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Halloween Fun At Assisted

Assisted employees had a fun Halloween getting in the spirit. Employees had great costumes and even some pets got involved. All the Assisted offices participated and the Thousand Oaks office even had its’ own haunted house for employees to enjoy. At Assisted we encourage a fun working environment while maintaining the highest quality of care…

Assisted Healthcare Honors Veterans

Assisted Hospice Care is proud to announce our new partnership with the We Honor Veterans Program. As a We Honor Veterans partner, Assisted Hospice Care will implement Veteran- centered education to staff and volunteers, to enhance the care provided to our Veterans. Over 25 % of those who die every year in the United States…

Assisted Ventura Responds to Ice Bucket Challenge

Assisted’s Ventura office has answered the call for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Assisted is proud raise awareness about ALS and our organization is matching all personal donations from our employees to help support the fight against ALS. Our Ventura office has also put the call out to Assisted Santa Barbara to participate in the…

Reduce Readmissions With Enhanced Home Health

Enhanced Home Health (EHH) began as a pilot program in Hospitals that were looking to reduce their readmission rates. The hospitals began contacting prestigious home healthcare agencies in hope to develop a protocol that would work to identify patient emergencies before they needed to be readmitted to the hospital. From this relationship it was shown…

Assisted Healthcare Services Ice Bucket Challenge

Assisted Thousand Oaks Ice Bucket Challenge Video Assisted Healthcare Services is proud to help raise awareness about ALS by participating in the ice bucket challenge. Our organization is matching all personal donations from our employees to help support the fight against ALS. This is also our official challenge from our Thousand Oaks office to our…

Assisted’s Physician Portal Makes Life Easier

Technology has been driven by the desire to make life easier, and is on a record pace of development that dwarfs all other forms of innovation. That is why it’s no wonder technology has made it to the medical field in quite a dramatic way. One of these innovations that can make a doctor’s life…

Hospice Care and The 5 Wishes

Unfortunately falling terminally ill is a possibility for anyone. It is important for all of us to plan ahead to ensure our wishes for the end of our life are attended to. These wishes can be very difficult questions to answer, such as who will make medical decisions for me? What treatments do and don’t…

Understanding Palliative Care and How it Can Help

I know most people have heard of Hospice Care before but Palliative Care may as well be a foreign word. Palliative Care is care that focuses on making someones life better by treating symptoms of terminal, chronic, or long-lasting disease or illness. Many patients with a terminal or chronic illness have a small arsenal of…

The Landscape Of Home Care In Thousand Oaks

Thousand Oaks lies just beyond the west edge of Los Angeles County. The population is 128,412 with 14.7% of that being 65 years and over. That means roughly 18,876 people are potentially going to need Home Care in Thousand Oaks. With the baby boomer generation reaching their geriatric years this number is only posed to…

6 Signs To Look For In An Elderly Parent

With the elderly population on the rise, many of us will have to deal with the issues that develop in our parents as they reach their golden years. Most of us are not doctors or nurses and noticing the subtle hints of problems that can come from aging can be difficult. Kids, jobs, and all…