Receive Compassionate & Dedicated Home Health Care in Anderson through Always Best Care

One of the main goals for seniors today is to stay in their home for as long as possible. Surrounded by comforting memories, pictures of their family and the familiar environment, seniors often thrive. But there comes a time when the senior might need a little extra help to accomplish various daily tasks. Things like cleaning up, preparing and serving meals, watering the plants, etc. are just a few of the many services that Always Best Care caregivers provide when they are matched to a senior.

With different levels of care to choose from, based on the senior’s individual needs, the Always Best Care caregivers are trained, licensed, bonded, and insured and hand-picked by the company for the senior client to create a lasting, fulfilling care giving bond. The senior might need help with transportation to and from worship services, the grocery store, doctor’s appointments, etc. This is something that the Always Best Care caregivers are fully equipped to provide with Level One care. The senior might need more extensive help such as assistance with walking, eating, bathing, etc., and this level of care is available via the dedicated and compassionate Always Best Care caregivers, as well.

If you live in the Anderson & Greenwood area, and are interested in learning more information about home health care in Anderson, you’re encouraged to call the Always Best Care Greenwood location to set up a free care consultation. During this consultation, a professional care coordinator will visit with you to discuss your options for in-home care. If you are interested in assisted living homes in Anderson, Always Best Care also has a long, reputable history of providing free referrals to assisted living communities, as well.

When you sit down with the care coordinator, together you will create a customized care plan that outlines your needs. This care plan will be modified as your needs change in the future so you never have to worry about getting exactly the care you need. Call the Always Best Care Greenwood branch today at 864-229-1211 for more information about assisted living homes in Anderson and home health care in Anderson. You’ll be glad you did!

Seniors: Laugh a Little (or a Lot!) & Reap the Health Benefits

Laughing feels great. We crave it, and we know that when we are laughing, we are doing good things for our body. It’s been theorized that laughter can cure disease. This was disproven in the 1990’s, but the fact still remains that laughter does have a number of health benefits associated with it. Seniors should take special note because as we age our bodies naturally have a lower immune system and the possibility for a host of other diseases.

Benefits of Laughter

• Boosting immunity. It’s been proven that people who laugh (right after laughing) have lower levels of stress hormones in their blood, and a boost to their immune system. 
• Increased pain tolerance. Scattered research has proven that there is a correlation between laughter and an increase in pain tolerance.
• Reduced stress levels. Laughter causes the secretion of dopamine in the body (along with other similar chemicals) which has a powerful affect on decreasing anxiety, depression, and stress.
• Strengthens muscles. When you laugh you work the muscles of the abdomen and diaphragm. This can greatly benefit people who suffer from bronchitis and asthma.
• Decreased cholesterol and blood pressure. When you laugh you breathe in more oxygen, which, in turn, helps the body’s circulation and oxygenation to the brain and the rest of the body.
  

What is Laughter Yoga?

For seniors who have mobility issues, or who are confined to wheelchairs, Laughter Yoga is serious business. This type of yoga is meant to replace standard yoga and is a type of voluntary laughter that results in the same benefits as regular laughter. Laughter Yoga has been known to enhance mood, as well as provide all of the other benefits listed above.

 Are you a senior living in the Greenwood & Anderson area? Would you like information regarding home care in McCormick or about how you can get free referrals for assisted living facilities in Greenwood? Always Best Care has been a leading senior care giving company in the United States and Canada for the past 20 years. Seniors are encouraged to call the Always Best Care Greenwood & Anderson location at 864-229-1211 to set up a free care consultation. They look forward to hearing from you!

How Grief Can Affect Us

Purely by the numbers, as people age they are more likely to experience grief. Whether it’s the loss of a parent, child, partner, or good friend, grief is a process that needs to be addressed and worked through before life can regain some semblance of normalcy. People go through grief differently, and every loss takes a different toll on the individual. However, there are some emotions that can be predicted beforehand and they are:

• Shock. Shutting down is sometimes the best way a body can cope with traumatic news or events. Not feeling anything is a defense mechanism that gears us up to be able to cope with the grief.
  
  
• Intense emotional pain. Once the shock wears off, the pain sets in. The pain is too much for the body to bear emotionally and periods of uncontrollable crying are common.
  
  
• Depression. The traumatic loss shakes us to the core. God’s plan is often questioned as loneliness sets in.
  
