The final installment of the SCANS 1.3 rolling release is complete.  The July release includes some 22 new and revised tools and resources.  The list includes:
  • Medicare Summary
  • Medicare A Information
  • Medicare B
  • Insurance Resource
  • SHIP
  • Medigap
  • Medicare C and Advantage Plans
  • Earwax
  • Visual Impairment Websites
  • Hearing Impairment Websites
  • Visual Impairment Devices
  • Optometrist vs. Ophthalmologist
  • Bladder Training
  • Foley Catheter Care
  • Urinary Continence Education
  • Incontinence Supplies
  • Catheter Education and Support
  • Brain vs. Bladder
  • Incontinence – Foods to Avoid
  • Tips to manage Incontinence with dementia
  • Continence Bladder Diary
  • Modify Environment to Assist with Continence
Thanks to the SCANS research team for this successful (and popular) release which included some 74 new tools!  You can read more about these topics from a caregiver's perspective directly from one of our researchers Karen Witt Kelsey.  Click here to read more in her Caregiver Support blog.  Karen is a key member of the research team as well a caregiver for her own mother.  You'll enjoy her unique perspective on senior health care.