5 Tips To Prevent Fall Injuries
Every year, many elderly individuals fall. This fact is important because once an individual falls once, they double their chances of falling again. Additionally, many who do fall, do not report this to their doctor and therefore may not get the help and support they...
The 5 Major Health Events That Require Long Term Care
Prevention is key when it comes to decreasing the need for future long term care for the elderly. However, the truth is that the elderly population are at high risk for many health events that will likely result in the need for long term care. Long term care policies...
5 Tips to Set and Achieve Personal Goals
As the beginning of the year has begun, it may be the perfect time to think about or consider setting some personal goals! Whether that be for the week, month, year or over the course of a lifetime, goal-setting can be a powerful tool in feeling and becoming...
One Woman’s Fight For Survival: A Story of Hope Against Breast Cancer
When I was 17, my aunt was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. One month later, she died due to complications from her bilateral mastectomy. Breast cancer was not a stranger to me. I always knew my chances were higher because of my family history. For some reason I thought,...
The Haunting Truth About Alzheimer’s: It’s Not What You Think
With Halloween right around the corner, I am sure we can all think of a few scary items (i.e., spiders, ghosts, witches etc.). But something very scary that may not come to mind is the haunting truth about Alzheimer’s disease. More than 1 in 9 people (11.3%) of...
Breast Cancer-Thinking Long Term
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and with that we should be raising our awareness of long term effects associated with breast cancer treatment, surgery, and everyday life during remission and after recovery. The cancer survival rate is...
Important Letter Regarding Your Long Term Care
We wanted to update you on the current status of your National Peace Officers and FireFighters Benefit Association (NPFBA) long-term care (LTC) plan (Plan). There have been recent concerns over other LTC plans operating in California. NPFBA does not anticipate...
Why You Should Have Long Term Care
As the cost of care continues to rise, Long Term Care (LTC) coverage becomes an increasingly important component of every American’s safety net. Traditional health insurance does not cover most LTC services. State and Federal programs only cover people with low...
6 Ways to Teach Your Kids About Saving Money
Do you remember when you were a kid and you wanted to buy something? You would ask one of your parents or grandparents and sure enough they would usually buy it for you. Ultimately, this free pocket of money stopped as you grew older and you were told to do household...
Start Your Plan For Retirement By Following These 4 Steps
As law enforcement officers and firefighters, we traditionally think about serving others in our official capacity. Where we sometimes fall short is in our personal financial security and planning for our retirement. We work hard, play hard, and enjoy raising our...
