In-home care near Los Angeles Questions Senior Hospital Success You may have heard President Obama or another government official recently draw attention to new statistics on senior hospital readmissions. Supporters of the Affordable Care Act are claiming that it has solved this major problem, but in-home care near Los Angeles warns that there is more to the story than mere numbers. While the new legislation has unquestionably had an effect on hospital readmissions, there are differing opinions on exactly what that effect is so far. Fewer Readmissions on Paper “On paper,” it is true that readmission of seniors to the... View Article
In-home Caregivers in Los Angeles Should Be Aware of MRSA’s Spread Just the mention of MRSA sends shivers down the spine of anyone who has been affected by it in the past. The threat of this antibiotic-resistant infection is enough to make a senior think twice before going to the hospital, where it is most commonly contracted. In-home caregivers in Los Angeles recently learned that there’s another important “reservoir” for MRSA, according to new research: the home. Living in the Background One of the major characteristics of MRSA is its ability to live and even spread without a human host.... View Article
Let Home Care near Los Angeles Do the Driving The act of driving an automobile is a fascinating balance. On one hand, we become so accustomed to driving that we hardly think about each of the hundreds of choices we make during a routine trip. On the other hand, each of those choices has the potential to hurt ourselves and others if we do the wrong thing. Home care near Los Angeles recommends that you have the dreaded “driving conversation” with your elderly loved one sooner rather than later, especially if there are signs that his concentration may be suffering.... View Article
American Cancer Society RELAY FOR LIFE Mira Costa High School 325 South Peck Avenue Manhattan Beach, California 90266 May 17-18, 2014, 10:00 a.m. Saturday – 10:00 a.m. Sunday CarenetLA is planning to participate in the American Cancer Society’s RELAY FOR LIFE event on May 17-18 at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach (see flyer below for details). We invite all CarenetLA employees and clients who have been touched in some way by cancer to come and participate in the 24-hour event (that begins at 10:00 AM on May 17 at Mira Costa High School). To register, the contact information... View Article
How Radar can Help Elder Care in Los Angeles Radar has always been a primarily military and commercial application. It plays a critical part in the safe operation of aircraft, and without it airports around the world would come to a standstill. A professor at Villanova University wants to take radar from the airfield to the home, where it could help emergency response units and elder care in Los Angeles respond quickly to senior falls. How Radar Works To understand how radar can benefit seniors, it helps to know a little about how it works. A radar device sends out... View Article
