Category 'RightTransitions'

Dine to Donate at Applebee's in Portage

Help the Friends of the Portage Senior Center by treating yourself to dinner at Applebee's in Portage on Westnedge.  15% of your bill will be donated to the Friends of the Portage Senior Center.

Have a great night and dine out.

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Eldercare Education

Caring for our Aging Selves - Caring for our Aging Loved Ones This is a five part series cover aspects of aging, services and programs available and trusted resources. This series starts February 26th at 5pm to 6:30pm.  Dinner is provided At Westminster Presbyterian Church at 1515 Helen Driv...

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The Blooming Corner

If you are looking for silk floral arrangements for a great price, check out The Blooming Corner or visit their website at www.thebloomingcroner.com.  Contact Annette at annette@thebloomingcorner.com.

 

 

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Are you or a loved one looking to downsize?

Are you or a loved looking to downsize?  Are you moving to a smaller home?  The decision to downsize can be difficult enough alone than add to the stress the steps on what to do to get there.     Right at Home can help.   Right at Home works with many companies and agenc...

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Need a break? Have you considered respite care?

What is respite care?  Respite care is when the primary caregiver of a loved one can take a break.  Most caregivers are not paid staff but loved ones, family, friends, neighbors, church members and so on.  A primary caregiver needs to take care of his or her health and well being and ...

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Lending Hands of Michigan

Lending Hands is in need of bath seats.  If you have a bath seat and no longer in need, please consider donating to Lending Hands.  Lending Hands of Michigan lends home medical equipment for free and on a temporary basis.  Questions should be directed to Lending Hands of Michigan at 2...

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Readmissions Rise for Hip Replacement Patients’

A new report released by the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed that  patients who have hip replacement surgery are being released much earlier than 20 years ago.  An analysis of Medicare recipients found that more of these earlier-release patients make return trips ...

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Most Hospital Readmissions Are Preventable

Most of those readmissions are preventable with a little extra attention and care. That's exactly what Right at Home's RightTransitions program offers.

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Right at Home Services Can Improve Transitions of Care

The Hospital to Home pilot program that Right at Home has been involved with in Winston-Salem, N.C., resultedin a 53 percent reduction in hospital readmissions during the first year of the study.

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Extra Attention and Care Eases Hospital Transition for North Carolina Woman

Elizabeth’s situation is a prime example of what happens when patients are discharged from the hospital but aren’t yet back to full health.

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