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Visiting Nurse Association talks telehealth monitoring – LIVING WELL Magazine

January 23, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

VNA’S TELEHEALTH MONITORING BRINGS BETTER PATIENT CARE INTO THE HOME
Courtesy Visiting Nurse Association (VNA), Collin LIVING WELL Magazine
“Good morning, are you ready to check your vital signs?” Patients of the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) are hearing those words all over northeast Texas each day as they prepare to take their vital signs. These daily check-ups are possible because of a technologically advanced telehealth monitoring system used by VNA. […]

Home Instead Senior Care talks the 50-50 Rule – LIVING WELL Magazine

January 22, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

The 50-50 RuleSM

New Program Helps Siblings Overcome Family Conflict While Caring for Aging Parents

Courtesy Home Instead Senior Care, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine
Mary has been waiting for a promotion for years. […]

Monticello West on one man's journey – LIVING WELL Magazine

January 20, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

One Man’s Journey

Courtesy of Monticello West, Three Fountains and Signature Pointe on the Lake, North Dallas LIVING WELL Magazine
I was sitting in my office about six months ago when I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Howard Peck. Unfortunately, Mr. Peck had recently had a stroke and needed to make decisions regarding housing, healthcare and transportation. Mr. Peck’s journey is both informative and inspirational. He has agreed to let me share it with you. […]

Home Care Solutions on care-managed home care – LIVING WELL Magazine

January 19, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Care-Managed Home Care
By Dianne Boazman, LCSW, CMC, and Betty Landreaux, LCSW, CMC, Home Care Solutions, New Orleans LIVING WELL Magazine
Elder care issues are often complicated, chronic and complex. Finding the most viable and sustainable solutions for such needs takes understanding. This is particularly true with care-managed home care – a fresh approach and new national trend in non-medical sitter/companion services. By adding professional care management services to traditional home care, care managers help counsel and support individuals and families who are overwhelmed by care decisions. […]

The Fairway Villas at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club, Denver's newest active adult community – LIVING WELL Magazine

January 19, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Denver’s Newest Active Adult Community

Courtesy The Fairway Villas at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine
The Fairway Villas at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club is Denver’s newest active adult community opening November 12. With over 150 people signed up to the interest list for information, five home sites were reserved at the VIP event before. This social community will offer a range of activities sure to meet each resident’s passions. […]

Home Town Restyling, Inc., on winter remodel projects – LIVING WELL Magazine

January 18, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Winter Remodel Projects

By Vicki Lyle, Home Town Restyling, Inc., Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine
Winter is a good time to tackle some of those remodeling projects that you have been putting off or planning for the last few years. […]

Autumn Oaks Independent and Assisted Living on New Year's Resolve, Not just Resolutions – LIVING WELL Magazine

January 18, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

New Year’s Resolve, Not Just Resolutions

Autumn Oaks Independent and Assisted Living discusses why keeping up new activities and relationships are an important part of healthy aging.
Everyone knows the old routine of making New Year’s resolutions – lose weight, stop bad habits, start new activities. But often times, keeping up the new or stopping the old is more difficult than most of us realize. That’s why this article focuses on making New Year’s Resolves and not just resolutions – what the difference is between the two and how to choose new activities that suit. […]

New Dawn Memory Care: An Intimate Look at Alzheimer's Disease – LIVING WELL Magazine

January 18, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

An Intimate Look at Alzheimer’s Disease

By Edmarie Meaux, New Dawn Memory Care, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine
Medicine with all its improvements and technological advances is still an inexact science and the faith in each individual to achieve an answer to the mysterious road to a healthy mind and body often remains elusive for patients, families and health care professionals. […]

Victory Home Health & Hospice explains why you need the flu shot – LIVING WELL Magazine

January 15, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Why You Need The Flu Shot!

By Joan Weems, RN, Victory Home Health & Hospice, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine
Every year in the U.S., on average:

Five to 20% of the population get the flu.
Approximately four million children get the flu.
$1.7 billion is spent on medical costs for children with the flu and an additional $2.1 billion is spent in indirect costs like missing work to care for […]

Home Instead Senior Care on caring for aging parents – LIVING WELL Magazine

January 15, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Helping Siblings Overcome Family Conflict While Caring for Aging Parents

Courtesy Home Instead Senior Care, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
Sharing isn’t always easy for brothers and sisters who grew up under the same roof. Divvying up the wealth of toys, bedrooms or vehicles may have been a challenge at your house, and sharing the daily household chores could have led to family conflict as well. Some things never change! […]