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comfikarehomecaremd · 6 months

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Understanding the Concept of Light Housekeeping in Home Care Service

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Visualize yourself as an adult who is looking for a home care service. Now, you may be wondering which services you need. Are you looking for homemaking services or just companion care? You now feel that maybe you need both.

So, you contact a home care agency and ask for a caregiver. Now you need to explain to the caregiver what kind of services you need. While explaining the services, you need to know what each service entails, such as light housekeeping.

This is because most home care agencies provide light housekeeping for home care services like companion care, homemaking, memory care, and so on. Therefore, you need to know which tasks are known as light housekeeping.

What is Light Housekeeping?

Imagine you live alone in a house and your loved ones are away for a month. As a result of advancing years, you have challenges doing day-to-day activities. Moreover, in the evening, you may feel lonely and start missing out on your loved ones. Regular phones may bridge the gap only for hours, and you start feeling left out.

In such a case, home care services come to the rescue. The caregivers are specially trained to provide 24/7 care to loved ones and help them with household chores, like light housekeeping. The caregivers also help loved ones with companion care services to fill up the emotional gap.

In contrast to traditional care, flex care services are also introduced in today’s home care ideas. The caregivers are trained to provide various kinds of home care services to the individuals so that they can age in place. So, you can enjoy the benefits of light housekeeping services along with companion care.

However, there is no standard definition of Light Housekeeping services. As a result, it entails various interpretations. This creates confusion among loved ones and caregivers, where the latter are expected to meet their needs. So, it is important for individuals not to have any personal expectations. Oftentimes, caregivers focus on providing emotional and social support. As a result, light housekeeping is often overlooked by the caregivers.

Let’s take a look at the tasks that are considered under Light Housekeeping. This will help you get a brief idea of what kind of tasks you will be expecting from your home care provider in the initial days.

Tasks titled Light Housekeeping

Cleaning up the floor to remove a tripping hazard

Cleaning up the kitchen and disinfecting the areas for any germs

Vacuuming or mopping the floor twice a week

Light bathroom cleaning

Changing bed linens

Doing laundry

Taking out trash cans

Watering plants regularly, if asked to

Which Tasks are NOT considered Light Housekeeping?

Tasks are intense and require heavy lifting, and intense physical activities are not considered in light housekeeping.

Some tasks like,

Moving heavy furniture for cleaning

Washing windows

Maintaining yards

Shoveling snow, and so on

Therefore, to address the term light housekeeping, it is essential to understand the tasks included in it. By now, you have a detailed idea of what light housekeeping services include.

Also, remember that the job of the caregiver is to build an emotional and consistent relationship with the individual while also helping them with various household chores, including light housekeeping. So, if you have been looking for a caregiver in Silver Spring, MD, that meets and aligns with your expectations, take the first step with Comfikare Homecare. Let the caregivers help you with 24/7 home care services and navigate the gaps that happen due to miscommunication.

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moremedtech · 1 year

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FDA Authorizes First OTC At-Home Test to Detect Both Influenza and COVID-19 Viruses

FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter At-Home Test to Detect Both Influenza and COVID-19 Viruses. Silver Spring, Md., Feb. 24, 2023 - Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) at-home diagnostic test that can differentiate and detect influenza A and B, commonly known as the flu, and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Test is a single-use at-home test kit that provides results from self-collected nasal swab samples in roughly 30 minutes. "Today's authorization of the first OTC test that can detect Influenza A and B, along with SARS-CoV-2, is a major milestone in bringing greater consumer access to diagnostic tests that can be performed entirely at home," said Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. "The FDA strongly supports innovation in test development, and we are eager to continue advancing greater access to at-home infectious disease testing to best support public health needs. We remain committed to working with test developers to support the shared goal of getting more accurate and reliable tests to Americans who need them." The Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Test is a single-use test for individuals with signs and symptoms consistent with a respiratory tract infection, including COVID-19. The test can be purchased without a prescription and performed completely at home using nasal swab samples self-collected by individuals ages 14 years and older or collected by an adult for individuals 2 years of age or older. The test works by swirling the sample swab in a vial that is placed in the test unit. In 30 minutes or less, the test unit will display the results that show whether a person is positive or negative for each of the following: Influenza A, Influenza B, and COVID-19. Individuals should report all results obtained to their healthcare provider for public health reporting and to receive appropriate medical care. In individuals with symptoms, the Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Test correctly identified 99.3% of negative and 90.1% of positive Influenza A samples, 100% of negative and 88.3% of positive COVID-19 samples, and 99.9% of negative Influenza B samples. Since there are currently not enough cases of Influenza B circulating to include in a clinical study, validation confirmed that the test can identify the virus in contrived specimens, and the EUA requires Lucira to continue to collect samples to study the test's ability to detect Influenza B in real-world settings. As with all rapid diagnostic tests, there is a risk of false positive and false negative results. Individuals who test positive for either flu or COVID-19 should take appropriate precautions to avoid spreading the virus and should seek follow-up care with their physician or healthcare provider as additional testing may be necessary. Negative results for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza B should be confirmed, if necessary for patient management, with an authorized or cleared molecular test performed in a CLIA-certified laboratory that meets the requirements to perform high or moderate complexity tests. Individuals who test negative and continue to experience symptoms of fever, cough, and/or shortness of breath may still have a respiratory infection and should seek follow-up care with their healthcare provider. The collective impact of COVID-19, flu, and RSV underscores the importance of diagnostic tests for respiratory viruses, and the FDA recognizes the benefits that home testing can provide. The agency will continue to use its authorities to increase the number of appropriately accurate and easy-to-use at-home tests available to the public, especially tests that detect these highly contagious respiratory viruses. Read the full article

