Heritage Health Services Maine

02/12/2023

My father and I did not have a good relationship. After my mom died when I was ten, we never talked about her, or about death, or my fears and bewilderment as a child. My mom’s mother told me…

01/12/2023

from Heritage Health Services: I have been a vegetarian for more than 45 years, and near vegan for the past 7 years. While I do have some health issues, they are not ones caused by diet (e.g. arthr…

01/12/2023

https://heritagehealthservices.org/2023/12/01/fda-updated-warning-info-regarding-certain-cpap-machines/

UPDATE: Certain Philips Respironics Ventilators, BiPAP Machines, and CPAP Machines Recalled Due to Potential Health Risks: FDA Safety CommunicationUPDATE – June 2, 2023: This safety comm…

29/11/2023

AUGUSTA – The Maine Bureau of Insurance cautions consumers to be careful when searching for health insurance online for themselves and their families. This is especially important for Mainers who are shopping for coverage during open enrollment in Maine’s health insurance marketplace, which began on November 1st.

You are subscribed to Maine Bureau of Insurance. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE          &n…

29/11/2023

Long Term Care Insurance – Helpful Benefit or Expensive Scam?

It depends on who you talk to!

It depends on who you talk to! One of my clients had been paying into long term care insurance for decades. He believed he had about $750,000 in benefits, and when his wife was dying at home, he wa…

23/11/2023

Alzheimer’s, any of the other dementias, and the various mental illnesses are devastating to the individual, to their friends and family members, and to our economy.

Worse, too often these illnesses go untreated, inappropriately treated or mistreated.

We need people who give a damn to help. To pay attention. To be alert to early signs. To get involved.

An estimated 6.7 million individuals in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s disease as of 2023, representing about 10.8% of the population age 65 and older. By 2050 if current prevalence and aging…

23/11/2023

This was a great class, and although I have extensive experience in the fields of aging, mental health/mental illness, and various disabilities, I still learned a lot.Although there is no state or …

24/10/2021

Sunday is .

COVID-19 has had a major impact on people’s mental health.
If you feel depressed, here’s what you can do:
💚 talk to someone you trust about how you feel
💚 seek professional help
💚 try to keep up with activities that you normally enjoy
💚 stay connected with friends and family
💚 stick to regular eating and sleeping habits
💚 try to focus on the positive

04/12/2020

https://heritagehealthservices.org/2020/12/04/empathy/

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03/12/2020

A new grant program for organizations serving people receiving MaineCare.

https://heritagehealthservices.org/2020/12/03/for-health-care-organizations-serving-people-with-mainecare-theres-a-new-financial-relief-grant-program/

Press Release from Maine DHHS, received December 02, 2020 at 1:00 pm. Maine Health Care Financial Relief Grant Program – December 10th Application Deadline and Upcoming Webinar The Maine Health C…

30/11/2020

Do you have a safety / crisis plan in place? If yes, when was the last time it was reviewed and discussed with your staff?

If no, uhhh... why not?

https://heritagehealthservices.org/2020/11/04/connect-plan-train-report/

Years ago, I owned a large-ish mental health agency here in Maine, with offices in 10 counties. Some of those offices were in buildings we owned; some were leased. Because we were sprawled across a…

30/11/2020

Office Rental Available, by the day or month.

https://heritagehealthservices.org/2020/11/04/2-offices-available-for-clinicians-or-other-professionals-to-rent/

Heritage Health Services’ office suite at 124 Canal Street (Canal Plaza) in Lewiston has two offices available to rent by the day or month, either furnished or unfurnished. Heritage Health Se…