Key Takeaways: When touring an assisted living facility, consider: What is your ideal retirement? What are your health and safety needs? What are your values? Do they have all their state licensing? Do they have references and referrals? What is your timeline for moving? Is the community’s location convenient? Which amenities does the community offer? […]

No one can predict the future. You can’t know for sure what type of illnesses you might accumulate in life. However, Medicare has provided a way to help better prepare you for these types of possibilities by offering an Annual Wellness Visit (AWV). Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visit is an appointment with your primary care provider […]

Every 3 seconds an osteoporosis-related fracture occurs. Researchers estimate that nearly 10 million Americans have osteoporosis and 34 million more suffer from low bone density. Let’s take a look at what osteoporosis is, how to treat it, and how Medicare will cover your treatment. What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease that causes deterioration of […]

What is Glaucoma? As the world’s second leading cause of blindness, glaucoma continues to take over people’s lives. Glaucoma is an eye condition in which the optic nerve becomes damaged leading to vision loss. The optic nerve is the nerve that transfers images formed by the retina to the brain. Most of the time, the […]

According to Webmd.com, studies show that up to 75% of men with diabetes will also experience erectile dysfunction. Erectile Dysfunction (also known as ED or impotency) is when a man has difficulty getting or maintaining an erection. Diabetes is a disease where the body struggles to produce insulin, causing elevated glucose levels in the blood. […]

What is a Medicare Broker, anyways? If you are approaching 65 you may be exploring Medicare and looking for answers to this question. Alternatively, you may already be on Medicare and wondering why you don’t have a broker on your side! A Medicare broker is an independent insurance agent that gives you an unbiased opinion […]

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a disorder that impairs the substantia nigra. The substantia nigra is located in the center of the brain near the bottom outer edge. Within the substantia nigra are neurons that produce dopamine. When the dopamine production is diminished, it results in Parkinson’s. PD is different for everyone. The level of severity and the symptoms vary from person to person. The most common symptoms are non-motor symptoms. Some examples of non-motor symptoms are […]

Diabetes is a disease where the body struggles to produce insulin causing high levels of blood glucose.  Diabetes affects more than 30 million Americans. Of that 30 million, 25% are age 65 and older. So, approximately 12 million seniors are affected by diabetes in America. As the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, diabetes […]

Each year, over 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries are diagnosed with a form of cancer. Inevitably, our clients often ask us about what Medicare would cover in the case that they were diagnosed with cancer. We also get the dreaded question of, “what now?” for the clients who want to know their options after being diagnosed. In […]

Health care costs have a strong impact on retirement, though most Americans haven’t fully grasped this reality yet. A lot of Americans are struggling to save for retirement. In fact, their chances of having a decent retirement is looking bleak.  A recent retirement study by GoBankingRates.com revealed that 42% of Americans will retire broke – […]