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Committed to Quality Care

by Julie Ann Anderson on January 18, 2012

Committed to Quality Care In an effort to monitor and improve the experience of all of the Home Instead Senior Care network’s clients, the network has commissioned J.D. Power and Associates, a globally-recognized independent market research firm, to conduct periodic surveys of all of its valued clients. J.D. Power and Associates conduct surveys with clients [...]

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Santa Cookies!

by Julie Ann Anderson on December 16, 2011

Santa Cookies It’s that time of year for seasonal cookies.  Try this great recipe that involves no baking.    2 (6 ounce) pkgs white chocolate baking squares, chopped 1 (1 lb) package Nutter Butter sandwich cookies red colored crystal sugar 32 vanilla chips or 32 white chocolate chips 64 miniature semisweet chocolate chips 32 red-hot [...]

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Aggressive Care Raises Medicare Costs in End-Stage Dementia, Study Finds

by Julie Ann Anderson on November 16, 2011

ScienceDaily (Jan. 10, 2011) — A large proportion of Medicare expenditures for nursing home residents with advanced dementia, a terminal illness, is spent on aggressive treatments that may be avoidable and of limited clinical benefit, according to a new study by the Institute for Aging Research, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, published in the [...]

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Falling into Medicare Doughnut Hole Ups Nonadherence

by Julie Ann Anderson on October 28, 2011

By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today Published: August 16, 2011 The researchers expected that seniors, when faced with mounting out-of-pocket costs, would switch to cheaper generics. In fact, that was one of the main arguments behind the coverage back when Medicare’s drug benefit was created in 2006. If seniors saw how much drugs cost, [...]

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Help family caregivers through holidays

by Julie Ann Anderson on October 24, 2011

Help family caregivers through holidays   Give family caregivers a gift this holiday season by inviting them to participate in one of the upcoming “Home for the Holidays” webinars. This hour-long informational session provides family caregivers with information on how to help their senior loved ones manage holiday travel, family gatherings, seasonal depression and other [...]

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Caregiving Costs U.S. Economy $25.2 Billion in Lost Productivity

by Julie Ann Anderson on September 7, 2011

Caregiving Costs U.S. Economy $25.2 Billion in Lost ProductivityNearly one-third of working caregivers miss at least six work days each year by Dan Witters This is part two in a special series of in-depth articles on what it means to be a working caregiver in the United States. Part one revealed the demographics of working [...]

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KSRO Kira Reginato’s Ask the Expert on ElderCare August line-up!

by Julie Ann Anderson on August 3, 2011

  The Elder Care Radio Show – August 2011 KSRO 1350 AM Fridays – 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. KNEW 910 AM Saturdays – 8:30 – 9:00 a.m Do older adults disengage as they get older? It may seem that way if it’s hard to get Mom to go out and do things like she used [...]

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Today, I WILL make a Difference

by Julie Ann Anderson on August 1, 2011

Happy Monday Morning!  As CAREGivers caring for seniors in our community, every day we are reminded of no matter how great or small our acts of kindness or helping helping hands enabling older adults to remain independant in their homes… we can make a difference every day! Here is another great thing I found in this ever [...]

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I am your Constant Companion!

by Julie Ann Anderson on July 13, 2011

I read this & thought how cool! I wanted to share it with all of you. I just love how small the world has become with information at our fingertips. Ya know  keeping our brain active is known to keep a healthly brain for the long term!  SO I thought I share a post that post kept my [...]

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Caring for your Parents: Home Instead’s Senior Emergency Kits, an informational managment tool & website.

by Julie Ann Anderson on June 29, 2011

Whether accompanying your loved one to a doctor’s appointment or in response to a medical crisis, it’s critical to have your loved one’s medical information easily and quickly accessible. Home Instead Senior Care network worked with Humana Points of Caregiving® to create the Caring for Your Parents: Senior Emergency KitSM, an information management tool and [...]

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