Outstanding customer care is an integral part of the culture at Partner's Benefit Group. Each team member understands our clients can obtain insurance products from many locations...our goal is that clients choose PBG because they will be part of a company where excellence is the norm.
April 2012
Research from the Centers for Disease Control And Prevention examining mortality in the United States over the past 75 years found that the risk of dying dropped 60 percent between 1935 and 2010. The risk of death dropped for all age groups but the greatest decline was found in the very young, with death rates between the ages of one and four dropping 94 percent. The death rate for people over the age of 85 was down 38 percent. Heart Disease, cancer, and stroke remained among the top five causes of death in each year between 1935 and 2010. But the report cites significant progress in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases as the reason for a 41 percent decline in age-adjusted mortality in the period from 1969 and 2010.
April 2012
Staying in the hospital can be particularly stressful and even dangerous for individuals with dementia. But there are some things experts advise to help hospital visits go more smoothly. First, pack a bag with extra clothes, important medical and insurance information and anything else that could give an elderly loved one comfort while they're staying in the hospital. If you're able, attempt to explain the situation and try your best to get them a private room if available and affordable. Most of all caregivers shouldn't be afraid to discuss worst-case scenarios with doctors and nurses and ask as many questions as they'd like. They should also be sure to remind hospital staff that their loved one is suffering from dementia. It isn't always easy, even for professionals, to identify someone as cognitively impaired.
