Honoring the Longest Day: Thank You, Juniper Communities & Belleview Heights
We want to extend our deepest gratitude to Juniper Communities and Belleview Heights for hosting us at this year’s Longest…
Thinking of the fall harvest dinner gets me thinking about the study Brown University published online last week focused on Health Services Research. “Can providing free meals to seniors in failing health prevent some of them from winding up in nursing homes?” was their question. The researchers found that with all things being equal, the amount of money a state spends on subsidized meals correlates with a reduction in the percentage of relatively healthy seniors in nursing homes.
Now I’m at my desk and I’ve just read a report on transitional care for hospitals and discharge requirements. And the word fall comes to mind again. This time I associate it with the statistics of injuries due to falling that occur with older adults. I’ll mention just a few noted in a report titled Falls Among Older Adults: An Overview posted September of 2013 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention:
Obviously who we are and what we do has an influence on words and what we think about. At Touching Hearts at Home it’s our business to think about how best to serve the people we provide in-home care service. The associations I mentioned above about the word fall translate into why we know the meals provided by our caregivers extend the length of time people are able to age in place. It’s assuring to know we are making a difference in safety at home by knowing what to look for to help prevent a potential fall. It’s wonderful to know that in the coldest months (at least at the Touching Hearts at Home locations that experience cold winters), we provide safe transportation to allow for more trips to the shops, appointments, and friends and relatives that maintain quality of life and the vital role of companionship.
Ramona K Hunt, M.S.
Director of Leadership and Development
Touching Hearts, Inc.
We want to extend our deepest gratitude to Juniper Communities and Belleview Heights for hosting us at this year’s Longest…
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