Sometimes there may be a time when home is not the place you can stay any longer. You may be in the market for a community to live in for Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, or skilled care for a short or longer interval. This is the guide to your Senior living choices. Make sure you do your due diligence and find the perfect fit. Whereyoulivematters.org is a great resource and offers tips to finding the perfect community for you and or your loved one. These homes range from High rise apartments to homes that have been converted to assisted living homes. You just have to look and find the best fit for you.

Social Determinants of Health Determinants of Health are defined by Healthy People 2030 as Economic Stability, Education access and quality, Health access and quality, Neighborhood and built environment, and Social and Community content. Healthy People 2030 sets data driven national objectives to improve health and wee-being over the next decade. Today we discuss those determinants of health and how they impact your life.
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10,000 Baby boomers turn 65 every day. Where are they at and where do they want to live? Some want to be in a community, others want to stay and age in their home. Here we talk about both aspects of aging in your home or moving into a community whichever may be right for you. AARP has a wonderful resource for home modifications you can find it at https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/housing/info-2020/homefit-guide.html and if that doesn't work you can always email me at [email protected] or text or call me at 847-809-1214 I'm Here at your request. If you like what you hear tell a friend and subscribe.

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We will all go to the doctor at one time or another. Here is the information you need to have a successful doctor appointment and come away with all the information you need after ward. I walk you through the questions to ask and the things to have with during the appointment, like someone with you. If you want copies of my The Doctor Appointment checklist text your email to 847-809-1214 or email me at [email protected] I'll send it over in a jiffy. The book I referenced is The Complete Eldercare Planner by Joy Loverde and can be found where you get your books. I want to empower you with the tools you need to be your own best patient advocate for yourself or a loved one. Also looking for podcast ideas so shoot me a text if you have any.
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One in five older persons in the study sample (n = 191; 21.3%) reported elder abuse, an increase of 83.6% from prevalence estimates before the pandemic. Prior to the pandemic this was one in ten. That’s an increase of almost 84% thats Huge ! And according to The National Council on Aging Up to 5 Million elders are abused every year costing an estimated 36.5 Billion dollars that is scammed every year. And the worst of all statistic is only 1 in 24 is reported. To report Abuse in Illinois adult protective services is in Illinois 1866-800-1409 and Nationally is 1-855-500-3537 (ELDR) from the National Center on Elder abuse https://ncea.acl.gov/ or via email
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The Care Plan is a tool done at the time of admission and quarterly when someone is in Long term care. It is also done is Assisted Living and is done yearly and called the Service Plan. It is also done in short term rehab much more frequently to set goals and update all involved in how the Client is doing regarding meeting those goals to return to their primary residence. I am educating on the care plan process and who is involved and how best to prepare yourself for the ultimate Care Plan for you or your loved one.

Palliative Care and Hospice are 2 benefits that some people know little about or may have some preconceived notions about. I am here to explain these benefits and debunk the myths that hospice is the one foot in the grave, take away all your meds wait for you to die benefit. It is certainly NOT THAT or anything close to that. It is a wonderful benefit when the burden of treatment outweighs the benefit of the treatment. It is not giving up in no way. Palliative Care is here for you to treat the whole person and manage all their symptoms while actively seeking treatment for the disease. Hit like and subscribe if you like what you here and remember I am her at your request 847-809-1214 www.AtYourRequestPatientAdvocate.net

Seniors are taken advantage of every day ! 3Billion dollars is scammed from Seniors EVERY year and 90% of Elder abuse is caused by someone we know. Crazy eh?
In Illinois ANYONE can report suspected Elder abuse at 1-866-800-1409, 1-888-206-1327 (TTY)
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100,000 medication errors are reported every year to the FDA. 400,000 drug-related injuries that happen every year in the hospital are because of medication errors, And 98,000 AMERICANS DIE ANNUALLY BECAUSE OF MEDICATION ERRORS. They can be prevented let's learn how.
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