May 10, 2007
The Free Monthly Ezine for Health and Elder Care Professionals
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In Honor of Mother's Day
Just in Time for Mother's Day!
Sure, buying a vacuum cleaner for mom may not sound all that personal, but if your mom appreciates practical useful gifts then check this offer available to those residing in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.Stop in at one of the local Oreck Stores on Friday, Saturday or Sunday (May 11,12,13) and receive a free demo of the American Made 8lb vacuum cleaner. Mention Adult Guardianship Services!!! When you do, you will receive a FREE Oreck Car Vac (retail value of $39.95) Should you then elect to make a purchase (of any value, even a small can of window cleaner), The Oreck Retail Stores listed below, will then donate 15% of your purchase directly to Adult Guardianship Services
The Oreck cleans the air as you vacuum eliminating 99.9% of all allergens. Oreck is endorsed by the Carpet Institute because it prolongs the life of your carpet, both residential and commercial. The handle is unique, designed by an orthopedic surgeon, as it takes the stress off your hand, arm, and shoulder while vacuuming.
Participating Locations:
4570 Great Northern Blvd, North Olmsted - 440-801-1067
7451 W. Ridgewood, Parma - 440-842-6087
5891 Mayfield Rd, Mayfield Heights - 440-646-9080
18050 Royalton Rd, Strongsville - 440-268-9320
7870 Plaza Blvd, Mentor - 440-205-3500
Mother’s Day Card Dilemma – How to Love an Unlovable Mother
Do You Have a Perfect or Imperfect Mother?
Thoughts to ponder by Barbara Mascio
You are standing in front of beautiful cards filled with verses depicting the wonderful loving unselfish love of a mother and none of them quite fit. You’re wondering why the card companies can’t have a special section just for the dysfunctional family.
Truth is, few families ever have the perfect mother. If you ask one of my siblings (including step and half brothers and sisters) you will get 13 different answers. Perception, personal growth, and where he or she landed in the pecking order have much to do with the varied descriptions. Continue Reading
The Truth Behind Mothers Day The Gift of Peace for Mother's Day
Written by Medea Benjamin Continue Reading
Mothers Day Famous Quotes and Submissions
Various submissions from our readers Continue Reading
Analysis of Home Health Agencies Payment Proposal-Proving Quality of Care?
By Barbara MascioTo review a recent article on the proposal calling for proof of quality care, made by US Department of Health and Human Resources, the division of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, see Daily Health Policy, dated May 2 2007.
Quoting directly from this article:
'A series of changes CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) proposed last week to Medicare payments for home health agencies would lead to payment cuts totaling more than $7 billion by 2012, according to an analysis by the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, CQ HealthBeat reports. CMS on Friday proposed increasing payments by 2.9% for home health agencies that report quality-of-care data and by 0.9% for those who did not provide quality data.
The question then arises, how does one determine quality of care? More to the point, on what basis will the federal government qualify a home care service as being one providing quality care in order to receive the 2.9% increase? Continue Reading
Staffing Health and Elder Care Industry – High Turnover Diminishes Quality of Life
By Barbara MascioWinning essays receive $1,200 worth of free advertising. Share your solutions to this problem with others! Continue Reading
Attention Businesses - Save the Date!
The Ohio Association of Adult Day Services is sponsoring an educational conference on August 17th and 18th. The conference will be held in Columbus Ohio. Vendor and Sponsorship opportunities are still available but you must act quickly. Any business offering products, resources, and/or services to the health and elder care industry will find this event of great value as you network and meet hundreds of Adult Day Care Center owners and In Home Care business owners.Additional information is on its way to you. Meanwhile, contact Dre Aliquo-Varela or Natalia Milas to reserve your table space.
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The Use of Email in Business – The Top Do's and Don'ts
By Barbara MascioThe following is a short list of Do’s and Don’ts in regards to email communication. We are in fact, compiling a training tool that businesses will be able to download and share with its staff. This should be completed within the next month or so. Continue Reading
Words that don't work with Boomers
Written by Dan TaylorI love Dr. Frank Luntz new book, Words that Work (Hyperion Books 2007). In his book, Dr. Luntz talks about the way words are used to influence and motivate and the way they are used to connect thought and emotion. He talks about how to use the right words for the situation and how to choose the right words for the effect that one wants to create. If only Dr. Luntz had been in my grade school I think I could’ve skipped a lot of the “See Spot Run” stuff and gotten directly to telling Spot to stop creating spots on the floor for me to clean up.
As I read through the book I couldn’t help but think how the entire vocabulary of talking to people as they age has the collective aroma of formaldehyde and death. “Care Center, Assisted Living, Senior Care, Nursing Home, Special Care", are all terms that have negative connotations to them and even deeper negative connections. Continue Reading
Changes Being Considered
The purpose behind both of our ezines is to provide news and updates, educational and fun, for both the health and elder care professional and the senior citizen. The ezines were also meant to be a tool for all Certified Senior Approved Services that could be used to provide updates on their business as well as offering a free avenue to promote their businesses to the senior citizen market.We do not receive submissions from our Certified Senior Approved Services as we assumed we would. And many of the submissions we do receive are coming in from companies that want to use this space to promote their service without first becoming a Certified Senior Approved Service. Though we appreciate the submissions, we are still holding fast to our mission statement. We do not want to recommend and endorse, even through implying as much, by featuring a company that delivers a service directly to the senior, if in fact, we cannot verify its history of quality care.
Given the fact that our ezines take up at least 30 hours each month in preparation and execution, we are reevaluating the way this is being done. Nothing has been decided yet, but wanted everyone to know that there are changes in the wind.
Resources for Your Business and for Your Clients
Looking for information educational material for your staff or for your senior clients? See the wonderful services provided by our collaborative partners.Senior Discounts
The Parent Care Solution Blog
Minding Our Elders Blog
CareCentral
Health Central
Today's Senior
CPR Training On Line
Home Health Care Solutions
28 Reasons Why You Can't Take Care of Your Parents ...
Life Ledger
Caregiver's Resource, Inc.
Workshops and Seminars for both staff and seniors
Connections in Communications
Marketing, Business Tools, How to Resources for your business
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Note the upcoming Adult Guardianship Services fund raising event in Ohio, Scavenger Hunt at the Cleveland Zoo, The Ex-Smoker's Guide to Cracking UP! series, and much more!