Tag Archives: Skidaway Island

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

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Like the Fighter Pilots at Top Gun, Our Therapy Staff is the “Best of the Best”

Happy National Physical Therapy Month to our Amazing therapy staff!  You make us look good!  While our therapy staff’s clinical outcomes are excellent, the true measure of their value is best expressed by our clients.  Here are excerpts from the … Continue reading

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Helpful Advice for Communicating With a Loved One Who Has Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia

Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia pose great communication challenges not only for the person afflicted but also for his loved ones and friends.  Here are some suggestions that can make conversations a little easier: Gain the person’s attention before beginning talking. … Continue reading

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How to Find Living Accommodations for an Aging Parent

Wouldn’t it be grand if all aspects of aging were graceful?  The truth is that growing older is never all together easy.  It would be great if everyone could continue to live independently in their own homes until the very … Continue reading

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Words of Thanks from the THA Group Family

Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.  ~Theodore Roosevelt (submitted by Kristin … Continue reading

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Bringing the Generations Together for a Veteran’s Day Tribute

The Hunter Army Airfield children and teens spent the past month making homemade Veterans Day cards for THA Group’s patients, volunteers, and employees who served in the United States Armed Forces . “The children [of Hunter Army Airfield] already have … Continue reading

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Hospice and Judaism

The following article was written by Jon Cohen, Director of THA Group Island Hospice, for the November 2011 issue of the “Savannah Jewish News.” Over the past 13 years, it has been my honor to assess and assist with the … Continue reading

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Spotlight on Lisa Covino: THA Group Skidaway Office Administrator and Breast Cancer Survivor

Most of you know the vivacious and dynamic Lisa Covino who keeps the very busy THA Group Skidaway branch office humming along.  A number of you probably also know that Lisa is a breast cancer survivor and outspoken advocate for … Continue reading

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THA Group Island Health Care Named To 2011 Home Care Elite

THA Group Island Health Care is the only Home Health Care company in the Coastal Empire and Low Country to be named to the 2011 OCS HomeCare Elite™ list.  Both Georgia and South Carolina Island Health Care offices are included. … Continue reading

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day: THA Group’s Approach to Palliative Care

This year’s World Hospice and Palliative Care Day focus is on how people living with conditions which are not infectious can benefit from palliative care. Non‐communicable conditions (cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory conditions, diabetes) make up 60% of death worldwide.  … Continue reading

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