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In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: “Penning A “Bucket List” – Macabre or A Worthwhile Exercise?” “Such is the case with the committed team of skilled clinicians who work at Remain At Home Senior Care – one of our many principal care goals is a dogged commitment to helping facilitate the very best …

In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: “Supplemental Insurance: Necessary or Excessive?” “For many of us, our only connection to the concept of supplemental insurance is an amusing series of commercials featuring a slightly obnoxious, but delightfully quirky duck. Here’s a real definition: Supplemental insurance is extra or additional insurance you can purchase to …

In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: “Elder Abuse: What It Is and What You Can Do About It” “According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, elder abuse covers both intentional abuse (physical and emotional) and unintentional abuse (negligence) by a trusted individual. Studies report that more than 10 percent of the elderly …

In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: “Alzheimer’s and Dementia: When Lying is the Best Medicine” ““Re-direction” essentially entails changing the topic when the patient becomes obsessed with one subject and acts agitated or angry. Behavior that is often “out-of character” for a dementia patient can sometimes be thwarted when caregivers divert attention from stressful …

In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: “Genealogy: Enjoy the Process of Finding Your Origins” “Many times the best answers to our queries about the past come simply from asking the right questions. Nothing can replace the spoken word or oral tradition from family elders, many of whom are living, breathing libraries of history.” The …

In the News: On News Talk 1340 WGAU: Brian Carrigan & Leslie Kimbel on “Liz Talk” with Liz Dalton “Liz Dalton interviews Brian Carrigan and Leslie Kimbel about Remain At Home Senior Care’s unique patient-first model in home health care.”

In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: “I Will Survive: Keeping Seniors Safe During Extreme Heat” “After last week’s scorching heat, we were reminded that everyone, especially senior citizens, are vulnerable to extreme weather. The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control Prevention estimates that hundreds of Americans die each year due to oppressive temperatures. Sadly, most …

In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: “Technology: A Brave New World for Seniors” “While many seniors today are often chided (gently, we hope) by their families for their aversion to new things, it’s instructive to remember that seniors have in their lifetimes adapted to a wealth of potentially unsettling changes and inventions: seeing people …

In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: “Home Alone: Senior Tips for Living Safely on Your Own” “My kids, and I’m guessing scores of other fans of the seriously silly, slapstick hit movie from 1990, will appreciate this stat: More than 30 million people in America today are “home alone.” Many of these are seniors. …

In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: “Remain at Home Senior Care chooses Athenian director of patient advocacy” “Most appealing is the company’s distinctive ability to keep seniors healthy and happy at home,” she said, “There is no other model out there that is even close to what Remain At Home Senior Care has to …