Berks County Parents Resource Forum – Monday, June 5th from 5:30-7:00pm
Berks County, PA – Reinvigorated and reimagined after the pandemic, a diversified team of professionals serving the aging population of Berks County have teamed up to provide the “Aging Parent Resource Forum (APRF)”. This open house style event is designed for busy, adult children seeking help, support, and resources for their aging loved ones. The event will be held in the Comfort Keepers Training Center at 2209 Quarry Drive, Suite B-20, West Lawn, PA 19609 on Monday, June 5th from 5:30-7pm.
The APRF will provide attendees with financial resources, care alternatives, assistive services and connections to the people and programs who can serve them and their loved ones. “We’re honored to bring back this impactful community event. Many adult children don’t know where to start to get the resources they need to care for their parents. If we can help that by hosting this event, we’re overjoyed!” says Owner and CEO Jennifer Teller.
What/Who to expect:
Self care information for families with Aging Parents
Free resources from agencies serving Seniors
Representatives from:
Berks County Area Agency on Aging
Berks County Veterans Affairs
Alzheimer’s Association
Medicare Education Services
Estate & Elder Law Attorneys
Home Care, Home Health, & Hospice Agencies and more!
Whether your loved one needs help now or you are planning for the future…Join us!
Gather information on Senior resources and get answers to your questions during this open session. No cost to attend. Drinks and snacks will be offered. Hosted by Comfort Keepers – Berks County.
RSVP by calling / texting (610) 741-5810 or emailing victoriagriffis@comfortkeepers.com
About Comfort Keepers
For 22 years, Comfort Keepers has provided one-on-one, attentive care to loved ones needing extra help at home. Comfort Keepers – Berks County provides home care in the greater Reading, PA area. Caregivers provide assistance as needed to complement the care provided by family or other professionals with bathing & dressing, incontinence care, dementia care, grocery shopping & meal planning/cooking, dishes & laundry, errands and transportation to appointments (doc/hair/misc.). Clients appreciate being treated with dignity and respect as well as preserving as much of their independence as possible.
Serving the communities of: Bernville, Birdsboro, Blandon, Boyertown, Douglassville, Elverson, Exeter, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Kenhorst, Kutztown, Laureldale, Leesport, Mohnton, Morgantown, Oley, Reading, Robesonia, Shillington, Shoemakersville, Sinking Spring, Temple, Topton, Wernersville, West Lawn, Womelsdorf, Wyomissing.
Top 9 Medicaid Application Mistakes
| Top 9 Medicaid Application Mistakes • April 26, 2023 • Issue #1540 |
| Fearless Caregiver ProfileJoin us as we celebrate Fearless Caregivers sharing personal stories as we care for our loved ones. Read this week’s Fearless Caregiver Profile and feel free to add your profile as well, so we can learn from and share with our fellow caregivers. Buffy Duvall How did you become the caregiver for your loved one? We were living together when he became very ill. There was no question about his caregiver. What is the hardest thing about being a caregiver and the most rewarding thing? The most rewarding this was the love he shared with me and, the hardest was not being able to get help for him and his death. …moreIN THIS ISSUE Fearless Caregiver Profile Adapting Activities Top 9 Medicaid Mistakes Be Sweet to Your Feet Caregiver Corner FEATURED ARTICLEAdapting Activities for People with Alzheimer’s Disease Source: National Institute on Aging Doing things we enjoy gives us pleasure and adds meaning to our lives. People with Alzheimer’s disease need to be active and do things they enjoy. However, don’t expect too much. It’s not easy for them to plan their days and do different tasks...moreWE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU Submit your original articles, poems and tips that you want to share with fellow caregivers. LEARN MORE GUEST ARTICLETop 9 Medicaid Application MistakesBy Jason Neufeld, Esq.Giving away assets or income within five years of applying for long-term care Medicaid will cause the majority of state Medicaid programs to defer qualification of benefits for a period of time (the length of this period if ineligibility depends on the value of the gifted assets). ..moreCARETIPSBe Sweet to Your Feet Your feet work hard to get you where you need to be. But years of wear and tear can be rough on them. So can disease, bad circulation, poorly trimmed toenails, and wearing shoes that don’t fit. …moreTODAY’S CAREGIVER FRIENDLY AWARDSENTER TODAY!CAREGIVER CORNERSome Things I Have Learnedby John PattersonI have learned to learn about the illness. In my case, I have learned about 11 illnesses, only to find that any one of them may crop up and have symptoms at any time and last for a few minutes, a few hours, a few days or even months. I have learned to take care of myself. The better I take care of myself, the better care I can give....moreDid you get this newsletter as a forward? SUBSCRIBE NOW |
