By the way...

www.ltc-consultant.com has a new design, and I think it looks pretty cool. I know the guy who did it, and he spent a lot of time upgrading to CSS-P so that the site will be available to lots of different types of devices. You should tell him what you think of it.

Will AIG's Legal Problems Affect Their Long Term Care Product?

I just finished reading an article about AIG and collusion allegations by the New York Department of Justice. AIG’s Chairman, Hank Greenberg, is defending the business practices.

As a businessman, I understand that a business must do what it can to increase profits. I also know that the executives of public companies are under extreme pressure to constantly drive up the share prices of their

Medicare Recipients Who Have Heart Disease Should Think Twice

Is it safe to assume that if you have private insurance, you are better off than someone who has Medicare? According to researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, having extra private insurance apparently increases you chances of undergoing successful surgery and surviving it.

Patients who were hospitalized for a heart attack and also had some form of private insurance were more

Talking To The Birds

When seniors move into long term care facilities, they are forced to give up their pets. Occasionally, some long-term care facilities will offer weekly or monthly access to pets. Pets are said to decrease stress levels, create therapeutic bonds, and create an overall sense of happiness for residents.

One long term care facility offers parakeets as an alternative to the no-pets policy. Parakeets

Senior Use Internet For Healthcare Research

The Pew Internet & American Life Project recently published a report stating that 66% of over 65 internet surfers researched medical or health related information on the Web.

The Pew study reports that the number of seniors active on the Internet has increased by more than 25% over the past four years. It also stated that 53% of those over 65 Internet users visited sites geared towards support

Physically Active Seniors Can Live Independently

Exercise keeps the body and mind healthy. But here is another incentive for older Americans to work out; on average, active people not only live longer but they also tend to stay independent longer.

According to a recent study, which looked at 229 women with an average age of 74, women who were most physically active were likely to be living independently 14 years later. That means that they

Targeted And Proactive Disease Management

The antivirus software in my computer prevents it from getting invaded by software viruses that can delete files and make my machine useless. The software updates itself periodically and lets me know if my computer needs to be protected against new viruses.

Very effective!

Now let’s compare that to our health care system.

The only way I might get information about a new and potentially