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jessgartner · 3 years

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2020 Life Olympics

The real Olympics may have been canceled in 2020 but the Life Olympics persevered like the postal service of Olympics.

First, I’d like to apologize for my role in the chaos of 2020 because I think I had a slight miscommunication with the powers that be and I feel partly responsible. Here was my plan for 2020:

My theme for 2020 is Intention because I want to take the energy I feel right now and deploy it with more intentionality next year - bringing increased mindfulness to how I spend my time, money, physical and mental energy. And because I love wordplay, I also literally want to spend more time camping “in-tent” to enjoy more peace and quiet and beauty in nature.

The universe was like, “Oh, she wants to spend less money and more time outside? Well, shut it down. Shut the whole planet down.”

I mean, mission accomplished, I guess? I did spend less money and more time outside and had to be VERY intentional with my mental energy to survive the day-to-day morass of 2020. Next time, I will be more specific with my annual manifestations. Sorry to all.

2020 was brutal for pretty much everything and everyone. I don’t know anyone who isn’t in some state of grief right now, including myself. I debated doing a Life Olympics at all this year, feeling like-- what is the point? Hundreds of thousands of people died, our democracy is hanging on by a thread, and millions of people lost jobs, businesses, and homes.

Like many people, I’ve been struggling with anxiety and depression this year which intensified as it got darker and colder outside. At a low point, I talked with my therapist about the struggle of just not wanting to do any of the things that usually bring me joy-- and how periods of relief were so fleeting. “But you have to keep doing those things,” she said, “even if they’re not working right now, you have to keep doing those things and trust the process; the joy will return.”

So even though I don’t really feel like it and kind of feel like it’s dumb, I’m writing the 2020 Life Olympics. I’m trusting the process.

2020 Life Olympics Recap

Work - Participation Trophy

Starting a company is hard, operating a company is harder, but running a company during a global pandemic and economic crisis is something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. 2020 was not a fun year to lead a business; it was hell. On March 15, the plan for the year pretty much went out the window and everything went into survival mode. I never take the company or my team for granted, but I’m particularly grateful to be able to usher this work into 2021.

Despite the craziness, we still had some big wins this year. We launched new product partnerships with PowerSchool and Amazon Business. We rebuilt our tool for equitably calculating district funding formulas. And I got to flex my creative muscles with EdFinToks! Throughout it all, I was lucky enough to be surrounded by a team of people who are as compassionate as they are talented.

I’m worried about public education more than ever after this year, but I’m going to keep fighting every day to make it work better for kids.

This is Work-Lite but I also spent a good chunk of time this year leading the modernization workgroup for Bill Henry’s transition committee after his spring primary election to become the new Baltimore City Comptroller, ousting a 25-year incumbent, Joan Pratt. This was an enlightening (and infuriating) experience for me that gave me a glimpse into the operations of a segment of the City government. This process also really helped crystallize how much I enjoy making public agencies function more efficiently; I’m excited to see what Bill does with the recommendations (some are already being put in action!)

