Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Respite Grants Available!
Want to let everybody know about this respite program offered by "New York State Caregiving & Respite Coalition" for families in the...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Sep 26
- 1 min
Free At Home COVID Tests!
As of September 25, 2023, residential households in the U.S. can order one set of four free at-home tests from USPS.com again. Here's...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Aug 24
- 1 min
Arbitration in Nursing Homes - what is this?
When a loved one is placed in a nursing home families are presented with a stack of papers they are asked to sign. Most families of...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Aug 9
- 1 min
Free Digital Supports for Family Caregivers
New York State Office for Aging provides a number of free digital supports for caregivers. This looks like a relatively easy platform to...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Jul 17
- 1 min
Your Rights & Medicare Advantage Plans
Many of these Advantage Plans do deceptive advertising in their attempts to lure unsuspecting seniors into these plans. While often...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Jun 9
- 1 min
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease is a cruel disease. "Estimates suggest that Parkinson’s affects nearly 1 million people in the United States and...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- May 13
- 1 min
Dementia- one family's journey
Dementia is a cruel disease, not only for the individual going through it but for the family. The experience is different for every...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Apr 2
- 1 min
Nursing Home Closure
The Thompson House Residential and Rehabilitative Care Facility will be closing down. This facility located in Rhinebeck in Dutchess...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Mar 23
- 1 min
Medicare Savings Programs
The Medicare Savings Program is a benefit for all lower income New Yorkers. This year the income levels have been substantially raised...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Mar 8
- 1 min
Sepsis is Deadly
Sepsis is a term most people are not familiar with. But it is a medical condition that can come on quickly and without many outward...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Nursing Homes Use of Antipsychotic Drugs to Control Patients
Sadly people with advanced dementia at times may not be able to control their own behaviors. They may wander out of their homes in the...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Jan 10
- 1 min
NYS Medicaid Increase in Income & Resource Limits!!
Seniors applying for Medicare Savings Program
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Jan 4
- 1 min
New York State to Enforce Minimum Staffing in Nursing Homes
New York State passed a law in 2021 establishing staffing minimums at nursing homes that will now begin to be enforced. Up to 75% of...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Dec 27, 2022
- 2 min
"The Great Resignation"
This is the time of the "Great Resignation" We are seeing thousands and thousands of nurses, physicians and other medical professionals...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Dec 6, 2022
- 1 min
"Who Will Care for "Kinless" Seniors?"
Many people, especially seniors feel very lonely around the holiday season. But this particular population will feel this pain year...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
Wide Spread Medicare Advantage Plan Marketing Misconduct
The senate finance committee report published on November 3 warns against wide spread Medicare Advantage Plan marketing misconduct. This...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Oct 16, 2022
- 1 min
"A Closer Look at Aging"
"What challenges does aging pose to individuals and society at large? What causes aging at the cellular and molecular level? What if we...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Jun 22, 2022
- 1 min
What is Olmstead?
Have you ever heard of "Olmstead"? It is only one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in the past 25 years! Twenty-three years...
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Linda A Curtis, LMSW
- Apr 18, 2022
- 1 min
"My Care Manager.
“My Care Manager” – The Aging Life Care Association has created a video that has both care managers and their clients talking about...
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