Discussions of death and dying are not easy. It is an emotional journey, and there is no direct answer or explanation. Our whole focus at Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care is the specialization of quality, personal care, at any stage in life. We strive to be your advocate, to guide you through various situations, whether its simply guidance at home or helping a loved one who is dying. Last night, on ABC Nightly News, Dr. Tim Johnson and a team of reporters delved into the topic of end-of-life care. While this is a personal conversation that is important to discuss among the patient and their physician and family members, we at Take Care still fully believe in importance of education and in the facilitation of health care and age-related conversations. We share this story, video, and report with you in hopes to broaden and enlighten a topic that may affect you, a friend, or a family member.

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In a recent informational article written by Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care's owner and executive administrator, Susanne S. Wise, RN, MBA, she provides relevant questions one should pose to a private duty home care agency when considering their services. Read the full article in the May 2010 issue of SCENE Magazine.

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Shawna Reeves Nourzaie, a California social worker who led a reverse mortgage seminar at the 2008 National Council of Aging conference in Washington, D.C., said the loans typically have fees that exceed 10 percent of the reverse mortgage debt...The loans should be a 'last resort' for seniors, because of the expense associated with them, said David Certner, AARP's legislative counsel.

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