  
• Illnesses with no apparent cause. Sometimes grief manifests in the body through sickness, aches and pains that have no real cause.
  
  
• Panic sets in. The reality of the painful loss is obvious and clear, and because of this we panic because it’s unclear to us whether we’ll ever be happy again.
  
  
• Anger sets in. Feeling angry about the disastrous event is common, also. It’s okay to be angry at the person that died, feeling as though they left you behind. If this feeling persists, it’s best to see a therapist to help work through it.
  
  
• Inability to engage in life again. We might feel as though we are betraying our deceased loved one by partaking in activities we enjoy.
  
  
• Hope. Eventually, the sun shines through the clouds and there is the tiniest feeling that you can, in fact, experience joy and happiness again.

Always Best Care has been providing exceptional senior care for the past 20 years. Since 1996, they have been employing only the finest caregivers to care for their senior clients.If you live in the Greenwood and Anderson area and are interested in learning about referrals for assisted living in Anderson, or you would like information about senior home care in Greenwood, call the Always Best Care Greenwood location at 864-229-1211 or email them at bkapperman@abc-seniors.com today. 

Get Quality & Compassionate Senior Care in Abbeville with Always Best Care

Over the past 20 years, seniors in the United States and Canada have benefited from the quality and compassionate care provided by Always Best Care Senior Services. They have, in fact, assisted over 25,000 seniors in that time with daily tasks such as housecleaning, meal preparation and clean up, pet and plant care, as well as assistance with grooming, eating, walking, etc. Seniors living in the Greenwood and Anderson area can call the Always Best Care Greenwood location to set up a consultation.

The Always Best Care caregivers are licensed, bonded, insured and undergo a thorough criminal background check.Because of this, seniors and their families can have peace of mind knowing that the Always Best Care caregivers are always performing their job with the utmost level of respect and dignity.Some of the other tasks that Always Best Care caregivers perform include escorting to various locations such as doctor’s appointments, worship services, etc., discussing current and historical events, organizing mail, changing bed linen, accompanying to lunch or dinner, arranging appointments, medication reminders, playing games and cards, and many others.

The Always Best Care Greenwood and Anderson location also serves Abbeville, McCormick, Saluda, Edgefield, and Laurent Counties. They have been a part of the Always Best Care family since 2009 and take pride in their non-medical care and assisted living referrals which they provide free of charge. They have developed strong relationships with the area nursing facilities, senior communities, social workers, area hospitals, and all of the other area senior resources.

Once you set up a Care Consultation, a Care Coordinator will visit you and help you create an individualized Care Plan. This Care Plan outlines all of your personal needs including emotional, physical, medical, intellectual, social, etc. This Care Plan will be updated as your needs change, so you never have to worry about getting the very best care available to you.

If you live in the Greenwood and Anderson area and are interested in learning more about senior care in Abbeville or about the Always Best Care caregivers in Greenwood, call the Always Best Care Greenwood location today at 864-229-1211 or email them at bkapperman@abc-seniors.com to set up the care consultation.

Seniors: Babysitting is Good for Your Health

Raising children is a difficult task. Your life is changed by having children, and you adjust to become a great mother or father so that your children will grow up happy and with a sense of purpose. And then time passes and grandchildren enter the world. It’s not known who said it, but the quote, “If I’d known grandchildren were so much fun, I would have had them first!” is a common sentiment among grandparents. And now, studies have proven that when you babysit your grandchildren, you might actually be improving your health, and boosting your brain power.

Grandchildren Keep You Young

When you engage with your grandchild in activities that they enjoy – coloring, playing on the playground, singing songs, making music out of non-musical items, you are stimulating your brain. Studies show that by stimulating your brain, you improve cognitive functioning and stave off dementia. Music, itself, has been proven to keep dementia at bay as well as to help those who suffer from it return to lucidity.

Maintain Moderation

Just like everything, moderation is the key to success. You don’t have pizza every single night, and you wouldn’t sleep twelve hours a night, either. Grandparents who babysit five times a week or more actually exhibit a negative response to it. This is likely due to exhaustion and loss of identity, less time for themselves, etc. So, while babysitting your grandchild can have great cognitive and well-being benefits, don’t overdo it. You’ll likely know if you are by how you feel at the end of the day.

Other Ways to Stave off Dementia

Are you curious about other ways you can keep both your mind and body active in your senior years?

• Take a hike with a buddy. Walking through nature is one of the most relaxing, peaceful, and soul enriching activities you can engage in.

