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Category Archives: CEO Messages
Living Independently
In a recent nationwide survey of SYNERGY HomeCare clients, over 91% of people reported that home care services improved their quality of life and well being. An important part of well being is independence, and home care is proven way to improve both. Continue reading →
Posted in CEO Messages, Health, Helpful Tips, Home Care, Resources, Seniors
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Tagged caregiving, Health, independence, senior
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Making the Choice
National Healthcare Decisions Day is coming up on April 16. Take this time to evaluate your long-term care plans and create or adjust them to promote your well being, comfort and independence throughout your life. If you work in the healthcare field, encourage your patients and their families to make decisions about their long term care plans. Continue reading →
Posted in CEO Messages, Family Caregivers, Health, Home Care, Resources, Seniors
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Tagged advance directives, healthcare, long term care, NHDD
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A “Meet in the Middle” Solution
When it comes to care of non medical and medical services, the safety of the client is of very high importance. As it happens, this week is Patient Safety Awareness week, sponsored by the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). Some of the safety concerns of the NPSF are: improper dosing of medication, infections acquired during medical care, falls, hospital readmissions, and diagnostic errors (which often occur due to miscommunication). Continue reading →
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Tagged care, courtesy, safety
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At the Heart of Care
The heart is an important organ- perhaps the most important in the human body. Without a healthy heart, our bodies cannot distribute nourishment and oxygen. Heart disease is painful, scary, and (for many people), a part of daily life. Here’s the good news: heart health is something that people of every age can pursue. Continue reading →
Posted in CEO Messages, Health, Helpful Tips, Home Care
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Tagged American Heart Month, care, Centers for Disease Control, February, Health, Heart
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Staying Healthy, Safe and Happy in 2012
January is the month where people adopt new trends and resolve to (once again) be healthier. In fact, a list of popular New Year’s resolutions published by usa.gov lists six of thirteen resolutions that relate directly to well being. People want to lose weight, eat better, exercise more, stop smoking, curb alcohol consumption, and manage stress. As we look forward to 2012, there are a few things that will stick around past January and continue to become popular in years to come. Organic foods take up more space in the grocery store, gaming systems double as personal trainers, and home care is increasingly popular among seniors, baby boomers and retirees. Continue reading →
Posted in CEO Messages, Health, Helpful Tips
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Tagged 2012, Alzheimer's disease, care, happy, Health, home, medical, Perspectives, Peter Tourian, Providers, safety, SYNERGY
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A Commitment to Care
On behalf of SYNERGY HomeCare, I would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season. One unique aspect of the holidays that always sticks out to me is that people focus on general goodwill toward everyone in need rather than … Continue reading →
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Tagged CEO, disability, Health, Message, Peter, professional, Tourian
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Quality of Life at End of Life
While it is physically and emotionally difficult, the end of life is a natural part of being human. There comes a time when traditional medicine can no longer treat symptoms; it can only provide comfort. Hospice services allow people to have peace instead of pain and most importantly, their home environment instead of a hospital facility. Hospice is a great source of comfort for people who want to pass with ease and families who want only the best quality of life for their loved ones. Continue reading →
Posted in CEO Messages, Hospice and Palliative Care
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Tagged aging, care, elderly, family, hospice, life, palliative, quality
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Honoring the “Veterans” of 9/11
A full decade after the 9/11 attacks and ensuing combat in the middle east, we have a better scope of the motivators behind the defense of our country. For our newest franchise owner Jay Portadin in Bordentown, New Jersey, the anniversary of 9/11 is very personal. Jay is a retired NYPD officer and was one of the first responders to the emergency calls from the World Trade Center and an eyewitness to the events at Ground Zero ten years ago. Jay is also an example of brave acts of our nation’s law enforcement officers and veterans. Continue reading →
Carrying the Torch of Family Caregiving
Family caregiving is a pattern of care and compassion that is passed from generation to generation. The example of one family caregiver has the power to cause a ripple effect through extended family, the community and home care. It is such a relief to our professional caregivers when they enter a home knowing that a supportive family caregiver is involved in the client’s life. Continue reading →
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Tagged Arms Around Family Caregivers, Caregivers, family, Peter Tourian
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A Month of Independence
Last week we celebrated the Fourth of July, which commemorates our Declaration of Independence as a nation, as a culture, and as individuals. Even over 235 years later, there is a reason why we keep throwing barbeques, waving flags, and lighting fireworks; it is because freedom is essential to our way of life. When a person ages and their abilities slowly diminish, or when illness strikes and their health is suddenly taken from them, it is easy to help them by doing things for them. However, the depression and helplessness these seniors often feel are not because of their aging or their sickness; it is because their independence has been impeded in a significant way. Continue reading →
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Tagged care, CEO, home, independence, Peter, seniors, Tourian
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