If they ask for your account number, hang up
March 8, 2020
By: Doug Sheaffer Email: doug.sheaffer@dshs.wa.gov The days of a fast-talking guy in a white suit trying to sell… Read More >>
Safety
Think about getting ahead on healthcare
December 6, 2019
By: Mark Harvey Email: harvemb@dshs.wa.gov I talk to a lot of doctors, surgeons, nurses, ARNP’s, physician assistants, therapists,… Read More >>
The risk of taking too many drugs
November 9, 2019
By: Olympic Area Agency on Aging Email: jody.moss@dshs.wa.gov As we age, the more likely we are to be… Read More >>
Put fear aside – and put Chicken Little in the stewpot
September 13, 2019
By: Mark Harvey Email: harvemb@dshs.wa.gov A few short weeks, I did a column on “Gerascophobia.” (Yeah, I had… Read More >>
The ABCs of PERS (Personal Emergency Response Services)
September 12, 2019
By: Doug Sheaffer Email: sheafdf@dshs.wa.gov Personal Emergency Response Services (PERS). Many of us have heard about them, saw… Read More >>
A reader shares her tale of being ‘scammed’
August 20, 2019
By: Mark Harvey Email: harvemb@dshs.wa.gov I often go on about scams. In my opinion, what follows in an… Read More >>
Guardianship – a useful form of protection in some cases
August 7, 2019
By: Doug Sheaffer Email: sheafdf@dshs.wa.gov So..guardianship. Periodically, we talk about what it is and isn’t in this space—and… Read More >>
A handy guide for living with a loved one with dimentia
July 10, 2019
By: Mark Harvey Email: harvemb@dshs.wa.gov A colleague reminded me of this column that I did 8 years ago;… Read More >>
On Social Security scams, O3A area plans and more
May 9, 2019
By: Mark Harvey Email: harvemb@dshs.wa.gov A little bit of this-and that? Here’s a this: The bad guys are… Read More >>
How you offer help affects how it’s accepted
April 3, 2019
By: Mark Harvey Email: harvemb@dshs.wa.gov Sometimes, for reasons known only to the Keeper of Reasons, I seem to… Read More >>