• Stay busy. Don’t be a couch potato, get up and walk around, do some yoga, walk the block with a friend, your brain will love you for it.

• Avoid alcohol and say yes to water! Never pass up vegetables, fruits, or nuts.

If you are interested in receiving information about in-home caregivers in Greenwood or other home health care options in Anderson, contact the Always Best Care Greenwood and Anderson location today at 864-229-1211. They will help you set up a consultation so you can get started on your future!

Get Outstanding In-Home Care in McCormick with Always Best Care Senior Services

Since 1996, Always Best Care Senior Services has been providing seniors all over North America with outstanding in-home care, as well as suitable referrals to assisted living communities. They employ only the finest caregivers who are well-trained, highly-skilled, licensed, insured and undergo a thorough background check. The Always Best Care caregivers are compassionate and carry out their services with respect and dignity for their senior clients. Some of those services include companionship and conversation, escorting for shopping, appointments, errands, reminder appointments, assisting with walking, dressing, etc., supervising home maintenance, preparing and serving meals, and many other helpful services.

If you live in the Greater Greenwood area and are interested in finding out more about in-home care in McCormick, or other options in senior care in Anderson, you can call the Always Best Care Greenwood and Anderson location at 864-229-1211 and set up a consultation. The initial meeting with a Care Coordinator from Always Best Care will be when you create your own individualized Care Plan together. This Care Plan specifically outlines all of your needs including spiritual needs, intellectual needs, and medical needs. Plus, once the Care Plan has been drafted, it will be continually updated as your needs change.

In addition to the helpful services provided by the Always Best Care caregivers, the company also has a number of Special Services that they provide to their senior clients. These include:

• Always Safe – This is a fall prevention and detection program that allows the senior and their family to rest easy. It brings peace of mind because the senior is monitored 24/7 for any fall that might take place.
• Always in Touch – This is a telephone reassurance program for people who have very limited contact with the outside world. It’s free for all seniors and disabled adults who live in the United States and Canada.
  
  
• Always on Call – This is a 24/7 physician access program that lets seniors contact a physician any time of the day. This is especially helpful for problems that occur outside normal doctor’s hours and for filling non-narcotic prescriptions.

If you are interested in learning more about in-home care in McCormick, or options surrounding senior care in Anderson, call the Always Best Care Greater Greenwood and Anderson location at 864-229-1211 or email them at bkapperman@abc-seniors.com to set up your consultation.

See a Doctor Easily with These Tips

Nobody wants accidents to happen, but let’s face it, they do. And when the time comes, you want to see a doctor ASAP, instead of waiting for hours in a crowded emergency room, or possibly days to see your general practitioner. Health care options are continually expanding (to the benefit of the public) and now there are ways to easily see a doctor without waiting what seems like a lifetime.

• Immediate and Urgent Care Centers are springing up everywhere. These locations are perfect for injuries and illnesses that aren’t life threatening. There is likely an urgent care location in your area and you can see them for things like sprains, falls, back problems, cuts (and bleeding), the flu, fever, sinus infections, etc.
  
  
• PAs, or Physician’s Assistants, are a practical and reasonable alternative for when you aren’t able to get in to see your own doctor. PAs can take down medical histories, they can order tests and perform them, and they can create treatment plans and even give advice to patients about the medications they’re prescribing. Plus, if it’s something very serious, they have direct access to a physician.
  
  
• “Big Box” Clinics, also known as Retain Clinics, are located within grocery stores, pharmacies and some big department stores. With no appointment necessary to see a nurse practitioner or even a doctor, this alternative can help you with bronchitis, conjunctivitis, etc., but not more serious injuries like fractures and sprains.
  
  
• Group Visits involve several people suffering from one condition such as asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc. The advantage here is obvious – communicate ideas with one another, learn, grow, benefit from others successes and failures in treatments. Plus, there is more time allotted to group visits than single visits (over 5x as much time). There are usually psychotherapists, social workers, nurse practitioners, nurses, etc. staffing these visits, as well as access to nutritionists and behaviorists.
  
  

Always Best Care has been in the care giving industry since 1996. During that time, they have provided their compassionate care to over 25,000 seniors in Canada and the United States. If you are interested in learning about senior care options in Abbeville and Greenwood, or about assisted living communities in the area, call them at 864-229-1211 or email them at bkapperman@abc-seniors.com.