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Elder Health Care

Dental Care for Seniors (Caring.com – 7/9/09)
Dental hygiene may easily be overlooked, but it's an important part of keeping an aging loved one comfortable and healthy
Elder Care Practice Tips (Sanford J. Mall)
In the midst of our efforts to learn the new Medicaid rules and how the implementation of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 in Michigan will affect our clients, it is easy to lose sight of the main objective of eldercare planning – improving / enhancing the quality of life of the elder.
Health Care Delivered as it Should Be (New York Times – 1/8/09)
Hardly anyone has a good word to say about this country’s fragmented system for delivering and paying for long-term care, with one exception: the PACE program, which many experts laud as long-term care done right.
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report (KaiserNetwork.org – Jan. 17, 2008)
USA Today examined how a "projected long-term explosion of health care costs could force sweeping changes" in Medicare, private health insurance and Social Security, as part of a series on the effects of the retirement of baby boomers.

Agency for Health Care Reseach and Quality (AHRQ) (Dept. of Health & Human Services)
Works to improve the safety, quality and effectiveness of health care for all Americans, and it reports on elderly health care specifically. Research can help you make more informed decisions about personal health care services.
Medicare.gov
The official U.S. Government site for Medicare. This site offers help and information on resources, health management, health and drug plans, doctors, and it explains Medicare benefits covered under Part A, B, C, and D.
National Senior Health (NIH.gov)
This easy-to-use website features basic health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health.