Medicare Home Health is a good start, but won’t cover all you need. And if you want to live a sparked life, you need a proactive resource, not a reactive one.
Ethel, Life Care Manager
Spark tips are a compilation of ideas, suggestions, facts, and learning from Lifesprk as well as other experts along with lessons learned from our Lifesprk community of clients, families, and partners. The tips span all 7 elements of wellbeing.
Designed to spark your life (or your loved ones’), these spark tips bring you practical ideas on how to handle common situations and life challenges faced by seniors – or as Lifesprk calls them, people in the second half of life, and those who care about them.
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View AllMedicare Home Health is a good start, but won’t cover all you need. And if you want to live a sparked life, you need a proactive resource, not a reactive one.
Ethel, Life Care ManagerDiscover a safe, easy and secure way for your older loved ones and entire family to share stories and even video chat.
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My friend and her family were struggling. Her mother-in-law had had a series of health issues and, as she lived alone, was growing more socially isolated. The family worried. Could she still live alone? Should she? What if…? Should they force mom to move? What was best for the family? For mom?
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Learn MoreDon’t be afraid to take care of yourself. Evelyn ‘Ev’ Kramer discovered how the partnership between Lifesprk and the ALS Jack Norton program gave her respite time to keep her own mind and body strong, while still providing support for her husband Bruce.
Learn MoreCrises don’t have timeframes – they just happen, whether you’re prepared for them or not. To safeguard what’s important to you and proactively plan for the future so your loved ones aren’t left wondering what you would want, take the initiative now and complete a health care directive.
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