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Healthcare Literacy Explained

Healthcare Literacy Explained

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October is Healthcare Literacy Month.  Suggest you print the follow and review prior to any healthcare related visit. RECORDING details helps you remember important information later, ensuring that you follow through on the doctor’s recommendations correctly.  Helps to clarifies Medical Instructions. Medical instructions can sometimes be complex, involving new medications, lifestyle changes, or follow-up procedures. Recording your visit allows you to review instructions and avoid mistakes. If you don’t catch everything during the visit, you can go back to your…

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Assisted Living What and When

Assisted Living What and When

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Understanding In-Home Care Options and How to Manage Services. Part One Finding the correct match for “Need to Providers” has become increasing difficult. The need can spontaneously appear with any sudden health crisis. I hear all the time “I don’t need this, now” and sadly more often “I wish I had known this 2 months ago”.   This will be in two parts, the first here is understanding home care options.  I will follow with how to manage services. To get…

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What is a Healthcare Power of Attorney

What is a Healthcare Power of Attorney

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HCPOA or DPOA understand the differences so you can get the services you require. What is a Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) and Why do I Need One, is a question being asked more frequently.  It is important to understand how it is different than a Healthcare Power of Attorney.  Is it to be effective now or when I am incapacitated?  What can you do to make sure it can it be enforced? I have been asked many of these…

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Med Cabinet Reboot

Med Cabinet Reboot

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How does your medicine cabinet look?  Bet you have more medications and supplements at the end of 2020, than ever before, right. Start the year right! Make a list of EVERYTHING, including all supplements, take it to a pharmacist and ask them to do a forensic review. You may have received many prescriptions, from different providers over the year. Plus, this year you have been taking more over-the-counter meds and supplements, right. A pharmacist will be able to check for…

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GO-TO RESOURCES

GO-TO RESOURCES

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Call Jane Gregor for coordination of appropriate services 704 819 1775  Blake Living  Assisted Living and Memory Care 803 310 4242 blakeliving.com 65 Senior Street  Carol Connor arol@65seniorstreet.com 704-579-4480 BUNGALOWS  CAREPOINT Healther Rahrigs 704 508 9345 Home care Home Healthcare Centerwell HHC Helen Sizeland  Helen.sizeland@centerwellhomehealth.com 803 417 9748 Home Healthcare ELDER OPTIONS Scot Tenenbrock  scott@elderoptionsforyou.om 704 942 0650 ADVOCACY ENCOMPASS sStephany Olsheski 803 207 1952 Inpatient Rehabilitation FIRST FLIGHT Ann Majors amajors@firstlighthomecare.com 980 355 1958 HC/ HHC HEALTHSHARE Jane Gregor…

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HealthCare Prep!

HealthCare Prep!

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Patient preparedness in healthcare refers to the proactive actions and behaviors that patients should undertake to enhance their own health. Healthcare preparedness is a valuable approach that empowers you to take an active role in your own health and healthcare journey.  Be Prepared, Be Healthier! Top of Form

Pre Appointment Questionnaire

Pre Appointment Questionnaire

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Time with your Healthcare partner is often very limited. To be your best advocate requirespreparation. Documenting your reasons for the visit, beforehand, will help you receive theanswers you NEED. RECORD YOUR VISIT ON YOUR PHONE……..Learn How!Print individual sheets for each visit document and RECORD the answers Learning to document and describe should provide you with satisfactory outcomes for better health.ADVANCE APPOINTMENT PRE-CHECKLIST is for you to document WHY you are there and what you NEED. ADVOCATE=ASK!

5 Easy Steps to Keep Meds Strai

5 Easy Steps to Keep Meds Strai

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Consumer Report findings of 2000 seniors over 65 take on average 8-12 prescription medications per day. In addition, supplements, seasonal and temporary prescriptions are added. Approximately 530,000 injury incidents are seen yearly in outpatient clinics due to medication errors. What can you do to be safe, keep medications in order and receive the benefits that each medication is meant to give? Write them down. Keeping a good log of ALL your medications, prescriptions and over-the -counter can be life-saving. All…

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Do You Know What These Are?

Do You Know What These Are?

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Living Will – A written document that allows a patient to give explicit instructions about medical treatment to be administered when the patient is terminally ill or unconscious. It may also be called an Advance Directive. Five Wishes a legal directive to name all those that will make Health Care Decisions for you. Specifying, loving care, personal and spiritual care in addition to the medical and legal. It allows your caregiver to know exactly what you want; even your favorite…

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Get a Better Check-Up

Get a Better Check-Up

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Many of our annual check-ups have been delayed. Get ready and GO. Document your agenda. Bring a list of written prioritized questions, concerns, changes since your last visit like recent, falls, chest pain, or shortness of breath. A written list of medications. Write down what you actually take, including supplements and over-the-counter sleep meds, and CBD in any version. Make sure you get a hands-on exam. For a complete exam, you should get undressed. The doctor should check joints, heart,…

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