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Would You Consider Putting Your Mother in a Granny Pod?
With increasing advances in health care and travel, people are living longer and extended families are residing greater distances apart. The propensity for multiple generations to live in a single house is decreasing. While such progress permits us increased freedoms … Continue reading
Posted in General Health Care, Non-Medical In-Home Care, THA Group, THA Group Ideal Aging Geriatric Care, THA Group Independent Life At Home
Tagged activities of daily living, ADL, assisted living facility, Beaufort, Bluffton, family caregiver, Granny Pod, healthcare, hilton head island, hired caregiver, ILAH, Independent Life at Home, independent living facility, MedCottage, nursing home, Pooler, Richmond Hill, savannah, Skidaway Island, Statesboro, THA Group
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The Power of Music Therapy
Earlier this month a preview for the recently released documentary “Alive Inside” was published on YouTube. The documentary is about music therapy. It features residents in a nursing home who have various types of memory impairment and shows music’s sublime … Continue reading
Mickey Rooney: The New Face of Elder Abuse
At 90-years old, Mickey Rooney may be a little slower on his feet, but his mind is as sharp as men many years his junior. Even so, his lucid faculties did not prevent him from falling victim both financially and … Continue reading
Posted in THA Group, THA Group Ideal Aging Geriatric Care, THA Group Independent Life At Home
Tagged chris aber, elder abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse, gerentology, geriatrics, Ideal Aging, Independent Life at Home, Island Health Care, mark lachs, Medicaid, medicare, mickey rooney, national center on elder abuse, national velvet, new york presbyterian health care system, nursing home, physical abuse, senate, senate special committee on aging, senior ciitizen, THA Group
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Fall Prevention Tips for the Elderly
Today’s blog post comes from Janne Mauri Linna, THA Group’s lead physical therapist in the state of Georgia. ________________ Here are some alarming facts about why fall prevention is so important: ”Falls are the leading cause of injury-related … Continue reading
Posted in In Home Health Care, THA Group Ideal Aging Geriatric Care, THA Group Island Health Care
Tagged american academy of neurology, american automomic society, bone mass, bone mineral density, cataract, DEXA test, diabetic retinopathy, Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry, fall, fall prevention, fall prevention elderly, fall prevention tips, falls in the elderly, glaucoma, hip fractures, home safety checklist, home safety tips, how to prevent and manage common orthopedic problems, Island Health Care, Janne Linna, Janne Mauri Linna, macular degenration, national osteoporosis foundation, neuromuscular disorders, nursing home, orthostatic hypotension, osteopenia, osteoporosis, osteoporosis a comprehensive treatment strategy, physical therapy, post menopause, principles of geriatric medicine and gerontology, systolic blood pressure, THA Group
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The Case for Geriatric Care Managers
Middle age is challenging for a whole host of reasons, not the least of which is facing the reality that your parent is growing older and will likely need someone to care for him or her. Caring for children seems … Continue reading
