North Texas Giving Day will Increase our Impact to the Texas Geriatric Community Who advocates on behalf of your loved ones? Today, many of these geriatric patients endure their chronic illnesses alone—lacking a myriad of resources (medical supplies, co-payments, food, shelter, etc). In 2012, I decided to step up on their behalf by co-founding Palliative […]
By: Cindy Spence, MPH, LMT Massage is rapidly gaining support in the oncology community for its documented benefits for cancer patients. The American Cancer Society and reputable hospitals across the country now advocate massage for people at all stages of treatment and beyond: diagnosis, active treatment, recovery, long-term survival, and at the end of […]
PHHNAT Serves to Help People in Need Providing care for a loved one can be extremely difficult both emotionally and financially. Although governmental programs like Medicaid and Medicare offer assistance with covering costs, there are many situations where families are left to cover costs of care-giving out of pocket. We want to help. The mission […]
By: Carmen Peace, RN With medicare participation at an all-time high & growing, the implementation of health care reform there is ever increasing need for user friendly guides on what is covered, when, and by what entity. More and more older Americans are living active lifestyles that involve travel and that includes travel abroad. […]
By: Marie Morgan, RN Think back to the last time you were sick. What kind of “sick” person are you? For me, it depends on my sickness as to the person staring back at you. If it is a stomach virus, I don’t want a soul near me. Not even to help! If I have […]
Are Medicare Advantage Plans Truly an “Advantage”? By: Delia Murillo. Every Medicare recipient has his or her own individual health needs and matching the needs with the best plan available is the determining factor if the Medicare recipient will see the Advantage in the enrollment of one of these plans. What is a Medicare […]
By: Marie Morgan, RN Go ahead. Quit your job. First, let’s take a stroll down introspective lane for a second and answer this: WHY you want to quit your job? There are many reasons one would choose to move on from their current position. Many of these reasons are legitimate and healthy. What I have […]
I went to México thinking I would teach the people there, and I did, but I ended up learning more than I expected. When I was teaching CPR/First Aid, they asked what to do for a snake bite, I instructed them to take necessary measures and call the ambulance. Ariane García, whom I went with […]
This morning I was talking to my husband about work. To help paint the picture, he and I both work for the same company. If any of you have ever worked with your spouse you are relating to me right now! He said that he was talking to our scheduler about how everyone was so […]
PHHNAT facilitated a trip to Mexico City recently. This trip was established to help create a relationship with the underserved Geriatric community. PHHNAT will assist the clinicians in Mexico City by educating the under-developed geriatric care practices performed there. Future opportunities to serve will be made available to members.
