It's the kind of story that gets you all shades of angry... especially during a month where we celebrate the men and the women that serve our country.

Perhaps you've heard the story.  

Recently, a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran was fired from his job at Cracker Barrel for giving a needy person a corn muffin – and not making him pay for it.

Joe Koblenzer was fired from the Florida restaurant after Cracker Barrel said he had committed his fifth violation of company policy, which includes not giving away food and not consuming food without paying for it.

Ernest Hemingway once said, "No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful."

Part of aging is being prepared. And our team at Always Best Care Senior Services of Central Connecticut understands that and wants to help guide you through that preparation - before you may need it.

You’ve heard of long-term care insurance, but you’re not really sure what it is or if you need it. Long-term care insurance helps provide for the cost of long-term care beyond a predetermined period. Long-term care insurance covers care generally not covered by health insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid.

It's overwhelming enough trying to figure out your own health insurance. So what if your loved one needed care? Would you know what Medicare would cover and what it wouldn’t?

Let's say, for example, your loved one is admitted to a Medicare-certified nursing facility within 30 days of a prior hospital stay and needs skilled care, such as skilled nursing services, physical therapy, or other types of therapy. In this case, if your loved one meets all these conditions, Medicare will pay for some of the costs for up to 100 days.

There is so much data to sort through that it can be overwhelming. Our team at Always Best Care Senior Services of Central Connecticut is here to guide you through it.  

As we age, we all suffer a little bit of memory loss. As a wise old man once said, "I've seen so much in my life - I don't forget stuff. I only remember the important stuff." Leave it to grandparents as they age to do so with a sense of humor!

But when your loved one’s memory loss seems more severe... is it just aging – or is it Alzheimer’s Disease?

The Alzheimer’s Association notes that memory loss that disrupts daily life is not a typical part of aging. It may be a symptom of Alzheimer’s, which is a fatal brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking, and reasoning skills.

Our team at Always Best Care Senior Services of Central Connecticut wants to share the 10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s.