Health - Gold

This is the second year in a row (and ever) that I’m giving myself a Gold medal for Health. This was easily a year that I could have regressed on all of my healthy habits and no one would have blamed me. Instead, I leaned into protecting and improving my physical and mental health in 2020. It’s not an exaggeration to say that walking probably saved my life this year. I spent a lot of time walking around my neighborhood and various state and city parks-- walking is maybe not the best word; I stomp and charge around like I have a score to settle with the ground beneath me. My walking increased 370% in 2020. This is a habit of 2020 that I’d like to keep. My brain and body are happier if I can spend a little time walking-- stomping-- around outside each day.

I also did a lot of biking this summer. My cycling increased 200% this year-- with much more time spent cycling outdoors. My crowning achievement this year was biking to and from Annapolis:

I spent a LOT more time outside this year which was critical for my mental health. On the downside, I only did 90% as much yoga and 60% as much strength training, so I want to try to be a little more balanced next year.

I also invested a lot in my mental health this year. I kept up with therapy every 2-4 weeks and in October I decided to pursue a formal diagnosis for ADHD which I definitely have! Needless to say, staying in one place this year has been a special kind of hell for me.

Home - Silver

Well, I definitely spent less money this year. And the way I did spend money made me (mostly) sad:

Travel down 70%

Auto & Transportation up 200% (boo cars)

Shopping down 60%

Personal Care down 35%

Gifts and donations up 200%

Food and Dining down 40%

Entertainment down 35% (I kept up my singing lessons virtually which accounts for a lot of this category)

2020 was quite the palate cleanser from my 2019 year of hedonism but maybe we can go for a happy medium in 2021? Just kidding-- I will resume my hedonist ways the minute the world opens.

I also redid my home office like every other work-from-homer on the planet and replaced my crumbling kitchen floor so the house got some TLC.

But nobody enjoyed having me home all year as much as Darwin:

Relationships - Bronze

What a weird year for relationships of all kinds. I’m giving this a Bronze because while I invested a lot into a few relationships this year, there are also a lot of people in my life to whom I haven’t been able to give my time and love.

One of the most important relationships in my life this year was with one of my former students. After bouncing around in the foster system for many years, we reconnected around the holidays in 2019 and he started crashing with me while we tried to figure out stable housing and employment. He was arrested in January and was incarcerated for the next several months awaiting trial. Finally, we were able to negotiate a plea agreement with the State’s Attorney and he came home around Independence Day. We spent the next several months getting him set up with a phone and various identification documents-- a nightmare in normal times and a total abyss during the pandemic. I got him registered to vote when we got his ID card and I took him to vote for the first time (a supreme treat for this former social studies teacher):

He’s now got a full-time job and stable living situation. Calling this THE success of 2020. Thank you to everyone who helped me with resources all year for housing, legal processes, and documents. It takes a village.

It was a bizarre year for family. We lost my grandmother in September, so not being able to spend the holidays together felt like an especially cruel loss. Other big losses this year include a trip to France to celebrate a milestone birthday for my mother and my brother and sister-in-law’s wedding (Mosby seemed pretty ok with the alternative plan, though):

But in many ways, my family has been more together than ever this year thanks to prolific group chats and photo-sharing. Mostly, I’m just glad everyone else is safe and healthy. As my father often reminds me, “Our problems are small.”

And dating? What to do with this weird Jane-Austen-esque dating scene-- as if modern dating weren’t fraught enough. Is this the universe punishing me for ending my 2019 dating hiatus early? I, for one, have given up. You win this one, pandemic. I’m just going to have my little Twitter crush and call it a year. Next year, though...

Horizons - Silver Gold

You know what? It’s hard to expand your horizons without people or places.

I did the best I could. I finally got back on track with my Goodreads challenge and actually had a really good year of reading, including finally embracing audiobooks through my Libro.fm subscriptions. I especially enjoyed Michelle Obama’s book Becoming and Mike Birbiglia’s The New One on audio-- both narrated by their authors.

I camped in Pocomoke (MD), Western MD, Lake Michigan, and Ohiopyle (PA):

I explored over 30 new hiking/biking trails-- some favorites including the Youghiegheny River trail in PA, the NCR trail, Catoctin Mountain, the C&O Canal Towpath, Annapolis Rock, and of course, Stoney Run in my backyard.

