We’ve waited all year for summer – a glorious time to enjoy nature, walks, music on the lawn, sitting by the lake, family BBQs or whatever you enjoy doing outside. Not to mention the health ...
Four Tips to Keep Seniors Home and Independent After A Hospital Stay
Landmark research done by Eric Coleman and Mary Naylor found that lack of support, communication, and guidance during care transitions play a major role in hospital readmissions. Transitioning seniors home or wherever they call home, ...
Senior Care Services: What You Need to Know About Care Transitions
Your aging parent has been discharged from the hospital…now what? How important are those discharge papers, do you really need to pay attention to every item they’ve listed once your loved one is home? Actually, ...
Ray Healed Where He Wanted – In His Home, Not A Nursing Home
At 95-years old, Ray broke his ankle and was experiencing challenges he didn’t anticipate. First, his physician ordered him to reduce his activity so his ankle could heal. Next, the clinic social worker suggested he ...
Who’s in Control of Your Senior Parent’s Home Care?
It’s your elder parent’s life and she wants to live it her way. But those choices have ramifications for you and your life too. The discussions can get heated and your mom may dig in ...
One Senior Shares Her Advice on Living With Lymphedema: ‘You Don’t Have To’
The doctor happened to be at Donna Bloom’s house the day she received one of her in-home lymphedema treatments from Shaunda Brekke, Occupational Therapist and Certified Lymphedema Therapist for Lifesprk Home Health. He was holding ...