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YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT MEDICAID ANSWERED HERE HealthLinks sat down with Joshua D. Baker, the director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS), to discuss Medicaid and how it works for the residents of South Carolina. He answered questions about how to enroll, who is eligible for the program and what the […]
The cost of health care in the Lowcountry and across the United States continues to rise, taking a substantial bite out of the financial well-being of millions of Americans, forcing many of them to make critical, possibly life-changing decisions about where they will spend their hard-earned money. Is it worth it to continue to pay […]
When she was caring for President Ronald Reagan, First Lady Nancy Reagan called their dementia journey “The Long Goodbye.” Sadly, far too many families are on that same road, filled with the same reality of losing people they love to dementia. As hard as it is to watch a loved one’s dementia progress, it also […]
We all want to give our parents or any close older relatives a fulfilling and comfortable experience as they move through the later years of life. But sometimes challenges crop up and make us question exactly how to handle that task. Instead of waiting until the moment families are faced with something difficult and caught […]
The onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease can be a devastating time both for the person facing these illnesses and his or her loved ones. But, while troubling, this doesn’t have to be a time of despair for those afflicted and involved. “First, don’t panic,” offered Denise Kish, administrator of Mount Pleasant Gardens’ Alzheimer’s Special […]
Cousin Freddy can discuss his sport-related ACL surgery at a family cookout, and Aunt Mary can regale one and all with her recent hip replacement. But let Uncle Joe bring up his colonoscopy and someone will quickly change the subject to, well, just about anything else. Why is this, when all the reliable statistics show […]