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Don't forget a geriatric care manager – Home Care Solutions – LIVING WELL Magazine

March 10, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Financial Planning For Elder Care Options: Don’t Forget a Geriatric Care Manager
By Dianne Boazman, LCSW, CMC, and Betty Landreaux, LCSW, CMC, Home Care Solutions, New Orleans LIVING WELL Magazine
One of the most universal New Year’s resolutions is taking charge of one’s personal finances. Even though older adults may be enjoying retirement, there often is stress and worry about future care costs. A geriatric care manager can play a key role as older adults grapple with the realities of their future. […]

The beginning of Alzheimer's disease – Home Care Resources for LIVING WELL Magazine

March 8, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Something Has Changed
By Joyce Guyett, Home Care Resources, Scottsdale LIVING WELL Magazine
You have finally come to the conclusion that you just can’t ignore what is happening in a loved one’s life. At first you joked and made light of your loved ones unusual forgetfulness, getting lost and some confusion. Surely, some of this is normal behavior that comes with age; I, myself, many years younger, have experienced some of these things. […]

Home, accessibility and your options – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 26, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Home, accessibility and your options By Dara McMillan, LMSW, LIVING WELL Magazine Home. It’s that place of comfort where you can relax at the end of a long day. Simply put, we love our homes. […]

Louisiana Home Care of Slidell brings healing home – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 22, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Louisiana Home Care of Slidell brings healing home

By Suzanne Cooper, Director of Nurses, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
Everyone knows there’s no place like home.

That’s especially true when recovering from illness or injury. Louisiana HomeCare Slidell provides high-quality home health services to local patients in the comfort of home. […]

Holladay Brothers Construction: Make your house a home for a lifetime – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 19, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Make Your House a Home for a Lifetime

By Alison Winters, Holladay Brothers Construction, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
If you are like the majority of Americans, you would prefer to remain in your home throughout your maturing years. Few people want to consider aging in an assisted living facility at the cost of thousands of dollars per month. Not to mention the fact, well, it’s just not home. But what if you could remain at home – aging in place? […]

Are all assisted living facilities the same? Rambling Oaks answers – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 15, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Are all Assisted Living Facilities the same?

By Nicol Smith, Rambling Oaks, Collin and Denton LIVING WELL Magazines
The decision to leave your home and move into an assisted living community is a difficult and life changing experience. The same amount of thought and consideration should be put into which community is right for you or your loved one as purchasing a new home. Assisted livings are designed to provide seniors assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs). These usually include providing three meals per day, transportation, medication assistance, weekly housekeeping and laundry services, activities, and so much more. It is important to note, however, that not all assisted living communities are the same. […]

Transition Care: Life after a Hospital Stay – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 12, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Transition Care: Life after a Hospital Stay
By Amanda Romano, Scottsdale LIVING WELL Magazine

Very few problems arise that present the same level of concern as an unforeseen, unexpected event that lands a senior loved one in critical care. It can happen without warning, and unfortunately, the lingering effects often last a lifetime. Regardless of whether it’s a minor issue or something more serious like a fall, heart attack or stroke, any health-related event presents a series of challenges for not only the affected individual, but for the family charged to care for them as well. […]

Carefree Transitions asks "Do you behave like an ostrich?" – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 7, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Do you behave like an ostrich? By Judy Rough, Carefree Transitions, Scottsdale LIVING WELL Magazine Year after year we make all sorts of resolutions, and some we stick to, although most are quickly discarded and […]

Maravilla Scottsdale: Where you live says a lot about how you live – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 5, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Where you live says a lot about how you live By Elizabeth Thompson, ET Communications, Maravilla Scottsdale, Scottsdale LIVING WELL Magazine When it comes to retirement living, where you live says a lot about how […]

Southeast Louisiana Home Health on living with COPD – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 3, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Living With COPD

By Heather Branch, RN, Southeast Louisiana Home Health, Northshore & New Orleans LIVING WELL Magazines
As fall rolls around once again, so do all those pesky allergies causing inflammation and sometimes infection. The elderly, especially, need to be proactive in preventing flare-ups (exacerbations) of respiratory diseases such as asthma and bronchitis. […]