Tag Archives: Home Care
5 Ways To Make Home Health Cool
The summer is upon us and the temperatures are on the rise. Many flock outdoors to enjoy the warm weather, but for those home health patient who are at risk of heat related illnesses, heat can be a potentially deadly problem. Older people such as Home Health patients, young children and those with chronic medical…
2016 Flu Season and Protecting Homecare Patients
Getting the flu is never an enjoyable experience regardless of age, but due to the risks to the elderly, senior flu prevention is particularly important. According to CDC’s Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET), in the months between October 1, 2015 and February 20, 2016, there were 594 confirmed flu-associated hospitalizations reported with the highest rate of…
5 Advantages of Home Heathcare for CHF Patients
Heart Failure affects over 5 million Americans and is the most common cause of hospitalization in people 65 and older. Fortunately, with advances in treatment and with in-home care services from Assisted Home Health, heart failure patients can control their condition and live longer, happier lives in the comfort of their own home. Heart failure…
Home Care 5 Ways It Makes Thanksgiving Thankful
In-home health care is a great choice for people battling a chronic disease. The flexibility of in-home visits and the simple sense of control and comfort during treatment are foremost among many reasons patients and their families choose to receive care and treatment at home. During the holidays, the desire to spend time at home…
Assisted Exceeds National Healthcare Standards
Since 1989 Assisted Home Health & Hospice has been an industry leader in exceeding quality of care standards. Assisted, together with a team of dedicated staff and healthcare professionals continually strive to achieve Home Care Elite status and CHAP certification. The rigorous standards of excellence and review process know as CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Partner)…
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…
Nutrition for Los Angeles Home Care Patients
In our younger years eating healthy may not have been our top priority. As we get older the nutritional benefits of balanced diet are much more important. As the old saying goes “you get better with age”, so must your diet. This is especially true for patient receiving home care services. The great part is…
Difficult Discussions In Home Care and Life
By: Sherry Netherland, Director of Special Projects for Assisted Healthcare Services Crisis is too often the driving force in healthcare decisions and it shouldn’t be. When we are enjoying good health we don’t think about it. Unfortunately, for many of us, the first time we think about our health is when it fails us and…
7 Caregiver Resolutions: A 2014 To-Do List
Original post:(http://www.aplaceformom.com/blog/caregiver-resolutions-for-new-year-01112013/) By: Jeff Anderson New Year’s resolutions are profoundly personal and intensely optimistic. They require us to candidly appraise ourselves and our lives, and to recognize areas of weakness and aspects of ourselves that need improvement. After all, we can’t fix a problem that we don’t recognize. Resolutions also require us to believe in…
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