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Movement

From Senior Fitness With Meredith, an excellent video that is a beginners cardio workout that is low impact with no equipment needed. Make sure you have adequate space with nothing to trip on in the area.

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Wellness

We have emphasized fall prevention often lately. This fact sheet about injury prevention for older adults will give you an idea why. Some of these statistics are startling but highlight the need to be aware of our situation at all times. These are also one of the primary reasons we emphasize strength training and overall fitness for us we age.

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Aging In Place

The USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology discusses the various reasons many strive to remain in their homes and live their lives on their terms. This is valuable information to consider, both for those wanting to stay home, but also for their family members who are helping them plan their future. Again, more incentive to get and stay healthy.

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Caregivers

Senior Lifestyle offers 40 sources for caregivers to utilize, including government agencies, blogs, newsletters, associations and agencies and apps. Please save or bookmark this valuable information.

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And One More Thing

Medicare Advantage. Beckers is a widely followed and respected source of information in the health care industry. This article from them is geared towards organizations in health care, but I want to publish it to give an idea of what is being discussed at upper levels in the industry. There are also issues with claims being denied and low re-imbursements and some hospital systems around the country are dropping their MA carriers.

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