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Intimacy & Aging

Dear Lura: My mother passed away unexpectedly almost three years ago. Since that time, my dad has been pretty down. In the last few months, however, he’s started talking about dating again. I have to admit, I’m not wild about the idea. It’s hard to imagine him with someone other than my mom. They were… Read more »

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Making Sense of the Medicare Rehab Benefit

When a central Ohio senior you love is hospitalized for an illness or injury or planning for an upcoming surgery, understanding Medicare will cover rehab to help with their recovery is important. Older adults and adult children may not have had any experience using their Medicare benefits beyond physician appointments and outpatient testing until now…. Read more »

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Making Healthcare Decisions for Your Parent

Dear John: My parents have both had fairly serious health problems the last few months. Until then both of them were active and independent. To be honest, we never really discussed how we would handle healthcare decisions and what their wishes for the future might be. My brother and I thought, since our parents were… Read more »