I left Facebook and started the Life Olympics newsletter. I’ll be honest, I don’t miss Facebook but I also don’t understand where that energy, time, and brain space went. I was spending cumulatively hours a day mindlessly scrolling Facebook and I quit cold turkey and barely noticed-- what black hole of our brains does social media occupy? I kind of thought that with all that extra time I would write the next great American novel or something. I’m probably spending a little more time on Twitter, which I could stand to cut back on. Other than that, I think I was just trying to process the shitstorm of this year. Maybe I’ll write the next great American novel post-pandemic.

For the first time in my life, I feel somewhat ‘caught up’ on pop-culture. I finally watched Parks and Recreation (twice); I watched The Mandalorian and finally actually watched Star Wars (episodes IV-IX); I watched the final seasons of The Good Place and Schitt’s Creek; I’m caught up on Insecure; I watched The Prom and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Jingle Jangle; I even started Bridgerton. I know what everyone is talking about and I’m catching so many more pop-culture references these days. (I guess instead of writing the next great American novel I watched Netflix?)

2020 Lessons

I’ve spent plenty of time mourning the missed opportunities of 2020 and will probably always wonder what this year could have been in an alternate universe with a functioning government. But we only have this reality for now, and we made the best of it.

I wanted to slow down in 2020, try to be more intentional, more mindful, and...

No thank you! I liked the pace of my life; it makes my brain and heart happy. I’m happiest when I wake up in a different city three days in a row. I like darting around every borough of Manhattan for nine meetings and three cocktails and then taking a red-eye to Europe. I want to run around to eight conferences for 18-hours a day for three weeks and then sleep for 22 hours. I miss overloading my brain so much that I need a deprivation chamber to sleep. This is who I am. This is how I like to live. And when I was locked down alone in the house for a year, slowing down, being mindful, I never once thought, “I should have... when I had the chance.” Because I always did. And I always will.

2021

We shake with joy, we shake with grief.

What a time they have, these two housed as they are in the same body.

Mary Oliver

We’ve had enough grief. 2021 is going to be all about joy.

Universe, let me be clear: this is not a euphemism or code or secret signal.

I want pure, unadulterated, abundant, joy. I want multi-course dinners in restaurants with lots of close friends and good wine. I want the virus so far gone that I can make-out with handsome strangers. I want a rollicking good time in France and/or Brazil and/or Prague and/or New Zealand and/or Bali. I want to spend the day after Christmas in NYC with my father. I want to be a glutton for theatre and art and music. I want celebrations and parties and sequins.

I want to shake with joy.

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vitalishealthcares-blog · 4 years

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Looking for home care agency in Silver Spring MD? Vitalis Healthcare is the right place. For more information about Medicaid, health care companies and health department Silver Spring MD; call us at 240.716.6874.

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burgeonresearch-blog · 4 years

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Growth Constraints and market research in the Medical Device Industry

The medical devices industry may be a multi-billion dollar industry whose outlook is predicted to rise in years ahead. These devices diagnose and treat a mess of patient illnesses and work far better than drugs. They vary in their application, but they all are very sophisticated and sophisticated. Devices commonly used include pacemakers, tongue depressors, surgery devices and instruments, electronic medical devices, in-vitro diagnostic substances, irradiation apparatus, dental, and ophthalmic goods. The marketplace for medical devices is high in every national population. The prices of hospitalization are rising, and therefore the medical device industry is being looked to supply low-cost technology for home health care. The health care industry seeks devices which will be employed by individuals with unskilled healthcare experience.

Many benefits come from the medical device industry. They assist patients and physicians in numerous ways concerning their healthcare and treatment. As a patient, it means top-quality care and cures for critical diseases. Another benefit is that the treatment process for ailments is often cured more quickly without the utilization of surgery or other invasive techniques. As a physician, it improves patient care and allows for a far better diagnosis. The usage of medical devices allows the patient to travel home and manage their conditions. Diseases like asthma, diabetes, a heart condition, and other chronic diseases are often done remotely from the comfort of patients home without doctors monitoring the device. For doctors, this suggests fewer routine checkups and longer spent ensuring patients are recovering. The medical device industry thus has ample room to enhance and make a profit. For instance, providing devices that will check diabetes patients' glucose levels can save hospitals thousands of dollars. Mood trackers could help individuals with depression and manic depression. Individuals with heart problems can trace there weight fluctuations, cholesterol levels, and be monitored continuously for any condition alterations.

