Golden Living Blogs

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...

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...

Falls are a serious problem with seniors. It has been estimated that one out of three people over the age of 65 have at least one fall each year. Unfortunately, many falls lead to injury and may cause loss of mobility and independence for seniors. It’s an even worse problem for older adults with...

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...

  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...

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...

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...

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...

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...