| Top 9 Medicaid Application Mistakes • April 26, 2023 • Issue #1540 |
| Fearless Caregiver ProfileJoin us as we celebrate Fearless Caregivers sharing personal stories as we care for our loved ones. Read this week’s Fearless Caregiver Profile and feel free to add your profile as well, so we can learn from and share with our fellow caregivers. Buffy Duvall How did you become the caregiver for your loved one? We were living together when he became very ill. There was no question about his caregiver. What is the hardest thing about being a caregiver and the most rewarding thing? The most rewarding this was the love he shared with me and, the hardest was not being able to get help for him and his death. …moreIN THIS ISSUE Fearless Caregiver Profile Adapting Activities Top 9 Medicaid Mistakes Be Sweet to Your Feet Caregiver Corner FEATURED ARTICLEAdapting Activities for People with Alzheimer’s Disease Source: National Institute on Aging Doing things we enjoy gives us pleasure and adds meaning to our lives. People with Alzheimer’s disease need to be active and do things they enjoy. However, don’t expect too much. It’s not easy for them to plan their days and do different tasks...moreWE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU Submit your original articles, poems and tips that you want to share with fellow caregivers. LEARN MORE GUEST ARTICLETop 9 Medicaid Application MistakesBy Jason Neufeld, Esq.Giving away assets or income within five years of applying for long-term care Medicaid will cause the majority of state Medicaid programs to defer qualification of benefits for a period of time (the length of this period if ineligibility depends on the value of the gifted assets). ..moreCARETIPSBe Sweet to Your Feet Your feet work hard to get you where you need to be. But years of wear and tear can be rough on them. So can disease, bad circulation, poorly trimmed toenails, and wearing shoes that don’t fit. …moreTODAY’S CAREGIVER FRIENDLY AWARDS ENTER TODAY!CAREGIVER CORNERSome Things I Have Learnedby John PattersonI have learned to learn about the illness. In my case, I have learned about 11 illnesses, only to find that any one of them may crop up and have symptoms at any time and last for a few minutes, a few hours, a few days or even months. I have learned to take care of myself. The better I take care of myself, the better care I can give....more Did you get this newsletter as a forward? SUBSCRIBE NOW |
Insights for Aging Services Professionals March 2023
| Celebrate the Role of Benefits in Aging Well During Boost Your Budget® Week |
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Quality Insights – News on immunizations, long-term care, skilled nursing facilities and more
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Get Free Onsite Infection Control Consultation! Effective infection control is key in preventing the spread of disease in health care facilities.Quality Insights offers onsite visits for the assessment of and assistance with your infection control program free of charge. Get assistance with: Infection control program assessments Antibiotic stewardship Environmental infection control Staff education Vaccinations And more! For more information or to schedule your free onsite visit, contact Jennifer Brown at jbrown@qualityinsights.org. |
| FREE Webinar on Opioid Prescribing, PDMP, & Tapering Quality Insights invites you to join our upcoming webinar, “Effective Opioid Tapering Practices,” Wednesday, March 22, from 1-2 p.m. ET. Free Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits will be available. This module is part of the “Evidence-Based Prescribing: Tools You Can Use to Fight the Opioid Epidemic” educational series. Expert presenters Rabecca Dase, MHA, and Dr. John Gallagher, MD, will discuss: How to use the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) to determine if a provider should consider tapering his/her patient Indicators prescribers can look for when considering tapering opioids How to discuss tapering with patients using patient-centered techniques General opioid tapering protocol and how to adapt this protocol to individual patients’ needs How to manage withdrawal and use tools to measure withdrawal in patients This webinar is recommended for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals. To learn more about CMEs and learning objectives, as well as take the pre-event questionnaire, download the event flyer. To register for the event, follow the link below. |