Medical devices and health surveys

Medical devices improve health, and surveys show that folks feel easier having devices approved by their doctors for home use. Studies also reveal that a high percentage of USA citizens over the age of sixty-five live with some chronic illness and can require medical devices. Men, more so than women, desire home medical devices. They're ready to take imaging from the within and detect conditions from their patents. These devices provide promising innovation in diagnosing medical problems and can still be utilized in the longer term.

Medical device sales and services may be a large, global, and competitive annual $billion industry. This industry continues to grow at an astounding rate annually thanks to people living longer and, therefore, the increase in demand for various sorts of innovative medical devices.

Regulate healthcare costs in the Medical Devices Industry

In spite of its growing capacity, several growth constraints exist within the industry. One among its limitations involved within the industry is that the Eco-system Regulations. Medical device companies are suffering from the reimbursement risk from CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid) and personal insurance companies for his or her products. Currently, reimbursement for devices is run by third party agencies that regularly develop alternative ways to regulate healthcare costs and cuts for compensation to lower the quantity for medical expenses.

Healthcare reform in America was introduced in 2010, called the "Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act." This new bill gave rise to a degree of unpredictability for the medical device industry. The law led to the pricing of some devices being controlled, which could eventually pressure companies to decrease prices for medical devices across the board, and will place more taxes on device companies.

The 510 (k) reform declared by the FDA is another constraint device companies should worry about. Under this reformed bill, FDA extended the user fees on medical devices and prescription companies through the financial year 2012. Section 221 of the law gives FDA the authority to "conduct third-party reviews" on 510 submissions throughout 2012 to assure that each one device is safe and effective for public use. In addition to the 510 (k) reform, FDA's Centre for Disease & Radiological Health (CDRH) office established a replacement Centre Science Council (CSC) to include innovative science and technology methods for the clearance or acceptance of latest submissions.

In conclusion, CDRH produced a ten-year forecast in 2008 to recognize and oversee new medical device technologies and products approaching the market. The forecast aimed to organize CDRH for innovative products that will be scientific or regulatory questionable and to spot the scientific issues and organizational strategies for these new products over the subsequent decade. For extra information on growth constraints within the medical device industry, please contact the Centre for Devices & Radiological Health - oak Campus in Silver Spring, MD.

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jobisitejobs · 6 years

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Implementation & Training Specialist with MediSked, LLC

The position listed below is not with Rapid Recruitments but with MediSked, LLC Rapid Recruitment's is a private organization that works in collaboration with government agencies to promote emerging careers. Our goal is to connect you with supportive resources to supplement your skills in order to attain your dream career. Job DescriptionJob Summary MediSked, LLC is a growing software firm, headquartered in Rochester, NY, with offices also in Silver Spring, MD and Lewiston, NY. MediSked is the leading brand in holistic solutions that improve lives, drive efficiencies and generate innovations for human services organizations that support our community. Because our customers are in the selfless business of making the lives of those they serve as fulfilling as possible, our organization is comprised of passionate, proactive people looking to make a difference. We are searching for creative and motivated individuals to join our team that can thrive in a tech business setting but also have a compassionate side that connects to our customers and culture. Implementation and Training Specialists are dedicated to helping our customers make the best possible use of their MediSked platform(s). This multi-faceted role includes training new and existing customers on a variety of MediSked products, creating administrator and end user reference documentation, identifying and documenting specifications for custom development work (including interface with third party applications), and providing consulting services on best-practice application use, report design/data visualization and analysis, and regulatory compliance. Successful Implementation and Training Specialists are experienced in project management and have exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail that allow them to supervise lengthy and complicated project timelines through completion within time and budget constraints. Responsibilities and Duties Manage a varied workload of implementation and post-go-live projects to ensure objectives are driven to successful completion on-time and within budget.Make best-practice recommendations to assist customers in maximizing product use within their organizations.Lead regular status meetings and prepare/maintain project status documentation, including project timelines, task lists, decision logs, and end user reference guides.Deliver product training and perform skills assessments to gauge client application proficiency.Identify and address project obstacles, escalating within the MediSked Services organization when necessary.Assist the sales team with scoping sessions, product demos, conference calls, and trade shows.Work with Product Strategy and Design organization to communicate customer requirements and participate in design and implementation of updates to all MediSked platforms through to completion.Participate in application testing and provide feedback to the Engineering team.Develop written feature guides, user manuals, and process guides for internal and customer facing applications.Produce requirements documentation for custom development and interfacing with third-party applications.Design strategic reporting solutions based on customer needs.Identify and troubleshoot data quality issues.Ensure a smooth customer transition from implementation to ongoing support.Perform other functions as required.Qualifications and Skills Requirements: Experience implementing enterprise software solutions.2-5 years’ experience training in a professional environment.Ability to travel nationwide up to 25%.Experience with Microsoft Project.Familiarity with databases.Intermediate Microsoft Office experience.Ability to make informed decisions independently.Proven public speaking skills and ability to conduct remote meetings.Ability to work successfully with individuals of varied technical and organizational skill levels.Experience in implementing clinical systems is a plus.Willingness to contribute outside dedicated job role. Job Type: Full-time Company DescriptionMediSked, LLC is a growing software firm, headquartered in Rochester, NY, that is one of the Rochester Top 100 Companies and an industry leader in serving the needs of home health and human service provider agencies as well as managed care and oversight organizations. Because our customers are in the selfless business of making the lives of those they serve as fulfilling as possible, our organization is comprised of passionate and proactive people looking to make a difference. We are searching for smart, motivated individuals to join our team that can thrive in a tech business setting but also have a compassionate side that connects to our customers and culture.MediSked, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or marital status. Implementation&TrainingSpecialistwithMediSked,LLC from Job Portal http://www.jobisite.com/extrJobView.htm?id=106631

