We are offering free Covid testing for our employees and families every Wednesday 1:30-4:30. Sharon Bland, a retired nurse who works for Premier Caregiver Services, is helping us provide this special Covid-19 testing service.
Anyone interested in our Covid testing service can call 502-445-9953.
About Premier Caregiver Services
Premier Caregiver Services is an Independent (Not a Franchise) locally owned, KY Licensed Personal Services Agency specializing in “non-medical” personal care services aimed at helping seniors maintain independence at home. Our goal is to enhance an individual’s quality of life and prevent unnecessary hospitalizations, facility placements and anxiety.
In order to provide the highest quality home care services, we recruit and hire the most dependable and experienced caregivers. All of our caregivers are bonded and insured, and have undergone extensive background checks, drug screening and training to ensure your peace of mind.
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Aging Gracefully: Creating a Senior Care Plan for Mom and Dad
Moderator, Jackie Hays speaks at the “Aging Gracefully” event hosted by Norton Healthcare.
On Wednesday, March 30, 2016, the Norton Healthcare Employee Resource Group for Women or NWIRED, hosted an event called, “Aging Gracefully.” This free program sponsored by Premier Caregiver Services and the Norton Healthcare Foundation, discussed the details and conversations involved in creating a senior care plan for mom and dad. With this topic, a panel of speakers addressed the fact that many times it’s the eldest daughter who is responsible for making the decisions for her parent’s long term care. This conversation covered many topics related to senior caregiving and care planning including: developing a care plan, taking away the car keys, learning your parents’ medical history and understanding your parents’ preferred care preferences.
Panelists include (right to left): Mary Kate Probst, Amy Jo Condo, Merrily Orsini and Misty Clark Vantrease.
A group of four female panelists, guided by moderator Jackie Hays, helped conduct this discussion. Moderator Jackie Hays is an Emmy award-winning journalist that currently writes and produces health-related stories for Norton Healthcare. The women on the panel presented different areas of expertise and experience on senior home care planning. Merrily Orsini, an elder care professional, brought her extensive knowledge to the panel, along with pharmacist Dr. Mary Kate Probst. The panel also included Misty Clark Vantrease, an attorney with Kentucky ElderLaw PLLC, and Amy Jo Condo, a daughter that discussed her experiences caring for her 92-year-old mother.
50 guests attended the “Aging Gracefully” event hosted by Premier Caregiver Services and the Norton Healthcare Foundation.
All of the panel participants brought their diverse experience and knowledge to the discussion to provide a 360 degree perspective on senior caregiving and creating a care plan. Mary Jo Condo is a busy mom and business owner that spoke about the challenging and humorous experiences that coincide with caring for aging parents. These personalized stories from a person who has been through the senior caregiving experience and truly understands helped connect everyone who attended the event. The panelists were on hand to answer any types of questions and to connect participants to resources in the Louisville, Kentucky community.
While many may find the topic of creating a senior care plan for aging parents challenging, this panel showed how beneficial it is to take the time to do it. Starting the conversation isn’t always easy, but with the help of Norton Healthcare, Premier Caregiver Services and these panelists, the 50 attendees left the event with a deeper understanding and more confidence to open up the conversation with their parents and other aging loved ones.
For additional information about senior home care services in Louisville, Kentucky and Eastern, Kentucky, including how to address home accessibility and safety, meal preparation, transportation assistance and much more, give Premier Caregiver Services a call at 877-724-3678. We look forward to hearing from you.
We all have a responsibility to our elder’s to watch out for them and report any form of abuse if we feel it is happening to them.
Elderly abuse is steadily increasing and becoming a serious problem in our society. A broad definition of elder abuse is intentionally causing pain, suffering, and/or injury to an elder adult. This abuse can be mental, physical, or sexual. A vulnerable adult is considered a person over the age of 18 that cannot care for themselves.
Current research estimates that approximately 1 to 2 million Americans age 65 or older have been abused or neglected by the people they have entrusted with their care. Believe it or not, family members are the more likely to abuse an elder than any other group. In most states, there are several laws that address criminal penalties for various types of elder abuse – the laws vary from state to state.
There are seven types of elder abuse: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, financial/material exploitation, neglect, abandonment and self-neglect. Some signs of physical abuse can be bruises, welts, black eyes, broken bones, open wounds, medication overdose, sudden change in behavior and many other signs. A few signs of emotional abuse are being emotionally upset or agitated, being withdrawn or non-responsive, unusual behavior or even the elder’s report of being verbally abused. Several more definitions of the various types of abuse can be found on the National Center on Elder Abuse site.
The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) is a national resource center dedicated to the prevention of elder mistreatment. The NCEA makes resources available online to help you recognize elder abuse among other programs you can look into for help. Other ways to get help if you or a loved one are being abused is to call 911, or tell your doctor or a friend/family member you can trust. You can also call the Eldercare Locator help line at 1-800-677-1116 and they will refer you to a local agency that can help.
