Posts Tagged ‘Living Well Assisted Living at Home’
Sunday, June 27th, 2010
One of the most common reasons why seniors are forced to leave their homes and move into an institution is the occurrence of a fall or the existence of a high fall risk. Adult children and friends are scared of finding their loved one, who has fallen, a little too late. Time is important when a senior falls and help an immediate response is needed.
Despite of the widely use of the “emergency response buttons”, we realized that most of the times these devices are not being used at the moment of the fall. The risk of falling increases with age and falling is the number one cause of injury in adults over 65. These numbers are cause for great concern, but awareness and prevention can help decrease the likelihood of falls in the senior citizen years.
Living Well Assisted Living at Home has researched thoroughly different alternatives to bring safety at home and enable seniors to live independently while keeping seniors safe at home and providing real time report and request for assistance. We partner with Grand Care System, Halo Monitoring, and Universal Design to tailor made the house to the senior’s needs and bring peace of mind to the family members and friends.
ABC News recently featured a video about how preventing dangerous falls.
Watch ABC News Video on Preventing Falls
Trisha Kellog supports independent living with some assistance and in a recent blog entry, Trisha stresses the need for systems that supports safety. She states that “…With age comes the risk of falls and falls can lead to serious injury or death. Improving health and being aware of potential hazards will help ease the mind of you or your loved-one…” Read the article
Tags: Aging in Place, Alzheimer's, Assisted Living at Home, High Tech to age in place, independent living for seniors, Living Well Assisted Living at Home, Living Well best practices to age in place, Physical health for seniors, senior wellness
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Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Liivng Well one-stop-shop
The New York Times published on June 18, 2010, an article by Lesley Alderman that stresses the need of a coordinated and comprehensive discharge plan. The article states that “…According to a study published last year in The New England Journal of Medicine, one in five Medicare patients returns to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged. The problem is an expensive one: in 2004, these readmissions cost Medicare $17.4 billion dollars, the researchers also found.
Hospital stays certainly are shorter now: the average stay was 4.6 days in 2007, down from about 5.7 days in 1993. But the readmissions problem is not simply the result of compressed care, experts say…” Read More
Tags: age in place, Aging in Place, Assisted Living at Home, discharge planners, Leaving hospital, Living Well Assisted Living at Home, Living Well best practices to age in place, Physical health for seniors, rehab at home
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Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Caring for a loved one can change your life and although the process can be rewarding, at the end, sometimes it creates, for all involved (family and friends), tension and new challenges. John Boden, founder of ElderIssues, and a nationally recognized expert in elder care issues and geriatric care management explains when a family meeting is to take place and what to expect. He says: “…Family meetings are a meaningful way to gather information, discuss options and plan for the future. Most of us do not want to face the eventuality of the physical or mental decline that may come with old age the signaling the need to rely on others for help with daily activities. It is best, of course, to be discussing ideas and planning for them ahead of these events so that elders are full participants. However, when a family member does begin to experience physical or mental changes that cause concern, it is important for the family to gather. Early involvement can ensure that this time is a positive, meaningful exchange that revolves around the expressed or known interests of the loved one…” Read it all.
Tags: Aging, Aging in Place, Assisted Living at Home, Living Well Assisted Living at Home, Living Well best practices to age in place
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Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
In a study released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), data shows that nearly 45% of seniors in residential care live with depression or symptoms of depression. The report states “…More than two in five (44%) Canadian seniors living in residential care homes are diagnosed with or have symptoms of depression. The study, Depression Among Seniors in Residential Care, is one of the largest of its kind in Canada to examine the prevalence of depression and the impact it has on persons living in residential care 
, such as long-term care, nursing or personal care homes. Based on data from CIHI’s Continuing Care Reporting System, the study included nearly 50,000 residents age 65 and older across four provinces and one territory (Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Yukon).
CIHI’s study found that, while about one in four (26%) seniors living in a residential care facility had a diagnosis of depression, a further one in five (18%) had symptoms of depression with no documented diagnosis. Residents were considered to have symptoms of depression if they had a score of at least 3 on the Depression Rating Scale, which measures symptoms such as persistent anger, tearfulness and repetitive anxiety. Read More
Tags: assisted living, Assisted Living at Home, Living Well Assisted Living at Home, Living Well best practices to age in place
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Friday, May 14th, 2010
Aging in Place: You do not need to leave your home!
In an article by Rochelle Oliver, published on Psych Central, we learn that although “… a large number of the elderly population spends their remaining years in assisted living facilities, new studies have brought to light the effects these sorts of facilities have on an older person’s mental and physical wellbeing.
The research conducted in Los Angeles by lead author Jennifer Martin, PhD of the University of California Los Angeles and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System suggests that 65 percent of the elderly in assisted living facilities aren’t able to get the necessary amounts of sleep they need to maintain good health… read more.
Tags: age in place, Aging, Assisted Living at Home, Dementia Care, High Tech to age in place, Living Well Assisted Living at Home, Living Well best practices to age in place
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Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Living Well Assisted Living at Home, supports a model of High tech and High Touch to support aging in place. Some people believe that older people are not into technology at all. Nonetheless research shows that the recent largest population entering the internet are seniors (mainly to use email with family members and shop online). On May 3, 2010, the San Francisco Chronicle published an article stressing the appealing that the new i-pad by apple has for seniors. “… It’s too early to get a demographic breakdown of the people who have bought the new tablet computer – more than half a million of which have been sold. But Apple’s new gizmo appears to be resonating well with older adults, who see the 10-inch computer as a device that speaks to their particular needs…” You go grandma!
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Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
An article in USA Today, reinforces the concept of Living Well Assisted Living at Home, which supports people aging AT HOME. Although at some point seniors need to “get better” and recover at rehabilitation centers and nursing homes, eventually the final goal is going back home. The article states that even the government is paying for people to get out of nursing homes. The program gives nursing home residents personal and financial help to live on their own or in small group settings, as well as payments for costs such as apartment security deposits, household furniture and alterations to make homes or cars accessible to the handicapped.
This proves that we are right! Read the article
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One of the most common reasons why seniors are forced to leave their homes and move into an institution is the occurrence of a fall or the existence of a high fall risk. Adult children and friends are scared of finding their loved one, who has fallen, a little too late. Time is important when a senior falls and help an immediate response is needed.
