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What a long strange trip it's been
"What a long strange trip it's been...." is a quote from the Grateful Dead song "Truckin" . Although I'm not a "Dead Head" I have to...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Feb 25, 20211 min read
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New York to Allow Nursing Home Visits Soon!
New York State Department of Health has stated that it plans to allow nursing home visits soon. Guidelines for visitations to be...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Feb 20, 20211 min read
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Tips for Moving Loved Ones Out of Nursing Homes
With the onset of the pandemic I have had a number of families consider taking their parents or spouse out of nursing homes. My heart...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Feb 18, 20211 min read
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Project Hope
"Project Hope" offers New Yorkers a compassionate ear to just listen. It is a light in a very dark time of the year in a pandemic....

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Feb 17, 20211 min read
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Caregiving for a loved one
I ran across this video services by Jann Arden today and found it to be quite a nice way to talk about the many aspects of caring for a...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Feb 9, 20211 min read
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"25 Common Nursing Home Problems—& How to Resolve Them"
Justice in Aging has just published a 50 page booklet on "25 Common Nursing Home Problems—& How to Resolve Them".

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Feb 2, 20211 min read
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New York Attorney General Reporting Undercounted Deaths in Nursing Homes
New York Attorney General reporting that New York State was vastly underreporting nursing home deaths. In addition low staffing levels in...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Jan 28, 20211 min read
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Attorneys fighting zealously for the rights .....
NYLAG - New York Legal Assistance Group has been around since 1990 and has been helping New Yorkers with a wide range of legal issues. ...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Jan 27, 20211 min read
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"COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker"
New York State has launched the "COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker". This is a dashboard where you can see up to date tracking of vaccinations in...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Jan 19, 20211 min read
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How to Talk to a Loved One Who is Hesitant to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
We often hear many of our clients and family members are hesitant to take the COVID vaccination; we found that a lot of the reasons why...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Jan 19, 20211 min read
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COVID VACCINE EXPANDED TO 65+
UPDATE: Governor Andrew Cuomo has just announced that NYS is expanding vaccination eligibility to those who are 65 years of age and...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Jan 12, 20211 min read
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Seniors 75+ Can Obtain COVID Vaccinations
Seniors 75+ Can Obtain COVID Vaccinations starting this week (January 11, 2021) in New York State. Distribution sites will be announced...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Jan 9, 20211 min read
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COVID Vaccine Rollout in New York State
Our most vulnerable senior citizens in nursing homes and their care takers are among the first to receive the newly approved COVID...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Dec 30, 20201 min read
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Young@heart
A rock and roll band of rockers over 75 years old. Not talking Mick Jagger but rather a huge choir of old folks having a hell of a good...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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Why do I need a "Power of Attorney"?
"Why do I need a P.O.A.?" is a question I hear from many of my new clients. A POA allows you to have someone you trust make financial...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Dec 17, 20201 min read
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Being Grateful in the Middle of a Pandemic
It is hard to feel grateful in the middle of a world wide pandemic. But if you just sit back for one minute and think of one thing you...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Dec 1, 20202 min read
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Protect Against Medicare Fraud
Scam artists are doing quite well for themselves during the pandemic. Are you surprised? You shouldn't be - these are the low lives of...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Nov 18, 20201 min read
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Have questions about voting?
This Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 1:00 pm join Senior Planet and League of Women Voter’s for an informative webinar about voting in the...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Oct 25, 20201 min read
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"Walk To End Alzheimer's" 2020
Under those masks we are smiling ear to ear! We are thrilled to have participated today in the 2020 annual Walkathon for the...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Oct 17, 20201 min read
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How Likely Are You to Catch COVID-19?
New York State Office for Aging has created a website to help you calculate your risk. I just took it myself, it was fast, easy and...

Linda A Curtis, LMSW
Oct 8, 20201 min read
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