The Center for Healthy Aging (CHA) is committed to programs that will give elders options to sustain a good quality of life even when faced with chronic illnesses. CHA is committed to adding life to years.
Among the many programs and services we are currently work to provide:
Health Care Reform: Is it working? Health care spending in 2009 and 2010 grew at the slowest rates in 50 years. This is startling news given that health care spending has been in double digits forever! The information was reported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). They attribute it to a [...]
Giving and Forgiving It is the season to give, is it not? Christmas time is special. I remember as a kid getting gifts from Santa Claus. I do not remember giving gifts as a child. It was fun, but what message do we give to our kids. Giving is the key. It can be contagious. [...]
Re-Hospitalization is a Major Medicare Healthcare Problem: Is it Solvable? I have written about this in the past, but this is too important to let lie. One in five Medicare elders who are hospitalized and discharged end up back in the acute hospital within 30 days! These readmissions or failed transitions in care [...]