Senior & Elderly Care for Veterans

How Will You Celebrate Memorial Day 2011?

Memorial Day 2011 is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. soldiers who died while in the military service. At Comfort Keepers of Gainesville, Ocala, and The Villages, Florida we feel privileged to have the opportunity to care for Veterans and salute [...]

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Honor Flight for Veterans Day

It’s called an Honor Flight — a trip to our nation’s capitol for World War II veterans. Born out of an Air Force veteran who personally flew WWII veterans to Washington D.C. in his small plane back in 1998, Honor Flights are now organized and sponsored by communities across the nation. Since 2005, more than 35,000 [...]

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Central Florida Celebrating Veterans Day

Tomorrow is Veterans Day, when we salute the men and women who have served in our country’s armed forces. The United States Department of Veteran Affairs produced a video highlighting ways people across the country celebrate and honor their veterans: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBfTQK5mPe8&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] As you watch, think about how you can thank the veterans in your family, community, or workplace! [...]

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Senior Care for Veterans in Ocala, Florida | Gainesville, Florida | The Villages, Florida

If you are a veteran, or the surviving spouse of a veteran, requiring in-home care, you may be eligible to receive pension benefits through the Veterans Non-Service Connected (NSC) Improved Pension Benefit Program.  Comfort Keepers® of Ocala, Gainesville, and The Villages can help. For aging veterans, one of their most important benefit programs is the [...]

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TIPS FOR SENIORS: MEDICATIONS AND THE PHARMACIST

A pharmacist can talk to the senior about their medications. They can help them understand how and when to take the medications, what side effects they might expect, and what interactions may occur. A pharmacist can answer the senior’s questions privately in the pharmacy while they are filling their prescriptions or over the telephone in [...]

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Aging Veterans Unaware of VA Pension Benefits in Ocala, Gainesville, & The Villages, Florida – Part II

Welcome back to part II of  our Aging Veterans Unaware of VA Pension Benefits in Florida blog post! Picking up where we left off: Costly Misunderstanding There are several reasons why veterans are unaware or misunderstand these benefits. First is the very name of the benefit itself – improved pension benefit. Pension benefits usually come [...]

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Aging Veterans Unaware of VA Pension Benefits in Ocala, Gainesville, & The Villages, Florida – Part I

Having recently honored our veterans we thought we should bring attention to the fact that  millions of  senior and elderly veterans and their widows lose out on billions of benefits from the government that may help them afford in-home care services. For aging veterans, one of their most important benefit programs is the Veterans Non-Service [...]

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