Medicare Recipients Who Have Heart Disease Should Think Twice

Is it safe to assume that if you have private insurance, you are better off than someone who has Medicare? According to researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, having extra private insurance apparently increases you chances of undergoing successful surgery and surviving it.

Patients who were hospitalized for a heart attack and also had some form of private insurance were more

Talking To The Birds

When seniors move into long term care facilities, they are forced to give up their pets. Occasionally, some long-term care facilities will offer weekly or monthly access to pets. Pets are said to decrease stress levels, create therapeutic bonds, and create an overall sense of happiness for residents.

One long term care facility offers parakeets as an alternative to the no-pets policy. Parakeets