

Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Elms College What did you first want to be when you grew up, and why

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Features 

Tessa Kemp

June 16, 2020June 30, 2020 HCN Staff 1071 Views 2020, Holyoke Community College, Nursing Graduates, Tessa Kemp

Associate of Science in Nursing; Holyoke Community College What did you first want to be when you grew up, and

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Features 

Monica Aldrich

June 16, 2020June 30, 2020 HCN Staff 1350 Views 2020, Monica Aldrich, Nursing Graduates, Springfield Technical Community College

Associate of Science in Nursing; Springfield Technical Community College What did you first want to be when you grew up,

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Features 

Dylan Walker

June 16, 2020June 30, 2020 HCN Staff 1040 Views 2020, Dylan Walker, Greenfield Community College, Nursing Graduates

Associate of Science in Nursing; Greenfield Community College What did you first want to be when you grew up, and

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Features 

Alexandra Boden

June 16, 2020June 30, 2020 HCN Staff 957 Views 2020, Alexandra Boden, Nursing Graduates, Westfield State University

Bachelors of Science in Nursing; Westfield State University What did you first want to be when you grew up, and

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Opinion 

Opinion June 2020

June 16, 2020June 15, 2020 Contributor 976 Views 2020, Health Care, June, Mental Health, Opinion

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 

Healthcare Heroes 2020

April 6, 2020October 20, 2020 HCN Staff 1534 Views 2020, COVID-19, Healthcare Heroes, Nominate

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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 Nominations Sought for Healthcare Heroes Class of 2022

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Nominations Sought for Healthcare Heroes Class of 2022

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HCC Accepting Applications for Free Community Health Worker Program

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Senior Living Options in Western Massachusetts October 2019

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Senior Living Options in Western Massachusetts February 2019

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Senior Living Options in Western Massachusetts October 2018

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Senior Living Options in Western Massachusetts February 2018

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