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Ocean State providers among nation’s best

January 31, 2012 8:28:07 AM by Administrator Account

Home Care by David DiFilippo

Q: I know that the state has been trying to ramp up the accessibility of home health care services in Rhode Island. Since there seem to be many new home health providers, should I be concerned about the quality of their services? I would feel better if they had been around a while. ~ Susan A., East Greenwich

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Health care group ready to work with legislature

January 31, 2012 8:26:41 AM by Administrator Account

By Joan M. Woods

It was recently reported that Rhode Island ended Fiscal 2011 on June 30 with an approximate $85 million surplus. That is about $7 million more than initially budgeted last summer and more than $4 million above what was anticipated by the Chafee administration when updating its projections in September.

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Association plans yearlong observance

January 31, 2012 8:23:46 AM by Administrator Account

Living with Alzheimer's by Camilla Farrell

The Alzheimer’s Association Rhode Island Chapter is marking the 20th anniversary this year of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

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Serve RI kicks off 3-year effort

January 31, 2012 8:22:04 AM by Administrator Account

Service Link by Louise Cadieux

Rhode Island is underserved by volunteers. The state ranks 38th in the country for overall volunteerism and 45th for older adults. In an all-out effort to increase Rhode Island’s rate of volunteerism, at least to the national average, Serve Rhode Island (SRI) has launched the human kind experiment -- a three-year campaign to eliminate the “volunteer deficit” of 17,500 volunteers.

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Draft papers for financial, health issues

January 31, 2012 8:18:44 AM by Administrator Account

Legal Corner by Paul A. Brule

We have people call our office all the time because they “want to get their will done.” The interesting thing is that after talking to many of our new clients, they usually agree that their will is not important as they might have thought. One of the more important documents is called a durable power of attorney.

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