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Month: June 2013

Reducing Hospital Readmissions – Part 2

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Every person that has ever spent a day as an in-patient in a hospital has experienced a care transition.  And every person that has stayed in a hospital in the last several years has seen changes in the way in-patient stays and discharges are handled.  One in six of Medicare beneficiaries discharge from a hospital were readmitted within thirty days during 2009.  More than 1/3 were readmitted within 90 days.  In 2009 alone, the cost to taxpayers for unplanned re-admissions was more than $19 billion!

The good news is that these unplanned re-admissions can be drastically reduced by observing some fairly simple guidelines for post-discharge care.  Join Sam and Brad as they discuss the details of Griswold Home Care’s approach to Care Transitions, and explore what other organizations are doing to help keep discharged patients safe and healthy in their own homes.  This particular session describes in more detail the steps Griswold Home Care is taking to help reduce re-admissions, including specific recommendations for each of the four diagnoses:  Myocardial Infarction, Congestive Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

For more information about care transitions, please contact Sam or Brad at (770) 908-0707, or send and email to brad@gscatlanta.com, or sam@gscatlanta.com.

We want to thank Griswold Home Care for sponsoring today’s show.  Griswold Home Care has been a preferred provider of high quality, affordable in-home senior care in Atlanta for more than 20 years.

 

Care Transitions – Helping prevent hospital readmissions!

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Every person that has ever spent a day as an in-patient in a hospital has experienced a care transition.  And every person that has stayed in a hospital in the last several years has seen changes in the way in-patient stays and discharges are handled.  One in six of Medicare beneficiaries discharge from a hospital were readmitted within thirty days during 2009.  More than 1/3 were readmitted within 90 days.  In 2009 alone, the cost to taxpayers for unplanned readmissions was more than $19 billion!

The good news is that these unplanned readmissions can be drastically reduced by observing some fairly simple guidelines for post-discharge care.  Join Sam and Brad as they discuss Griswold Home Care’s approach to Care Transitions, and explore what other organizations are doing to help keep discharged patients safe and healthy in their own homes.  For more information about care transitions, please contact Sam or Brad at (770) 908-0707, or send and email to brad@gscatlanta.com, or sam@gscatlanta.com.

We want to thank Griswold Home Care for sponsoring today’s show.  Griswold Home Care has been a preferred      provider of high quality, affordable in-home senior care in Atlanta   for    20 years.

Capturing the Memories of a Lifetime…with Dave Savage

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“The quest to know who we are, where we came from, and how we came to be the family we are now, is a powerful emotional desire, at some point in everyone’s life.”

Dave Savage grew up in southern California in a family that is all about legacy. His Dad has composed a 100 year journal of their family and passed that on to Dave.  The owner of Memory Keepers Video and co-author, with Beverly Molander, of the soon to be released book, “The Best Memorial Services”, Dave has always had a curiosity about how things worked and who people are.He began to help friends record the stories of their families, and the business “just grew from there”.“Family storytelling energizes and uplifts the spirit, honors the past and pays tribute to the people who have shaped your life”.“By recording the stories, with your loved ones, you are more confident that they understand what you are sharing and that they comprehend the emotion you have about the subjects being discussed”.

Memory Keepers Video can accomplish this in several customized formats suited to the particular desires of the client and their family.  It was an easy transition from preserving family legacies to writing “The Best Memorial Services”.He and Beverly have found a way that “makes it far easier and less traumatic for your family to create and agree upon a wonder service or ceremony for your loved one”.They share advice, ideas, experiences and resources to help you create a meaningful service or ceremony.  As an example, Dan tells us to think about your family’s traditions, rituals and ceremonies and find a way to record them so you can pass them on to the future generations.  To contact Dave, call him at (404) 323-8686, send him an email at Dave@davesavage.com, or visit these websites:

www.MemoryKeepersVideo.com

www.TheBestMemorialService.com

We want to thank Griswold Home Care for sponsoring today’s show.  Griswold Home Care has been a preferred      provider of high quality, affordable in-home senior care in Atlanta   for    20 years.

“It’s just like home!” – Laurel Grove Independent Senior Living

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“It’s never boring, there’s always something going on and you can be as active as you want.” states Leonard Joffe, a resident at Laurel Grove, located in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Joining Leonard on today’s broadcast is Nancy Rathbone, Live-in Resident Manager, and Carrie Casey, Community Sales Leader.

As a resident manager, Nancy and her husband are the, on site, go to people. “Everyone needs someone they can count on. We are those people at Laurel Grove. Available 24/7, we just don’t manage the community, but we live and eat alongside the residents”. “Ultimately, we guarantee that every resident is absolutely happy with his or her surroundings”. This is unique to all of Holiday Retirement communities, corporate owner of Laurel Grove and more than 300 facilities across the United States and Canada. “Holiday Resident Managers share their lives with the people they serve.”

Carrie Casey has been with Laurel Grove since early 2013 and is responsible for special events. One, dedicated to honoring the veterans who have so selfishly served this nation, is Outward Bound for Veterans, this weekend, Saturday 5/25. This will be a day for all veterans and their families to relax and have fun at Laurel Grove.

For more information on Laurel Grove, Holiday Retirement or the Outward Bound for Veterans celebration contact Carrie Casey at carrie.casey@holidaytouch.com or 770-982-9969.

We want to thank Griswold Home Care for sponsoring today’s show.  Griswold Home Care has been a preferred provider of high quality, affordable in-home senior care in Atlanta for 20 years.