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loveweddingsng · 6 years

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Catch all the wedding news you may have missed last week on LoveWeddingsNG! From the Bride Wedding Awards ceremony in Dubai, a bridal collection by Ghanaian designer, Sima Brew, the countdown to Dangote’s daughter’s wedding, Chidiogo Akunyili‘s civil wedding, Heidi Klum‘s stunning look to the amfAR Gala in New York and more.

Enjoy!

Aliko Dangote, one of the richest men in Africa, is set to give his daughter away in marriage to the pilot son of the former Inspector General (IG) of Police, Mohammed Dikko Abubakar. Fatima Dangote and Jamil Abubakar‘s wedding is set to hold at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos in March 2018 and according to Vanguard, five presidents and all the past presidents of Nigeria are expected to attend. Microsoft founder and philanthropist, Bill Gates is also expected to attend

The couple, Fatima Dangote & Jamil Abubakar

Aliko Dangote, one of Africa’s richest men

MD Abubakar, former Inspector General of Police

Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and philanthropist is expected to attend

Fans are speculating that Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott might be engaged. The speculations came after the 20-year old supermodel shared an emotional 11-minute video on YouTube that shows highlights from her pregnancy with their baby, Stormi Webster. In a few clips, Kylie is spotted wearing a huge diamond ring on her wedding finger.

Chidiogo Akunyili, the daughter of late Dora Akunyili had her civil wedding ceremony to her fiance. The author, speaker and founder of She ROARs Africa, shared a post on her page on Instagram hinting that there will be more celebrations to come. The bride’s mum, Dora Akunyili was a former Director General of the National Agency for Food & Drug Administration & Control (NAFDAC); she also served as a Minister of Information and Communications from 2008 to 2010.

Celebrating our civil union 🌞 Excited for all the white & colourful celebrations with friends and family to come 🙏🏾 Thank you Andrew for being a daily reminder of the miracles that exist in this world and the power we have to tap into it. On a cold February evening in Geneva, I wrote down words that I feel connected our destinies & led our paths to cross 7 months later in the deserts of Nevada. “Monday, 8 Feb 2016. Geneva – Clayton asked that I do a true exercise of what I want. Here goes. I seek a partnership with a strong man, mind, body and spirit. I seek a partnership with a man who will cherish, love and honour me & the life we build together, supporting each other through the journey with kindness, love, a smile & words that put difficulties in perspective. He will not be away from home all the time but have a career that allows for him to assist strongly and sometimes wholly in building a home for us and for the children. He will be conscious and inspire us to grow in consciousness. He will be full of kindness and have a depth of love that leaves us inspired by what two people can achieve together. He will hold me and we will give gratitude. He will be flexible. He is adventurous/open to new experiences. He is happy in himself & together we share happiness in God and Love.” 7 months later after strong guidance came to me to go to Burning Man — I met him. It was a story of the union of souls. I felt I had written him to existence and rejoiced in the connection we shared. One I know started with a decision to focus on the wholeness of my own soul — self love — & from the space of taking time for self I was ready to take time for anothers soul and him mine inturn. I was not looking for a man so save me but a man to hold me up in my own strength. Together we continue to weave a web of care, love, strength, that isn’t without its difficulties but I’m learning & growing with & from them. I say yes to a life spent together in partnership — to holding each other up outwardly and on the inside — to loving every part of ourselves and each other knowing we have the power to create and re-create from a place of peace with what is & the infinity that can be.

