You wake up in the morning, fill lunchboxes, get the children ready for school while you get ready yourself, drop your children off to school, go to work, pick up your children, make dinner, put away the dishes, play with your children, give baths, get the children ready for bed, and then sit down totally […]
Congratulations College Graduates
Congratulations College Graduates! Balanced Care congratulates you on your hard work, dedication, and your persistance. After years of hitting the books, studying, and taking endless tests, you may be wondering what is next. Will you work this summer as you comtemplate where you want to work in the degree of your choice? Will you […]
Proper Planning
When any of us are getting ready for a vacation, planning has to happen. Depending on where you are going, will you fly, drive, or take a train? Where will you stay once you get there? What will you bring for clothes? Do you need any new clothes to bring with you? Shopping will have […]
Celebrating Mothers
This coming Sunday, May 13, 2018 is Mother’s Day. It’s a day to celebrate Mothers throughout our country and the world. Young children will make homemade cards, purchase flowers, or even make Mom breakfast in bed. For some, it will be their first Mother’s Day without their Mother or another year to visit a gravesite […]
New Medicare Cards
If you haven’t already heard, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid will begin sending new Medicare cards at no cost to all Medicare beneficiaries this month. For this area of the country, Medicare will start sending out new cards after June. The new cards will be using randomly picked 11 character numbers called a Medicare […]
Insuring Security and Peace of Mind One Family at a Time
Sitting down with families, there is one common reason for not puchasing an insurance product. 90% of the time, it has to do with affordability. Many families are living paycheck to paycheck and just cannot add another bill to their already tight budget. Many families just cannot add one more bill to their increasingly growing […]
I Can Do It Myself
“I CAN DO IT MYSELF”! If you are a parent, there is a very strong chance that you have heard these exact words more than once. I certainly remember saying it to my parents and my sons certainly said it to me a few times. While children need to explore doing things themselves, it is […]
Messy Home
Company is heading over. Those words can be dreaded when you are raising young children. Toys scattered, clothes needing to be washed, a sink full of dirty dishes, and in desperate need of a long shower, you somehow need to pull it together to welcome guests into your home. This happened to my husband and […]
Medicare Supplemental Plans C & F
You may have heard about some legislation that will affect Medicare Supplemental Plans C and F. This legislation is called the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). It is my hope that sharing some facts about this legislation will help you to understand how it may affect you. If you or […]
Family – A Circle of Strength and Love
This woman inspired me. This woman raised me. This woman’s name is Joyce Savory and she is my beloved Mother. We lost her in January of 2012, but the love she shared with us still lives on today. Several years ago, I cross stiched this quote as a Mother’s Day gift for my Mother. “Our […]