By Barbara Pierce When your children were growing up, you probably took them to a pediatrician. You recognized that the healthcare needs of
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Alzheimer’s: 426,500
426,500: That’s the number of New Yorkers living with Alzheimer’s, according to a report just released The Alzheimer’s Association’s “2026 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts
Keeping Seniors with Dementia S.A.F.E. from Scams and Fraud
With scammers stealing an estimated $7 billion from senior citizens each year according to the FBI, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering S.A.F.E.
Author Dishes Out the Latest Details on America’s Protein Craze
Elizabeth Dunn is a James Beard Award-winning food and culture writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, National Geographic, and her
Spring is Here: Fresh Air, Smell of Cut Grass … and Tons of Children Injured by Lawn Mowers
Lawn mower injuries in children are more common than most think: each year over 2,500 lawn mower injuries occur in children under 14 By
Compassion Fatigue
By David L. Podos About 63 million Americans are caregivers, according to AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) and the National Alliance for
Elemental Management to Launch Program to Train CNAs in Spanish, Expand in NYS
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Elemental Management Group, LLC manages and operates eight long-term care facilities across the region, including Aaron Manor Rehabilitation ad
Nursing Shortage Still a Problem Despite Influx of New Nurses
Local schools train hundreds of new nurses every year, yet CNY sees a shortfall of nearly 360 nurses annually By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Honoring a Registered Nurse
By Barbara Pierce Registered Nurse Petrina DeMarco is employed by the Mohawk Valley Health System at Wynn Hospital. As May is Nurses Month,
Honoring a Nurse Case Manager
By Barbara Pierce Chandler Pritchard, 31, a registered nurse, is a universal health case manager for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield in Utica. As May