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Running A Small Business? 3 Reasons Why You Need A Facebook Business Page
Running A Small Business?
3 Reasons Why You Need A Facebook Business Page
By Anne Cull, Johnson County LIVING WELL Magazine […]
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Meryl Lin McKean: Johnson County health reporter impacts lives
Meryl Lin McKean: Local health reporter impacts lives
Johnson County LIVING WELL Magazine
For over 20 years, Meryl Lin McKean, Fox 4 TV, has been a constant voice on medical issues for concerned viewers in Kansas City and the surrounding area, serving as a first-hand witness to changing technology, treatments and financial aspects of care. […]
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Emeritus at Overland Park
Emeritus at Overland Park
DESIGNED TO MEET THE RESIDENTS’ NEEDS…
Johnson County LIVING WELL Magazine
A small community, Emeritus at Overland Park is divided into four separate houses all within the same building. Country Lane, Garden Path, Boathouse Cove, and Cottage Place each have its own indoor porch and front door. The houses are built around a center that includes the art studio, community room, beauty shop, and health center. […]
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Elder Abuse
Elder Abuse
By Linda Ahlhelm, RN, Elder Abuse Expert
Johnson County LIVING WELL Magazine
Elder abuse is the mistreatment of an older person by someone who has a relationship with that person. It could be a spouse, child, friend, neighbor, caregiver or acquaintance. The actual abuse can occur in the home of a relative, the elder’s own home, or the home of an unrelated caregiver. […]
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A path towards healing: learning to find hope after the death of a family member
A PATH TOWARDS HEALING
Learning to find hope after the death of a family member
Johnson County LIVING WELL Magazine
In the U.S. today, there is a natural, assumed order to the deaths we will experience in our lives. We believe that our grandparents will die first, then our parents, then our brothers and sisters, and then our children. […]
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Detect Lung Cancer with a Spiral Lung CT
Detect Lung Cancer with a Spiral Lung CT
Courtesy MercyCare Community Physicians, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine
Lung cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer for both woman and men – behind breast and prostate cancer, respectively – but is the most deadly form of cancer for both genders. […]
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Bringing closure to veterans
Bringing closure to veterans
Johnson County LIVING WELL Magazine
When Deborah Grassman began her career as a hospice nurse for the Department of Veterans Affairs, she had the same fear of death that most people face, but what she discovered was how she could find peace, joy and fulfillment in caring for the former warriors at the end of their lives. […]
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The Nature of Healing
The Nature of Healing
Courtesy Carrus Specialty Hospital, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine
Experiencing nature – even through a window – can be a powerful motivator. Jimmy Herpeche even credits the turtle in the courtyard pond with lifting his spirits while he was a patient at Carrus Specialty Hospital. The facility, designed to enhance patient comfort and reduce stress, includes four landscaped courtyards and a koi-filled pond at the edge of the property. […]
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Overland Park Place, a place to call home
Overland Park Place, a place to call home
Johnson County LIVING WELL Magazine
There are always choices when considering retirement living: independent, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care and more. […]
Alzheimer Care
Alzheimer’s is a Family Disease
Alzheimer’s is a Family Disease
Johnson County LIVING WELL Magazine
The staff at Garden Terrace is dedicated to providing the best care for those affected with Alzheimer’s and related dementia. They also understand how important it is to be supportive of the family members, friends and loved ones of the residents as well. […]