by Care Answered | Jan 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Part of what makes the American healthcare system so complex is the way in which services are billed and paid for. You may have health insurance, do all of your homework, select physicians and other providers who are in-network with your insurance company, and still...
by Nicole Christensen | Aug 6, 2019 | Care News, Daily Health Tips, Uncategorized
All of our lives we have been taught the importance of working hard and taking care of others, but it is equally important to make time to take care of ourselves. On an airplane, flight attendants remind us during the safety drill to put our own oxygen...
by Nicole Christensen | Apr 16, 2019 | Care News, Daily Health Tips, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need, Uncategorized
Rick Pantuliano lives with his wife and two daughters just a short drive away from his parents’ Nassau County home. This proximity has allowed them to maintain a close relationship with his 77-year-old mother. Yet even though he is nearby, he still...
by Nicole Christensen | Mar 26, 2019 | Care News, chronic illness, Daily Health Tips, Uncategorized
Recently, Care Answered Director Nicole Christensen appeared on Project Independence, a radio program dedicated to the needs of older adults. Hear the shocking statistics she shared with hosts John Ryan and Ann Hirsch about preventable medical errors and how to be...
by Nicole Christensen | Sep 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
“Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and the kingdom of the sick . . . Sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place.” – Susan Sontag Receiving a diagnosis of a...
by Nicole Christensen | Aug 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s the time of year when parents everywhere are preparing to send their newly minted 18-year-olds off to college for the first time. Whether this rite of passage will include teary embraces and promises to check in regularly, or victory laps around the (at last!)...
