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Facing the Holidays Alone
For Nancy, 71, this Thanksgiving and Christmas will look different than in years past. She is facing the holiday season alone without Steve, her husband of 47 years, a career Army man who died in July. “That made me mad,...
CICOA Partners with IU School of Medicine on Collaborative Dementia Care Model
Alzheimer’s pilot program aimed at helping people live at home longer When people with Alzheimer’s and other related diseases receive targeted, specialized care at home, they not only are able to live at home, but also their quality-of-life improves. That’s...
An Ordinary Instant and a New Life
July 26, 2014, began as an ordinary, beautiful summer day. But in an ordinary instant, our lives changed dramatically. It was about 4:00 p.m. that Saturday when I received a call from my son’s girlfriend that she couldn’t rouse Matt....
Thinking About Caregiving on a Milestone Birthday
They say 50 is the new 30. While that sounds great, when I turn 50 on Nov. 25, I’ll still be half a century old. Age is all about perspective, right? My 20-something-year-old kids think 50 sounds old. My 70-something...
5 Tips for Optimizing Your Health Coverage for 2021
For three months before and after your 65th birthday, you have the opportunity to learn your options and sign up for Medicare as your health insurance. Medicare is a monumental perk for that milestone birthday, but plans and coverage are likely...
One Size Does Not Fit All
Putting Person-Centered Care into Action CICOA’s Flourish Care Management department places great value on practicing a person-centered approach to care management. What exactly does this mean? To me, person-centered care means viewing each client as an individual with different wants...
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