Ask the Social WorkerDo you have a question you would like answered or a topic you would like more information on? If so, you should enjoy the new question and answer section of the Social Services Corner and the Pioneer News.
Please submit questions to:
Social Services Department
Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation
10045 Riverside Drive, 3rd floor
Toluca Lake, CA 91602.You can also e-mail questions to info@wrmail.org or fax questions to 818-508-0391.Q:
I think my 71 year old mother has a sleeping problem. She doesn’t agree, but if she wakes up to go to the bathroom during the night, she can’t get back to sleep. She also wakes very early in the morning, sometimes as early as 3:00 AM. I often see her falling asleep in a chair in the living room or at the dinner table. What should I do?
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Q: I am moving my 87-year-old mother to California. Her doctor told me to find her an Assisted Living facility by contacting a free Assisted Living referral agency. What is he talking about?
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Q: I take a benzodiazepine to help me sleep. My pharmacist just told me my Medicare drug plan no longer covers this drug. Why would my plan stop paying for this drug? I told my pharmacist I can’t afford to pay for the drug. He told me to apply for “Extra Help.” What is this “Extra Help” program and how do I apply?
View AnswerQ: My father just found out he has Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). What is PAD? He worries that I might also have it because I was a smoker and I am fifty-two years old. Should I be worried that I might have PAD?
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Q: My husband just started using a walker. The good thing about the walker is that he no longer fears he will fall, so he has resumed walking around the house and outside. The only problem is that he bumps his elbows when he passes through one of the doorways in our house. This doorway is narrower than all the other doorways. Do you have any suggestions before we cut a wider doorway?
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Q: I heard the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation’s Web site has information and helpful tips regarding retirement planning. I am 41 years old, so I guess I should get busy planning for my retirement. Is there any charge for the information? Do you have any helpful tips for a beginner?
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Q: My 15-year-old terrier, Sandy, passed away last month. I miss her very much. My son told me to adopt another terrier for companionship and to motivate me to continue my daily strolls. I would love to adopt another terrier, but at 88 years old I expect my new companion will outlive me. That worries me, do you have any suggestions?
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Q: What can you tell me about high blood pressure? My doctor is monitoring my blood pressure to determine if it might be high. I am 48 years old, but I really know very little about this disease. What is the difference between hypertension and prehypertension?
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Q: I have decided to move to a retirement home near my daughter. I have lived in my four bedroom house for over 30 years. I have more things than I can take with me and I don’t know where to begin.
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