A post shared by Chidiogo Akunyili (@chidiogo_oo) on Feb 5, 2018 at 7:41am PST

Another man weds two women on the same day! According to online reports, a young man named Ejindu is set to marry two women, Ebere and Oyediya at the same time and at the same venue, on Sunday, the 25th of February, 2018 in Abriba, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. The banner advertising the wedding went viral last week.

The Bride Wedding Awards held on Saturday, the 10th of February 2018 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Congratulations to all the winners especially Katerina of Vanila Wedding Boutique / Vanila Studio who we met at the #MyWeddingDubai fair last year. She won the Bridal Designer Boutique award in the UAE.

A post shared by Vanila Wedding Boutique Dubai (@vanilastudiodubai) on Feb 10, 2018 at 9:25pm PST

Award winning fashion designer, Sima Brew has been releasing pieces from her latest bridal collection tagged ‘Dream’. The collection, inspired by the intersection fashion trends and the needs of real brides, is suited for modern brides. The photos from the collection featured Ghanaian TV presenter, Berla Addardey who looked absolutely stunning as she modelled the dresses.

The designer then released more pictures

The anticipated wedding TV show, “Our Wedding Day” by UK wedding cinematographer, Christiana Andrews premiered yesterday on Sunday, the 11th of February 2018 on Nollywood Movies TV. The show, which shows the glitz and glamour, tears and laughter and all the fun at some of the weddings we love, aired its first episode on Sky channel 329 and Virgin channel 835.

The D-Day is here #OurWedidngDay by @officialcabrand✔💯 airs on @nollywoodmoviestv tonight TUNE in Sky 329 or Virgin 835 tonight at 630pm We’ll be watching #LoveWeddingsNG #ChristianaAndrews #CABrand #OurWeddingDay #NigerianWedding #NigerianWeddingTV

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While everyone else talked about why supermodel, Heidi Klum tanned only one leg, we’re just drolling about the stunning gown she wore to the amfAR Gala in New York on Wednesday, the 7th of February, 2018. The supermodel wore a dress by Zuhair Murad from their Spring ’17 couture collection, which was decorated with thousands of sparkling blue crystals and silver threading. We can absolutely see a bride rocking this look to her reception.

Look out for our Red Carpet to Aise post from the amfAR Gala on Wednesday

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The ethics of adjusting your assets to qualify for Medicaid

In my on June 30, I asked for your questions about the program, aging and long-term care, and you sent me more notes about the ethics of Medicaid planning than on nearly any other topic. About half of you were outraged by the ethical implications, and the rest wanted to know where you could sign up for it.

The debate is not new, though it happens to be the rare topic on which the editorial boards of The New York Times (“”) and The Wall Street Journal (“”) have agreed over the decades.

What are we talking about when we talk about Medicaid planning? First, you have to qualify. So let’s begin by putting a fat “generally” in front of every statement below, along with a warning that you should not try this at home alone. A lawyer experienced in the field is a necessity.

can differ by state and also by marital status. Generally, you can’t have income higher than per month per person, including Social Security. Asset restrictions of just a few thousand dollars also apply, unless you’re a spouse who is not receiving care, in which case you can have up to $120,900 while your husband or wife qualifies for Medicaid. Homes don’t count in the asset calculation, though there is a cap on home equity if you’re single that is $560,000 or up to $840,000, depending on the state. The Medicaid officials in your state can also for repayment under certain circumstances.

To get within those limits, lawyers may encourage gifts to family members (though if they are within five years of a Medicaid application, there can be penalties), annuity purchases, trusts of various sorts and a certain type of long-term care that can shield some assets from the Medicaid calculation once you’ve made a claim.

There are dozens of other nuances, maybe hundreds. Did I mention the need for a qualified lawyer? If you want to do some homework first, the book “” will give you a sense of what questions you need to ask.

