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Golden Living Blogs
Our experts have a wealth of knowledge to share, so please take
some time to read their unique insights and perspectives on senior
healthcare in the blogs below.
Living With Care
Topics related to long term, assisted living and short-term
rehab care that offers support to families, patients, and
residents.
- Do I really need all of these medications? | posted October 23, 2009
As we age, we tend to accumulate more doctors and pills. This is due in part to the fact that we also tend to accumulate chronic diseases such as osteoporosis, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc. With more diseases to treat, this often times leads us to more specialists, and more pills to...
- Bringing Life’s Simple Pleasures to Our Residents | posted September 15, 2009
We are committed at Golden Living to patient-centered care. Our goal is to create a home, not a “home-like” environment for all of our LivingCenter residents. One step we have taken in this initiative is called “Life’s Simple Pleasures.” A pleasure is defined as anything identified by the resident...
Restore
Topics regarding rehab and wellness that encourage patient
knowledge, support their recovery and, supply industry executives
insight commentary on rehab, health and wellness issues.
- Dementia Management - Accentuate the Positive | posted June 24, 2009
There are several different forms of dementia as well as other conditions, like depression and Parkinson’s, which mimic the disease. Therefore, it’s important to have a doctor determine if a patient or your family member is, in fact, suffering from dementia, and if so, whether it is a progressive...
Home Again
Helping home recovery for patients and families.
- Do You Qualify for Home Health Care? | posted April 20, 2009
Have you been diagnosed with a new disease, are managing a long-term illness, or recovering from an accident, illness or surgery? If so, did you know that you may be able to receive health care at home as part of your Medicare benefits? As a R.N., I believe home health care is a very beneficial...
- What is Home Health? | posted April 20, 2009
As a Regional Sales Director for AseraCare Home Health, I know how important it is for patients to understand their health care options. I’ve found that there is often confusion about what exactly home health is and what it offers. People may wonder what conditions can be treated, how they can pay...
360 Healthcare Staffing
Topics regarding rehab and wellness that encourage patients
knowledge, support their recovery and, supply industry executives
insightful commentary on rehab, health and wellness issues.
- Tips for Staying Healthy on Your Travel Assignment | posted March 18, 2009
Starting a new travel assignment can be exciting and fun, but learning your way around a new building, new people and a new city can also be stressful. With all your new responsibilities, you’ll want to make sure you stay healthy so that your travel assignment can be as rewarding as possible for...
Hospice Care Insights
The voice of compassion and support to patients and families
with end-of-life care.
- Hospice: The Medical Home for End of Life Care | posted September 09, 2009
By now you may have heard about a healthcare model called the “patient-centered medical home.” It’s a concept that goes beyond just a physical place, but defines the people who provide healthcare and how it’s carried out. In a medical home the patient has an ongoing relationship with their primary...
- Helping Families Talk about Hospice with Their Loved One | posted April 23, 2009
It is never easy to begin a conversation with a dying family member about hospice. But as a medical director with AseraCare Hospice, I have found that it’s best to do it before your loved one is in the final stages of life. The earlier you can have this conversation, the better the chances are for...