What CDPAP looks like in 2026
April 21, 2026
What is CDPAP? Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. How does CDPAP help? It allows those on Community Medicaid to have people they know and trust
Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month
April 17, 2026
Parkinson’s disease affects too many of our clients, family and friends. My father had Parkinson’s and I saw first-hand an extraordinarily strong man became slowed
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
March 17, 2026
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month. This is very close to my heart as this cancer took my dear cousin away from us at 49
5 Tips for a Safe Hospital Discharge
March 3, 2026
Discharge?! I’m not ready? 5 Tips for safe discharge plus a Bonus Safe discharge starts at admission Have healthcare proxy paperwork available and person on
Women and Autoimmune Diseases
February 25, 2026
Have you noticed the increase of friends, family, neighbors, caregivers, and colleagues diagnosed with autoimmune diseases? I did too. Have you also noticed that you
Rare Diseases: Hope for Breakthrough Treatments
February 9, 2026
Do you know of someone with a rare disease? Your answer is probably yes. Although rare diseases individually are, of course, rare, when they are
Reducing Dementia Risk and What’s on the Horizon
January 25, 2026
You may have already read my blog on the US POINTER Study which you can find here. It is very exciting as it gives us
New Year!! New Bills!?!?!
January 13, 2026
The New Year has begun! I wish you joy, peace, health, and prosperity! When January arrives, it often brings bills from the holiday season—or even
What is LATE Dementia?
December 16, 2025
Never heard of it? Neither had I until a few weeks ago. Why is the identification of a new type of dementia important? Because as
What is the State of Older New Yorkers?
December 4, 2025
The 2025 Service Needs Assessment by the New York City Department for the Aging (NYC Aging) recently surveyed about 1.8 million older New Yorkers (age