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February: Heart Health Month – A Time to Prioritize Your Loved One’s Heart

February 10, 2025 — As longevity consultants, we at HealthSense understand that the journey to healthy aging goes beyond just managing daily routines or medical appointments. It’s about ensuring that our clients live their lives to the fullest, and this month, during Heart Health Month, we want to highlight the importance of heart health as a crucial component of... Read More

A New Year with New Beginings

January 29, 2025 — After nearly two decades of providing Aging Life Care management services to older adults in the New York Metropolitan area, I am pleased to announce the sale of my care management company HealthSense LLC to Beau Romero RN who will assume the role of CEO as of January 1st, 2025. I founded HealthSense back in... Read More

Winter Weather Safety Tips: Stay Warm, Safe, and Comfortable

January 7, 2025 — As winter sets in, it’s important to take extra precautions to keep yourself or your loved one safe and comfortable. The colder months bring their own set of challenges, especially for seniors. With ice, snow, and colder temperatures, there are some simple steps you can take to avoid accidents and stay healthy all season long.... Read More

Creating Comfort and Connection at the End-of-Life

September 20, 2024 — As nurse care managers, we sometimes find ourselves supporting families through one of life’s most profound transitions—the end of life. This is often emotionally taxing, and our role goes far beyond overseeing health care needs. We are also there to support not only the client but also family and friends on this sad but often... Read More

Love’s Lasting Legacy: Honoring Relationships Touched By Dementia

February 7, 2024 — Love is a powerful force that knows no boundaries! It transcends time, age, and even the profound challenges that life may throw our way including dementia, a condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Dementia slowly erodes memories, impairs verbal and cognitive abilities and is associated with a number of brain diseases including Alzheimer’s disease.... Read More

Embracing Age and Experience in the New Year!

January 10, 2024 — As the new year unfolds, it is common for people to make resolutions and set goals for themselves, and older adults are no exception. However, I sometimes notice that the expectations seniors set for themselves are not always realistic and so, when goals aren’t met, a sense of failure and frustration soon follows. This mismatch directly... Read More

Care Deserts: Advocating for Elders in Understaffed Skilled Nursing Facilities

September 18, 2023 — In recent years, the issue of inadequate staffing levels in skilled nursing facilities has become a growing concern. The Covid-19 pandemic compounded this problem when challenging work conditions in hard hit facilities led to staff burnout. Now skilled nursing facilities are competing with deeper pocketed hospitals to recruit staff as a nursing and caregiver shortage... Read More

From Silence to Strength: How Aging Life Care Managers Amplify your Voice with Doctors

August 9, 2023 — For many seniors, especially those with chronic diseases, their calendars often overflow with doctor appointments. Keeping the calendar straight, arranging transport, and trying to keep on track with medical conditions and treatment options can often be overwhelming. Once there, in the hustle and bustle of a busy doctor’s office, it’s easy to feel like just... Read More