Seniority, the Mavencare Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Almost all of us engage with technology in our daily lives – seniors included! Technological innovation can benefit, and has benefitted, seniors in many ways. We’ve talked before on the blog about how it can help seniors stay safe in their homes , and about how virtual spaces can provide seniors with both entertainment and opportunities to socialize.

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Living With Hospice

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Holidays are often difficult for anyone who has experienced or is facing the death of someone they love. Instead of being a time of tradition, family togetherness, sharing and giving thanks for blessings, this time of year can bring feelings of sadness, loss and emptiness. What do we do when we are feeling pressure to engage in the "holiday spirit", but we are triggered by memories of earlier times with a loved one who is now facing a terminal diagnosis?

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Hope Hospice

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I’m the only one my husband trusts to provide care. My family is scattered all over the country — how can they help with care when they’re so far away? No one else can possibly understand what I’m going through. My siblings can’t help me care for our father, but they’re the first to criticize what I’m doing. I don’t trust anyone else to provide care for my mother — they may not do things the way I’d like; I’ll just have to fix the mistakes they make, so I might as well do it myself.

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Pallimed

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

by Lyle Fettig ( @FettigLyle ) I’ve been thinking about my role as a physician in responding to skepticism about a range of COVID topics, especially as we approach the holidays and all the tension about difficult recommendations to forgo traditional Thanksgiving dinners. As I think about our current situation, I can’t help but recall an encounter I had with a patient many years ago.

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Hearts for Hospice & Home Health

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The holidays can be a challenging and bittersweet time for those with a seriously-ill loved one. Electing the hospice benefit may seem like one more item on your to do list, but hospice can ease the burdens of facing a life-limiting illness. If a loved one has unmanageable symptoms, they could end up spending their […].

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AlayaCare

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We recently sat down with Richard Guttman, who heads AlayaCare’s data privacy and security division, to discuss best practices in risk and compliance for home care agencies today. In this changing landscape, risk exposure is a growing threat, but one that can be proactively managed with the right data-driven strategy. Why is security and risk compliance important to the delivery of home health care?

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Hope Hospice

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Hope Hospice is publishing a five-part monthly series about common family caregiver mistakes. Following is Part 4. This series is written by Debbie Emerson , MS, Hope Hospice Community Health Educator. Revisit Part 1: Not Planning in Advance . Revisit Part 1.5: Not Having Healthcare, Financial, and Legal Affairs in Order. Revisit Part 2: Not Hiring In-Home Help.

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