COMMUNITY NEWS & ASSISTANCE 

 

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Maryland Assisted Living & Home Care:

Costs and Financial Assistance

We created a guide to provide more information on the financial assistance, costs, and payment options for senior care. It would help the elderly and their families prepare for the future and make informed decisions.

You can find it here: https://www.payingforseniorcare.com/maryland.

 

 

 

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AffordableHealthInsurance.com

The following resources walk readers step by step through the multiple options provided by Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance for people recently unemployed, including critical information like costs, and financial assistance.

• https://www.affordablehealthinsurance.com/medicare/
• https://www.affordablehealthinsurance.com/medicaid/
• https://www.affordablehealthinsurance.com/health-insurance-for-unemployed/

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Things to know - Important Blood Pressue Infomation

 

Many people use blood pressure readings to monitor their health at home, but inaccurate results can lead to serious health issues. To help patients and healthcare providers, we've created a section in our Ultimate Remote Patient Monitoring Guide outlining the best practices for taking at-home blood pressure readings. Please take a look:

https://www.100plus.com/the-ultimate-remote-patient-monitoring-guide#best-practices-for-taking-at-home-blood-pressure-readings 

 

 

 

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 Retirment Resources

  

 Through RetireGuide!

 RetireGuide is a free web resource dedicated to providing the most up-to-date information about financial decisions that affect health care and retirement.

We recently published what we believe to be the most easy-to-understand guide on the ins and outs of medicare. This free resource highlights coverage, costs, eligibility and enrollment information, along with answers to some frequently asked questions.

Please take a look: retireguide.com/medicare/eligibility/

We believe this resource would be beneficial for not only seniors, but also their loved ones, to better understand the medicare system. 

 

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Free STD Testing - Frederick County

 

Recently, experts investigated the rising number of STD cases in  Frederick, MD. In order to help combat the worsening problem, Testing.com created a comprehensive resource that features helpful information about the challenges Frederick is facing when it comes to STDs and a directory of local non- profit  organizations that provide a wide range of free and low-cost health care services to help stop the spread.

 Click the Link to access your Community Resources! https://www.testing.com/std-testing/frederick-md/

The Grace UCC Community and Testing.com are passionate about changing the dialogue around sexual health and working to ensure people have access to the information and health care they need. We’re excited to be a part of the solution and hope to help continue rasing awareness.

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Senior Advice For Frederick County

Many aging adults are unaware of the available care options and programs that can help them maintain their independence and quality of life. So we created a free resource that provides comprehensive information on topics like financial support and assisted living options that are available in their area. You can read more about our work here:

• https://www.senioradvice.com/assisted-living/maryland

Robbie Davis
Community Outreach and Senior Advocate