Do you receive SNAP (food stamps) but are unable to leave your house to get to the grocery store? You can authorize a representative to use your EBT card and shop for groceries on your behalf!
For more information, contact your county case worker.
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Coronavirus compared to other common conditions |
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SARS-CoV-2 |
Flu |
Common Cold |
Allergies |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fever | Common | Common | Rare | Sometimes |
| Shortness Of Breath | Common | No | No | Common |
| Dry Cough | Common | Common | Mild | Sometimes |
| Sore Throat | Sometimes | Common | Common | No |
| Runny Nose | Rare | Sometimes | Common | Common |
| Sneezing | No | No | Common | Common |
| Headache | Sometimes | Common | Rare | Sometimes |
| Fatigue | Common | Common | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| Aches & Paints | Sometimes | Common | Common | No |
At the first sign of symptoms, get tested. While waiting for your test results, isolate yourself from others, wash hands frequently, and wear a mask.
Hand sanitizer is sold out everywhere but you can easily make it at home! We have provided a complete guide including ingredients currently available for purchase.
What is hand sanitizer?
Hand sanitizer is just 60%-70% alcohol mixed with skin moisturizers. It is important to know that hand sanitizer is not as effective as washing your hands for 20 seconds or more with soap and water – it is rather a simple and better-than-nothing alternative when washing your hands with soap is not available.
Ingredients
(1) Do not use denatured ethanol, or higher proof ethanol. While ethanol is drinking alcohol, denatured ethanol contains toxic substances to make it unfit for drinking; likewise, higher proof ethanol contains toxic substances from the purification process.
(2) Glycerol, glycerin or glycerine are mostly the same thing – glycerin is the commercial name for glycerol and may or may not be 100% pure but you don’t need pure glycerol for hand sanitizer. Get whichever one you can find.
Recipe
Mix two parts ethanol with one part glycerol.
That’s it!
Sufficient staffing is one of the most important indicators of a nursing home’s quality and safety yet many nursing homes fail to maintain adequate staffing. To help you find out about nursing homes in your community, the Long Term Care Community Coalition publishes a quarterly report on staffing for all nursing homes in the US.
Free one-on-one legal aid for seniors and their families is available through Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis.
Free Medicare Health Insurance Counseling is offered by Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, Twin Cities designated Area Agency on Aging providing resources from national, state and local organizations to deliver programs and services that help seniors and caregivers maximize health, security and independence.
Medical Assistance (MA) is a state program for elderly and disabled Minnesotans with limited assets and income. It can help pay for health care costs not covered by Medicare, including at-home assistance with personal care, medication setup and administration, and other nursing services.
Elderly Waiver (EW) is a federal program for people 65 or older with limited assets and income. It can cover the cost of care provided in a group home setting such as Assisted Living or Residential Care Home.
POLST (Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment or Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) is a medical order to be followed by healthcare and emergency personnel, generally used for people who are seriously ill, and/or are at the very end of their life.
Continue reading “POLST/DNR”
A Healthcare Directive, also known as Living Will or Advance Directive (AD), is a written document that tells others what actions should be taken for your health if you are unable to make decisions for yourself.
Continue reading “Health Care Directive/Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care (DPAHC)”