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A new study is out that reinforces current thinking about home health care. Providing home health care for longer periods of time following a hospital stay and providing disease management education as part of this care can reduce hospital readmissions. Providing in-home treatment for patients and offering chronic disease management as part of that […]
June 14, 2012
This article speaks of a very real danger for those older Americans living in urban areas. Staying active as we age is important for good health and walking is easy and inexpensive. What happens when we lose confidence that we can walk around our neighborhood safely? Fear becomes a real adversary as we grow older, we worry about losing independence, […]
May 31, 2012
As pressure mounts CMS (the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) announced a partnership to improve dementia care in the US. They are partnering with providers, caregivers, patients to ensure appropriate use of antipsychotic medications. They say they want to “ensure appropriate care and use of antipsychotic medications for nursing home patients.” Their first goal is […]
May 23, 2012
Nothing can create stress and conflict in our lives like taking care of an aging parent or spouse or a sick child. Today we will focus on elder care. On a beautiful spring morning, “Alice” (name changed) rises to catch a ride from her daughter’s home to the local Senior Center to attend the adult […]
May 21, 2012
“We have an inordinate amount of prescriptions written for a population that is already frail, and we know these drugs increase the risk for side effects, including death. So why are they being written?” Dr. Michael Gloth, John Hopkins University. You can find this database in one of my other posts but I considered […]
May 20, 2012
Maybe you’re among the millions who’ve watched and forwarded this video of an unresponsive 94-year-old with dementia, slumped in his wheelchair at a nursing home in Brooklyn. But when a staff member puts earphones in place and clicks on an iPod loaded with favorite hymns, he awakens, moving to the music, humming along. He tells […]
April 27, 2012
Why do we want to age well in our own homes or, if necessary in the homes of loved ones? Here is a good article in Forbes and, in addition, some information for us to consider from Texas. According to the State of Texas, based on quality indicators from 2001-2010, Texas nursing facilities worsened for […]
April 23, 2012
BrightStar is featured in Crain’s Business this week. Home health care a growth engine for BrightStar Group – Focus – Crain’s Chicago Business. The stress of being a family caregiver can be immense so we are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We focus on improving quality of life for our customers. […]
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July 26, 2012
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