Mary Beth Hardy, our Midwest regional director, has a story in the June issue of Advance for Long-Term Care Management about LivHOME’s work with The Sisters of the Living Word in Chicago.

You can read the story here.

In her article, Mary Beth begins by outlining the challenges facing the sisters when we first started working with them.  She describes the program we developed with the sisters.  And she explains how after 5 years, the sisters have become more active, are having fewer ER visits and falls, and feel more confident in their understanding of the health-care process.

This work with the sisters underscores the skills and approach we bring to the table in any client situation.

LivHOME has a nice article in this month’s CARING magazine. Steve shows how with Care Managers and Caregivers we create “The LivHOME Experience.” Enjoy!

To read the article, click here.

Today, we announced that LivHOME is acquiring the assets of AllianceCare’s private duty businesses in five East Coast states, providing LivHOME with a coast-to-coast footprint.

This represents LivHOME’s largest acquisition to date and its seventh since the beginning of 2007. The transaction includes AllianceCare private duty offices in Arlington, VA; Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA; and Silver Springs, MD.

For more information, please click here to view our press release.

I wanted to take a moment to highlight the efforts of our LivHOME staff as Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast recently.

Our Caregivers in the Houston area were focused on the well-being of our clients early on as the storm tracked toward Texas. They left their own homes to stay with clients, helped evacuate our senior clients to hotels when necessary, and maintained open lines of communication despite spotty service at best. Care Managers utilized their counseling skills to help clients and their families cope with the stress and strain of the situation.

Caregivers showed their dedication and concern for clients by staying by their side during the emergency, in many cases in homes without electricity or water. In one case, a Caregiver not only helped a client seek shelter in a local hotel — but also assisted the client’s grown daughter, dog, and bird.

I’m proud to report that our staff and clients all escaped the hurricane safe and sound. While we train for these situations and have been through them before, I’m always struck by the great professionalism and resourcefulness our staff exhibits when the going gets really tough.

-Mike Nicholson

We just put out our 10th podcast episode on brain aerobics. You will find some quick and easy things you can do to keep your brain active and engaged.

Visit our podcast page to listen.  Here’s a short summary:

Mary Beth Hardy, LivHOME’s Regional Director, Central Region, in this episode discusses the practice of Brain Aerobics and the great value it can have for seniors.  She explains how caregivers can help work Brain Aerobics into a senior’s everyday life and how it can be beneficial in addressing the decline in brain function that often comes with age.  She provides interesting, real-life examples of Brain Aerobics activities seniors and their caregivers have developed and used.