LLN To Be Featured!

Life's Last Needs will be featured in the March 2010 issue of In Your Prime!

Since 2004, In Your Prime has been serving the upscale suburban Philadelphia senior community by educating, enlightening, and entertaining its readers with savvy, service-oriented and warm-hearted articles. Originally, In Your Prime served only the Bucks County market. But beginning with our April 2007 issue, In Your Prime broadened its reach to include neighboring Montgomery County, now serving more than 210,000 seniors.

A monthly, full-color publication distributed to more than 400 countywide locations free of charge, In Your Prime enjoys a loyal readership of 38,000.

Caregiver's HQ

LLN has one of the most comprehensive Caregiver's HQs on the web. With the help of industry professionals, we have formulated a forum, tools center, reading room, and link list.

The forum is designed to put you, the user, in touch with other people going through similar difficulties.

The tool center has practical articles on what to expect before and after a death as well as tips for staying positive.

The reading room features our editor's favorite picks in the world of end of life issues. Pulling from the most trusted sources, these articles have been compiled for your use.

Our link section provides all of the top resources, associations, and agencies regarding end of life issues.

Patients Want Their Medical Records

Check out our Current Events section for a great new piece on patients and their medical records. The article uses recent interviews with health professionals to determine 5 main tips for being in control and getting the information you deserve.

Here's an excerpt:

In a recent CNN article by a senior medical correspondent, “Patients Demand, Give Us Our Data," Dave deBronkart, co-chairman of the Society for Participatory Medicine wrote in a recent blog, ”What part of 'Give us our damn data' do you not understand?" According to a senior health information privacy specialist at the department’s Office for Civil Rights, many patients have trouble accessing their own medical records.

Continuing Education From LLN

Big news out of the LLN camp! We are going to be providing continuing education credits to nursing homes, social workers, and numerous other end of life professionals. This should help us to both educate the community at large as well as continue to promote the great work that the site does each day.

Visit LifesLastNeeds.com soon to see our explanation of courses and credit hours.

Current Events Section

We're happy to debut our new Current Events section, which highlights issues in the news and how they relate to the type of work we are doing.

Most articles related to end of life issues easily connect to one of our legal, financial, or medico-legal sections.

Send any ideas for current events topics into info@lifeslastneeds.com.

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Bucks County Health & Fitness Fair

One of the best ways to not need our services is through simple prevention. CBS and CW57 in Philadelphia are doing their part to make this a reality with their Health & Fitness Fair.

The Bucks County Health & Fitness Fair features:

• Over 100 booths and exhibits
• Free health screenings
• Seminars and workshops
• Healthy Food Court
• Healthy food samples and recipes from area chefs
• Ongoing exercise and fitness demonstrations
• “Ask the Expert” pavilion featuring private consultations
• Book signings by noted authors
• Spa treatments
• Kids fitness zone

LLN Picked Up By Reuters

One of the largest news conglomerates in the world, Reuters, picked up our press release today.