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by | Nov 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
The care business is tricky in many ways. Most of us can recall the days when all that mattered for a hospital was to be open and responsive. Many were not as customer responsive as we would have liked them to be but we all looked up to them as the community...
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by | Oct 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
In 1995 when the publishers of this blog began our foray into adult day care we were aware that public funds could be used to pay for services. The Medicaid waiver was actually new to Wayne County, Michigan and providers of the various services purchased under the...
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by | Oct 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Success in adult day care rests with many factors. These include having a clinically competent and properly managed memory care initiative, outstanding sanitation program and a meaningful activities routine. And yet all of these revolve around one other critical...
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by | Oct 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
This week we spent time enjoying the open house event of Open Heart Community Care’s adult day care program. We thank those who phoned later in the day indicating they could not join us but asked for a time to visit later. This is an enhanced social model...
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by | Sep 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
A one-word answer, YES. Adult day services are the premier approach to long-term care without causing major emotional disruption in people or forcing them out of their homes. They get supervision, rehabilitation, interaction with others, meals they might skip at...
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by | Sep 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
I can recall the day Friendly Adult Day Care & Respite Center added the work of a podiatrist to those who attended to our program participants. It was needed since we served a number of diabetics and their families could not take days off work to take them back...
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by | Aug 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
As universal as adult day care is, there are still varying requirements based upon where you operate. This includes different parts of the United States and other countries we serve including Canada, New Zealand and Australia. While some requirements are truly...
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by | Aug 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Often when we think of the word predator our mind goes to molesters. This blog does not address issues involving molesters. Our focus is the development and success of adult day care providers. Hence we are talking about those predators who look for ways to defraud...
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by | Aug 12, 2014 | Blog, Training
There is no shortage of those in adult day care who prefer just to be left alone. Some would prefer to use the day for naps. The late Oscar Edwards pictured here preferred to spend his time occupying his own mind and was offended if you tried to interrupt his...
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by | Jul 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Staff development is often the first item questioned when a family of an adult day care participant questions an incident. To what extent was this person prepared to respond to this sudden illness? You publish this organizational philosophy but what did you have in...