However, you may want nothing to do with this. It would not surprise K. Gabriel Heiser, the lawyer who wrote the book. He’s heard from colleagues over the years who wanted no part of this work. This confused him, he said in an interview this week, given that many of them handled estate planning for wealthier clients. There, they helped people avoid paying millions to the government, whereas Mr. Heiser’s work merely helps clients get the government to pay a few hundred thousand for care on their behalf.

That bit of relativism, however, does not erase a basic fact: Anyone who engages in legal Medicaid planning is attempting to qualify for a government program for the indigent when they do have at least some assets that could pay for their care.

Janet Kinzer, who lives in Silver Spring, Md., and whose father died last year at 92 with assets to spare, offered the most stinging rebuke: People who engage in such planning are privileged enough to be aware of it and can afford the legal fees. Shouldn’t tax dollars go only toward the care of people who lack such access?

The retorts are numerous. I heard several versions of the following in recent weeks: I’m a taxpayer and paid into this system. I was thrifty, and my neighbors were not. They went on vacation. In fact, I watched them go when I was home at Christmas, and they came back with suntans. And now my heirs should get nothing? To accuse me of gaming the system is absurd; I just don’t want to be taken by it.

If this sounds a bit like a sense of entitlement, that may not be far-off. In fact, several readers echoed something that Marcia Perna told me when about her late mother a few weeks ago. In plenty of other countries, she said, the government would pay for long-term care for everyone.

Now, take that to its logical conclusion. Here, Medicare pays the surgery and drug bills for people with heart disease and cancer. But dementia patients, like Ms. Perna’s mother, need expensive supervision, which Medicare generally doesn’t pay for. That’s not fair, one might argue, so doing everything legally possible to get a dementia patient eligible for Medicaid is like a form of political protest that corrects an inequity.

Then there are the parents who take the estate they bestow on their children as a point of pride. One adult child, who did not want to be named because her father is so emotional on the topic, said that he insisted on a trust even though she and her sibling did not ask for any money.

He is, she said, fighting for whatever is left of the meaning he can take from life in his 90s, while his wife slips away from dementia in front of his eyes. He grew up in the Depression, saw his friends evicted and their belongings tossed into the streets, and had to move in with family himself. His friends are now dead, and most of his relatives are gone. All he has done is sweat and scrimp and save so he could leave something behind. Any discussion about not doing so causes him to cry and have panic attacks. So should his daughter really have tried harder to talk him out of a trust?

, a lawyer in South Bend, Ind., who delivered a presentation at a 2009 legal conference on the ethics of gifts as part of Medicaid planning, said that many of her clients come in with more practical concerns. For instance, they would prefer not to have to sell a small business or a farm that employs other family members in order to pay for long-term care.

Many of her clients aren’t wealthy enough to give big gifts to family members at least five years in advance of when they might first need care that Medicaid could pay for. After all, there is a lot of uncertainty about when that need might come, and what other expenses might precede it in the half-decade or more beforehand.

If you’re looking for another way to frame these issues, consider one other thing: If you or your relatives are already Medicaid-eligible by the time care is needed, there may be fewer choices available. Not every in-home caregiver or nursing home accepts Medicaid or has unlimited capacity for people on Medicaid even if they do accept it.

Would the care be worse if you or your relatives were on Medicaid, and because of that, limited to whatever nursing home or home-care agency was available? If so, is the most ethical choice to urge aging parents or relatives to keep as much money as possible to pay out of pocket for the care of their choice? I’ve been struggling to answer this question for weeks now, and if you have any experience with it yourself, I’d like to hear from you.

Watch this space in the coming weeks and months for more on how money and Medicaid are so often a part of the mix when we shop for care for ourselves or our older loved ones.

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The ethics of adjusting your assets to qualify for Medicaid

At any given moment, there is a large group of citizens who want nothing more than to make absolutely certain that they are impoverished enough to qualify for Medicaid sooner rather than later. Someday, you might be one of them.

Welcome to the (perfectly legal) world of Medicaid planning, the plain-vanilla term for the mini-industry of lawyers and others who help people arrange their financial lives so they don’t spend every last dime on a nursing home. Once properly impoverished under the law, then Medicaid, which gets funding both from your state and the federal government, picks up the tab.

Whatever twists and turns the debates in Washington take, Medicaid will be at the center, and the program will probably affect you and your family more than you know. After all, if you run out of money in , it is Medicaid that pays for most of your nursing home or home-based care.