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Home Helpers of Denver on Making Life Easier for Seniors – LIVING WELL Magazine

Making Life Easier for Seniors
Rick Cseak, Home Helpers of Denver, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine

This past winter, I noticed my neighbor shoveling snow off her sidewalk. I was surprised to see her knowing she had just had surgery on her hip a few weeks earlier. I walked over and we started chatting, as I casually took the shovel and finished up the walkway. […]

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The Denver Hospice, "Hospice means quality of life" – LIVING WELL Magazine

Hospice means quality of life

Courtesy The Denver Hospice

Florence Gruchey gazes out the window of the log cabin her family homesteaded in the Colorado mountains. Birds scurry to the birdfeeder as the sun pours into the room. Florence is a hospice patient living life to its fullest. […]

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Thomas S. Jennings, DDS, on "Is your lower denture less stable than you would like?" – Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine

Is your lower denture less stable than you would like?

Thomas S. Jennings, DDS, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine (formerly SENIOR Magazine)

As common and useful as dentures have been for generations, they are not without their shortcomings. […]

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Twin Creeks Hospital, a specialized rehabilitation facility, offers unique benefits – LIVING WELL Magazine

Rehabilitation Hospital Offer Unique Benefits
Courtesy Twin Creeks Hospital, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine (formerly SENIOR Magazine)
Avoiding a general hospital stay room is now possible with a special program offered by Twin Creeks Hospital, a specialized rehabilitation facility. […]

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Dannel Funeral Home on Funerals as Celebrations – LIVING WELL Magazine

Funerals as Celebrations

Courtesy Dannel Funeral Home, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine

There are those for whom the comforts of traditional funeral arrangements bring a welcome sense of order and peace. Others imagine a more joyful, less somber occasion. There is a growing trend for personalized services that reflect what was unique, and beloved, about the deceased – funerals that help people remember and laugh, as well as remember and cry.
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Craig Watson on Planning to Avoid Probate – Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine

Planning to Avoid Probate and Guardianship without Using a Living Trust

Craig Watson, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine

Arvie is an 85-year-old widow in good health. She delights in her two adult children, who also enjoy a good relationship. Her will was drafted over a decade ago. She owns a house (debt free) and about $150,000 in cash. She has a long term care insurance policy in case she needs nursing home care. She wonders if she needs a power of attorney and a medical directive, so she schedules an appointment with an elder law attorney. […]