Berks Elder Network Meeting – February 8, 2023
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| Fellow Senior Advocates, You are invited to attend the February 8th BEN Meeting. Holisticare Hospice will be our host. The RSVP deadline is Friday February 3rd and RSVP’s go directly to Allison Heller, Program Director AllisonHeller@holisticarehospice.org. Host address: 1150 Berkshire Blvd, Suite 209 (2nd floor) Wyomissing, PA 19610 Masks are required Speaker: Holisticare’s Pauline Broberg-Lewin AARL Method; Making Music with the Dying. Breakfast & refreshments at 8am. Meeting starts at 8:15 AM |
| Jennifer Teller, Owner & CEO Comfort Keepers jenniferteller@comfortkeepers.com 610-678-8000 referrals 484-824-1084 Direct |
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PA Link Lebanon County Partner Meeting 2-3-23 at 8:30 am
  Join our “Spotlight presenters” from The Arc of Lancaster Lebanon Maureen Westcott, Executive Director and Amy Fisher, Advocacy and Family Support Via zoom on Feb. 3, 2023 at 8:30. We will be inviting partners from Lebanon and Lancaster to participate. |
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Manor at Market Square – Welcoming New Residents
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Consumer Voice – quality long term care
| View this message on our website. In this Issue:Staffing in Nursing Homes and How It Affects Residents See the Agenda for the Virtual Consumer Voice Conference Save the Date: Virtual Office Hour on Visitation During the Holidays Inadequate Staffing in Nursing Homes and How It Affects Residents Chronic understaffing has been a serious problem in nursing homes for decades and has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. While there are numerous factors contributing to this problem, one major cause is the lack of adequate minimum staffing standards at both the state and federal levels. Consumer Voice has continued to focus on staffing in nursing homes as an advocacy priority.Report: High Staff Turnover: A Job Quality Crisis in Nursing Homes – Our report sheds light on how nursing homes with higher staff turnover perform poorly in a variety of measures. It examines how staff turnover harms residents, the causes of high turnover, and offers solutions to this endemic problem.Last Spring, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that included requests for information regarding the implementation of a minimum staffing standard in nursing homes. Minimum standards ensure that staffing will not fall to a level that would be harmful to residents. Consumer Voice submitted comments to CMS strongly supporting the proposal for a minimum staffing standard. CMS stated it planned to propose a minimum staffing standard within one year.Report: Staffing Matters – Our report looked at federal data regarding nursing home staffing levels and how it affects outcomes for residents. It found that nursing homes with higher staffing levels have higher overall, health inspection, and staffing ratings. Plus, the data also revealed that as staffing levels decrease in nursing homes, the instances of resident abuse rise. Learn more about our work around staffing in nursing homes on our website. See the Agenda for the Virtual Consumer Voice Conference Join us online December 8-9, 2022 for the virtual portion of the Consumer Voice Conference!Listen to key experts discuss the latest policy updates; Hear the voice of long-term care consumers; Connect with advocates nationwide and learn about best practices;Gain skills relevant to your work; and Get revitalized and equipped with new tools to put your systems and individual advocacy into action!  Plus, view select recorded sessions from the in-person conference. Register for the virtual conference to participate in the live event and to have access to session recordings and materials for 60 days.Save the Date: Virtual Office Hour on Visitation During the Holidays The National Ombudsman Resource Center (NORC) is hosting a virtual open office hour the last Wednesday of each month at 2:00 pm ET for long-term care Ombudsmen representatives. The next call is Wednesday, November 30th. This is an opportunity to ask questions, share information, and have open conversations with your peers and NORC staff. The focus of the November call will be visitation in nursing homes during the holidays. These Zoom calls do not include a structured presentation and are open to all State Ombudsmen and their program representatives. These calls will not be recorded and do not require registration. Use this link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85675114259 |
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