Archive for August, 2007

Who pays for medical errors?

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 Posted in by Nancy Belle | No Comments »

Ultimately, each one of us pays for medical errors and we have been for years. Complications that result from medication errors and hospital acquired infections cost about 30 million dollars ... Read more..

Every 10.9 Seconds another American Turns 60

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 Posted in General | 2 Comments »

Interested in knowing the future of America? Take nine minutes to view this new video posted by UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County). Yes, it’s essentially a commercial for The ... Read more..

‘Life is what you make it’

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 Posted in Inside the Erickson Tribune, by Julia Boyle | No Comments »

You know when you have experiences in your life that are so timely it's surreal? I had one yesterday. I went to photograph the antiques at a woman's home at ... Read more..

Pet-friendly decorating

Monday, August 27th, 2007 Posted in Design Secrets, by Julia Boyle | No Comments »

As I said in my September "Design Secrets" column, U.S. pet owners spent $36 million last year on their pets. That's a lot! So what's costing them that much money? ... Read more..

Medicare Discovers Preventive Health Care

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 Posted in General | No Comments »

I love it. Medicare has had enough. Not that this new plan is perfect, but it’s a step in the right direction. Hmmm, we can save lives AND money by practicing ... Read more..

Fit as a Fiddle, who coined these phrases?

Monday, August 20th, 2007 Posted in by Nancy Belle | No Comments »

A short time ago, we produced an education pamphlet about staying healthy. We called it: Fit as a Fiddle. That started a thought: who coined these phrases and how did ... Read more..

How Old is Old?

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in by Nancy Belle | No Comments »

How old is old? Is age about image? or is it about actually aging? From the time we are born, we are encouraged, enticed, maybe even pushed to act and ... Read more..

Umbrella Update - Tropical Storm Dean

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007 Posted in General | No Comments »

Update from my blog of July 31st. It is too early for forecasters to predict whether Tropical Storm Dean, which is expected to become a hurricane, will hit the United ... Read more..

Who’s Blogging: is it real or paid?

Friday, August 10th, 2007 Posted in by Nancy Belle | No Comments »

I subscribe to many blogs, mostly from elder bloggers, because I like to see who is saying what about whom. Clear? Yesterday I went to a blog about long term ... Read more..

Change the Way You Age, Taking Control

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 Posted in by Nancy Belle | No Comments »

Recently, one of the residents of an Erickson managed community attended a Congressional Briefing on Osteoporosis and Medicare funding for screening programs, particularly, DXA (bone density scans). The briefing was ... Read more..